Amateur Science
Students in school today are faced with a technology challenge that our parents (or ourselves, for that matter) never dreamed of. It is really tough being in school now, given that a pencil and paper and notebook won’t cut it. When I mention notebook, my daughter thinks I’m talking about a laptop computer, and a peechee is something that is really neat. Where does the time go to? Today’s Warped site is one that will help breakdown some of the technological walls that are in school. At least I think it will. I HOPE it will. If nothing else, it will bring out the geek in whoever visits it.
The site is called Amateur Science. Right away I liked it because their site of the month was Lateral Science, a look at science articles and experiments from the 1850′s. There are many interesting stories at that site that sound like science fiction by today’s standards, but at the time were taken quite serious. There are is quite a collection of links on this site, such as the Society for Amateur Scientists, and Scientific American. There are quite a few discussion groups, and with a little hunting, you can find an area that is to your liking on just about any subject.
For anyone who is looking for an interesting science project, or just wanting to impress a friend, this is the site to use. Most of the projects here can be done for free or very little cost. Don’t be afraid if your friends think that you’re geekish or a nerd. Just remember that Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein were thought to be different when they were growing up.
The Warp-o-Meter gives this site a 6.5. The variety here is quite impressive, and while the site may not have much of a warp factor to it, the geekishness shines through all over the place.
http://www.amasci.com/amasci.html
