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Articles by Peter Macinnis
Old writer on the block
Left, an overshot waterwheel in Poland, right, an undershot waterwheel, Den Gamle By, Denmark. The water wheel was the start of a whole, and rather serious set of simple machines, devices that used power. The water wheel gave more power more cheaply (once a mill was built), it helped feed a lot of people, but more importantly, it set people to thinking about the mechanical works of a mill.
Australian Backyard Earth Scientist
Reviewed by Rama Gaind. By Peter Macinnis, NLA Publishing, $29.99. Our planet is captivating and awe-inspiring. Being enthusiastic about connecting young children with science is an obvious attribute for Peter Macinnis. This is evident in the Australian Backyard Earth Scientist which explores the wonders above us in space, happenings hidden beneath the surface, the weather systems that impacts the way we live, the oceans that surround us and the land we walk on.
It's National Science Week
This week is National Science Week in Australia, our annual celebration of science and technology! We reap the benefits of science and engineering every single day – it’s given us so much valuable knowledge about the natural world. Science is all about discovery, facts learned through experiments and observation. It’s about asking questions and developing methods for applying what we’ve learned so we can create a better world.
Teaching children wonder and science
People say that necessity is the mother of invention, but in reality it's curiosity that powers innovation. How do we inspire a sense of curiosity and awe in children? Educator Peter Macinnis has some ideas. For several years I've been working on a couple of books about inventions which were at best ill-advised. Very few of these alleged discoveries were all that necessary.
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