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<p>Created: friction-as-concept-before-word blog post (lost to Google)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>__NOTOC__<br /> <br /> I read this — I think it was a blog post — about the correct way to introduce topics to children. The idea: introduce the &#039;&#039;concept&#039;&#039; first, then the &#039;&#039;word&#039;&#039; for it.<br /> <br /> The example used was &#039;&#039;&#039;friction&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> You tell the child: when you rub a piece of wood against another piece of wood and then let go, the top piece stops. Why doesn&#039;t it just keep sliding forever? Because there are tiny little bumps on the wood on top and tiny little bumps on the wood on the bottom, and they bump into each other. If you keep rubbing, those bumps even create heat. This is the same thing that happens when brakes stop a car.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;Now&#039;&#039; — after the child understands what&#039;s going on — you tell them: there&#039;s a word for this, and the word is &#039;&#039;&#039;friction&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> The general principle: introduce the concept, &#039;&#039;then&#039;&#039; introduce the word. Not the other way around.<br /> <br /> For the life of me, I cannot find this blog post anywhere.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cannot Find on Google]]</div>

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