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Dale EasleyUniversity of Dubuque
Telling Stories in ScienceIgneous Rocks and My Dad's Heart Attack
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Felsic rocks are silicate rocks with more than 63%silica content by weight. They are light colored and low density. They melt at relatively low temperatures. Their magma has high viscosity. They occur mostly on continents. Example: granite.
Definition and Occurrence of Felsic Rocks
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Are your eyes glazing over yet?
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The State of Science Education
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My father in his World War II uniform
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Married life
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Cutting the fat
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Mafic and Felsic Rocks: Living on the fat of the land
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The Key Concepts: Differences in mafic and felsic rocks
Property Felsic(fat)Mafic(meat)
color lighter darker
melting point lower higher
density less(continents)more
(ocean bottoms)
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Niles Eldredge
“Scientists tend toreact in horror tothe suggestion thattheir results can berendered as merestories. But what’swrong…with goodwriting?”
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Multiple functions of stories
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So, what are the risks?
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“We need to cover it all!”
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What are the benefits? Now we’re reallykissin’ cousins!
Studentengagement Showing how
things are related
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Norman Maclean
"All there is to thinkingis seeing somethingnoticeable which makesyou see something youweren't noticing whichmakes you see somethingthat isn't even visible."
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