▲ 166 ▼ What's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 month ago by SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 225 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) 5 senses 4 states of matter fossil fuel (oil is made from dead dinosaurs) the American Dream China is evil Communism is bad permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) We were taught 5 states (solid/liquid/gas/plasma/condensate (BEC and superconductors)), which has always felt like a decent enough explanation for 3rd graders. If you barely understand how to read a phase change diagram, you don't really need the confusing duality of being told "hey so this is totally wrong if you're a chemist, but fundementally true if you're an engineer" when you're still iffy on concepts like "vacuum boiling is not witchcraft". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) I'm clearly a bit older (prior to plasma categorized) and was taught 4. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children) Huh, that's really interesting. I'd have expected it was prior to condensate being introduced, not plasma, since plasma can be easily demonstrated in the classroom but condensates have really only been easily demonstrable for at most two decades. Very curious - do you remember if you had a standardized curriculum, and if so which one it was? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) I also found it weird, I was taught 3 in school, but Plasma was already being considered a different state, just wasn't taught in schools. Condensate had only just been experimentally created and I didn't even knew about them until this thread. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Yeah, I graduated high school in 2005, and it was three phases of matter, but there's also plasma, but we aren't going to talk about it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago Honestly I think it was just three now that you mention it and the other reply. Have no clue the curriculum, it was in the 70s. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) We were taught 5 states (solid/liquid/gas/plasma/condensate (BEC and superconductors)), which has always felt like a decent enough explanation for 3rd graders. If you barely understand how to read a phase change diagram, you don't really need the confusing duality of being told "hey so this is totally wrong if you're a chemist, but fundementally true if you're an engineer" when you're still iffy on concepts like "vacuum boiling is not witchcraft". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) I'm clearly a bit older (prior to plasma categorized) and was taught 4. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children) Huh, that's really interesting. I'd have expected it was prior to condensate being introduced, not plasma, since plasma can be easily demonstrated in the classroom but condensates have really only been easily demonstrable for at most two decades. Very curious - do you remember if you had a standardized curriculum, and if so which one it was? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) I also found it weird, I was taught 3 in school, but Plasma was already being considered a different state, just wasn't taught in schools. Condensate had only just been experimentally created and I didn't even knew about them until this thread. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Yeah, I graduated high school in 2005, and it was three phases of matter, but there's also plasma, but we aren't going to talk about it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago Honestly I think it was just three now that you mention it and the other reply. Have no clue the curriculum, it was in the 70s. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) I'm clearly a bit older (prior to plasma categorized) and was taught 4. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children) Huh, that's really interesting. I'd have expected it was prior to condensate being introduced, not plasma, since plasma can be easily demonstrated in the classroom but condensates have really only been easily demonstrable for at most two decades. Very curious - do you remember if you had a standardized curriculum, and if so which one it was? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) I also found it weird, I was taught 3 in school, but Plasma was already being considered a different state, just wasn't taught in schools. Condensate had only just been experimentally created and I didn't even knew about them until this thread. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Yeah, I graduated high school in 2005, and it was three phases of matter, but there's also plasma, but we aren't going to talk about it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago Honestly I think it was just three now that you mention it and the other reply. Have no clue the curriculum, it was in the 70s. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children) Huh, that's really interesting. I'd have expected it was prior to condensate being introduced, not plasma, since plasma can be easily demonstrated in the classroom but condensates have really only been easily demonstrable for at most two decades. Very curious - do you remember if you had a standardized curriculum, and if so which one it was? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) I also found it weird, I was taught 3 in school, but Plasma was already being considered a different state, just wasn't taught in schools. Condensate had only just been experimentally created and I didn't even knew about them until this thread. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Yeah, I graduated high school in 2005, and it was three phases of matter, but there's also plasma, but we aren't going to talk about it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago Honestly I think it was just three now that you mention it and the other reply. Have no clue the curriculum, it was in the 70s. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) I also found it weird, I was taught 3 in school, but Plasma was already being considered a different state, just wasn't taught in schools. Condensate had only just been experimentally created and I didn't even knew about them until this thread. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Yeah, I graduated high school in 2005, and it was three phases of matter, but there's also plasma, but we aren't going to talk about it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Yeah, I graduated high school in 2005, and it was three phases of matter, but there's also plasma, but we aren't going to talk about it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago Honestly I think it was just three now that you mention it and the other reply. Have no clue the curriculum, it was in the 70s. permalink fedilink source parent