Journal of College Science Teaching, July 1st, 2007
When I was a little girl, my parents would load up the car on a summer night and take us to the Shrine Circus. I loved the sights and the smells and especially the tastes--hot dogs smothered in sweet ketchup and sticky, magical cotton candy.
Watching the circus was fun too, of course, but I remember how hard it was to keep still. Besides, I wasn't all that impressed. All the grownups towering around me would emit sounds of amazement at the acrobatic acts, but I was a little bored. From my tender vantage point, it looked easy. In fact, I was fairly certain that if my dad would only stretch a...
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