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I love telling stories to my middle school students - I get all dramatic with them while I discuss Archimedes streakin' down the streets of Syracuse - so I liked this article. I was a little... See More

I love telling stories to my middle school students - I get all dramatic with them while I discuss Archimedes streakin' down the streets of Syracuse - so I liked this article. I was a little concerned about making things up for the story, it makes it sound like science isn't interesting enough without adding fiction. But I guess I, too, add some to my stories to fill in the gaps. Students actually like the stories - I always stop before the end of the "streaker story" and don't finish it unless asked - I make them ASK me to teach them science (so exciting, that!). (Brahe and the silver nose are also VERY popular). Makes scientists (and science) more human and less scary. Highly recommend adding this to one's teaching repertoire.