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Article: Science fiction & scientific literacy: incorporating science fiction reading in the science classroom.
- Article from:
- The Science Teacher
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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The term science fiction has become synonymous, in the media at least, for any discovery in science too incredible or unexpected for the nonscientist to imagine. This without a doubt annoys many scientists because the "fiction" label has the popular connotations of "willingly false or misleading." This image also bothers those who know that in good science fiction the "science" is often to be taken seriously.
One of the most common classroom uses of science fiction is for students to pick out flaws in science fiction movies or television shows. Unfortunately, in my experience, this approach can result in students who come to distrust anything that sounds like ...