I hated science experiments and the science fairs in grammer school were mandatory back then. I always did easy ones. My favorite was a 2x4 l-shaped stand, with a wire attached at the top and a rock tied to the wire hanging such that it was a quarter inch or so above the very bottom of the l-shaped wooden stand.
I then took a match and heated the wire until it expanded enough to make the rock touch the bottom of the stand.
There you have it. Heat makes things expand. I've never forgotten! Aww.. those were the days!
Despite the fact that I was really lazy when it came to science experiments, it was my highest score on the ACT, many years later. :-)
This picture reminds me that I was taught chemistry by Mrs. Hare, one of many formative experiences during the 1960's. Bowen afforded opportunities for white kids like me to learn from African American professionals and fellow students. Examples of Black leadership were important to all students, and in my case, produced a lifelong respect and a capacity and eagerness to work in situations that are not dominated by whites.
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I hated science experiments
I hated science experiments and the science fairs in grammer school were mandatory back then. I always did easy ones. My favorite was a 2x4 l-shaped stand, with a wire attached at the top and a rock tied to the wire hanging such that it was a quarter inch or so above the very bottom of the l-shaped wooden stand.
I then took a match and heated the wire until it expanded enough to make the rock touch the bottom of the stand.
There you have it. Heat makes things expand. I've never forgotten! Aww.. those were the days!
Despite the fact that I was really lazy when it came to science experiments, it was my highest score on the ACT, many years later. :-)
Nancy Redheffer, Josephine Carson Locke, 1976
This picture reminds me that
This picture reminds me that I was taught chemistry by Mrs. Hare, one of many formative experiences during the 1960's. Bowen afforded opportunities for white kids like me to learn from African American professionals and fellow students. Examples of Black leadership were important to all students, and in my case, produced a lifelong respect and a capacity and eagerness to work in situations that are not dominated by whites.