Plain Language Science

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the first round of dictionary posts should come out tomorrow!

I will be explaining atoms and the parts that make up atoms. this will be both:

- an introduction to the format of the blog

- my first official plain language science post!

other than that, feel free to submit any questions you have, or words you want an explanation of.

[plain-language-science]

sorry yall, I got the flu. I will be posting them this weekend instead!

and in honor of that, my next dictionary posts will be a short dive into viruses and vaccines.

[plain-language-science]

the first round of dictionary posts should come out tomorrow!

I will be explaining atoms and the parts that make up atoms. this will be both:

- an introduction to the format of the blog

- my first official plain language science post!

other than that, feel free to submit any questions you have, or words you want an explanation of.

[plain-language-science]

I just found out my asks were disabled. that's been fixed and we are open for asks!

[plain-language-science]

Large Heading: Welcome to plain language science!

Science uses lots of big words, which is not accessible. This blog is for explaining science in plain language (simple sentences, short paragraphs, and more common words) and simple pictures.

I will explain math, chemistry, physics, and biology, along with any other STEM [science, technology, engineering, and math] topics if people ask for it.

More information about the blog:

To make things easier to understand, some explanations may be missing information, if the actual concept is very hard to explain. I will do my best to explain fully. Anything that has been simplified will have a note saying “simplified”.

Small heading: Dictionary:

Any post with the tag #dictionary is a definition for a word. If a word in the dictionary is used in any posts, the definition will be linked.

If you do not know what a word means, you can ask! No word is too “easy”.

Small heading: Explanations:

Explanation posts will have titles that say what it is about. Then the rest of the text will be below a “keep reading” button.

This is to make the blog easier to look through without scrolling past lots of text. Especially since there are many paragraph breaks, posts can be very long.

Alternate versions of explanation posts without the "keep reading" button will be posted and tagged with "#long post".

If you do not understand a concept the way I have explained it, ask. I will explain in a different way.

Small heading: Asks

Asks are always open! I will answer any questions in asks. If you have a specific learning style, let me know and I will try my best to explain in that style.

Small heading: Accessibility

I may use bold and italic text, headers/big text, and hyperlinks. I will not use colors. I will not use fancy fonts.

I will include plain text descriptions in the original post when I can, or make a different version of the post using only plain text. Posts with two versions will be tagged "#plain text" and "#not plain text".

Any images, videos, or other media I share will be fully visually described and/or captioned. I will make light background and dark background versions of images when I can. These will be tagged "#light mode" and "#dark mode".

If anything is confusing, tell me, and I will edit to make it more clear.

Small heading: Rules and guidelines

1. Ableists will be blocked.

2. Be kind.

3. The main goal of this blog is to make science more accessible to people with mental, developmental, or intellectual disabilities. But if you are an abled student who needs help understanding science, this blog is for you too!

[plain-language-science]

welcome to plain language science!

[Plain Text: welcome to plain language science!]

science uses lots of big words which is not accessible. this blog is for explaining science in plain language (simple sentences, short paragraphs, and more common words) and simple pictures.

I will explain math, chemistry, physics, and biology, along with any other STEM [science, technology, engineering, and math] topics if people ask for it.

click below to read more about the blog.

to make things easier to understand, some explanations may be missing information, if the actual concept is very hard to explain. I will do my best to explain fully. anything that has been simplified will have a note saying “simplified”.

dictionary

[Plain Text: dictionary]

any post with the tag #dictionary is a definition for a word. if a word in the dictionary is used in any posts, the definition will be linked.

if you do not know what a word means, you can ask! no word is too “easy”.

explanations

[Plain Text: explanations]

explanation posts will have titles that say what it is about. then the rest of the text will be below a “keep reading” button.

this is to make the blog easier to look through without scrolling past lots of text. especially since there are many paragraph breaks, posts can be very long.

alternate versions of explanation posts without the "keep reading" button will be posted and tagged with "#long post".

if you do not understand a concept the way I have explained it, ask. I will explain in a different way.

asks

[Plain Text: asks]

asks are always open! I will answer any questions in asks. if you have a specific learning style, let me know and I will try my best to explain in that style.

accessibility

[Plain Text: accessibility]

I may use bold and italic text, headers/big text, and hyperlinks. I will not use colors. I will not use fancy fonts.

I will include plain text descriptions in the original post when I can, or make a different version of the post using only plain text. posts with two versions will be tagged "#plain text" and "#not plain text".

any images, videos, or other media I share will be fully visually described and/or captioned. I will make light background and dark background versions of images when I can. these will be tagged "#light mode" and "#dark mode".

if anything is confusing, tell me, and I will edit to make it more clear.

rules and guidelines

[Plain Text: rules and guidelines]

ableists will be blocked.

be kind.

the main goal of this blog is to make science more accessible to people with mental, developmental, or intellectual disabilities. but if you are an abled student who needs help understanding science, this blog is for you too!

tagging @spedandwritingtips and @this-is-ableism for reach!