Re: [Phys-l] battery redux and again (part deux)

["Marc \"Zeke\" Kossover" <zeke_kossover@yahoo.com>]

From: John Denker <jsd@av8n.com>

> For example, I would be tempted to "explain" that the 
> Fairy Godmother comes down and puts some charge in her Easter 
> basket, carries it to the other terminal, and dumps it out.

[snip]

> I think it is important for students to know 
> what is science and what is not.

As a high school  teacher, I often reach a point where the material is too hard for the students or is mostly in another discipline. I try to sketch what is going on anyway, but I often have to say, "You'll get more of this in chemistry (or biology)."

Other times, like when trying to explain how a battery works or a power supply, I preface the discussion with, "By a P2C2E..." which my students know means, "By a process too complicated to explain..."

Marc "Zeke" Kossover


 
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