Since the Wikispaces website went out of business, I decided to archive my scienceinquirer.wikispaces.com site here. Here are links to the contents: Science Misconceptions Podcast Free Stuff for Science Teachers (mostly obsolete) Focus-Stacked Microscope Photos Archived Conference Presentations and White Papers
Science Misconception Podcast Here, you can download my Podcast series. The first series is on science misconceptions. These misconceptions are pervasive amongst students and many block students from learning the correct explanation for the concept. The collection will grow so check back frequently. For great videos about science misconceptions, go to http://www.learner.org and view the two series, A Private Universe and Minds of Our Own. If you have ideas for misconceptions that are not listed here, please email them to MICHAEL HORTON . Note: If you arrived at this webpage through an internet search, please realize that all of the statements below are FALSE. Do not quote them as being true. 46) Combustion reactions are endothermic because it takes energy to get them started (Remake of a previous podcast, "Burning a candle is endothermic because you have to light it" that had an error in it) Endothermic.mp3 transcript: Endothermic.doc 45) The Earth's Mag