[Nfb-science] Introduction and Other Stuff

[Cricket Bidleman]

Hello Mr. Rasmussen,

Thank you for the very nice email. I was honored to have been chosen
to speak at convention, and am fervently hoping that it's not the last
time I do so. It was quite a learning experience and the perfect way
to spend my first real week away from school!

I really can't describe the caliper in much more detail than was
provided in the article. I can, however, provide more resources on
Vernier scales if you're interested. Let me know ... Thanks!

Best,
Cricket Bidleman

On 7/16/16, Lloyd Rasmussen via Nfb-science <nfb-science at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> That was a great article. I don't have a picture in my head of how this
> caliper works, and I'm not in a position to build one right now. After
> reading the article you co-wrote, I read a couple more articles from that
> issue of Future Reflections.
> You gave a great speech at the NFB convention, and I'm glad to see you and
> Jordan on the NFBCS e-mail list also.
> The NFB continues to be where it's at!
>
>
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
> http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cricket Bidleman via Nfb-science
> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 1:59 PM
> To: nfb-science at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Cricket Bidleman
> Subject: [Nfb-science] Introduction and Other Stuff
>
> Hi All,
>
> I wanted to introduce myself. Some of you may remember me from
> Convention... I'm Cricket Bidleman. I live in Morro Bay, California,
> and approaching my senior year of high school. I'm very interested in
> physics and computer science, though I'm open to just about everything
> STEM at this point. I very much enjoyed the Science and Engineering
> Division meeting at convention and am looking forward to getting to
> know all of you in the coming months.
>
> I suppose, since the subject of this email is "introduction and other
> stuff", I should address the "other stuff". A problem that I've had
> recently, especially with upper-level physics, is collecting precise
> data. I got the Talking LabQuest, which I really love, so that
> helps... But what about short-distance measurements? My AP physics
> teacher, student teacher, and I think we may have found a low-tech
> solution to this problem, and I thought at least some of you might be
> interested. We published an article on this in the American Physics
> Teacher magazine, but this one (which was published in Future
> Reflections) is far more accessible. It's a good reminder that even
> though technology has come a long way, sometimes it's important to
> remember and use more
> old-school methods for collecting data. I hope someone will find this
> useful, and that perhaps some of you will even consider trying this
> out some time.
>
> https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr35/2/fr350207.htm
>
> Feel free to email me about anything on or off list--I love a good
> conversation!
>
> Best,
> Cricket X. Bidleman
>
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