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Keith Taber

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Retired former school and college science teacher; science teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge. Interested in HPS, music, photography, peace & justice. .. more

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Keith Taber @drkeithstaber.bsky.social · 1d

Waiting for my Amazon delivery - which today seems to be being delivered by one of their new quantum trucks powered by the Adams infinite improbability drive.

Screenshot of the map on an Amazon delivery update.

Keith Taber @drkeithstaber.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone interested in explaining 🧪 science (teaching or science communication) may wish to download this resource - a compilation of examples of science analogies, similes, metaphors, etc., from across a wide range of topics from various sources.

science-education-research.com/downloads/pu...

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Creative comparisons: Making science familiar through language. An illustrative catalogue of figurative comparisons and analogies for science concepts. With an introductory essay.

The catalogue is ‘illustrative’ as the sheer number of instances being created and used every day makes any kind of comprehensive survey non-viable; however the catalogue includes examples from across a wide range of science topics, and from diverse sources including teaching, popular science books, scientist’s own writings, science journalism, and scientists’ statements made in broadcast interviews.

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