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An Escape From Home Since we've been cooped up in our homes, practicing social distancing in order to flatten the curve, I decided it was time to get outside for some fresh air and a change of scenery. All of our local, county, and state parks are closed; however, national parks and wildlife

Joining PolarTREC feels like going from sitting on the couch yesterday to running a 5K today - in several ways! ## EXCITEMENT & ENGAGEMENT I have always been curious about the polar regions of the Earth and science in general, and I've always described myself as a life long learner. However, being

Tomorrow, if everything was going as it was only 3 weeks ago, I would be embarking on an adventure of a lifetime with a [science expedition team to place real-time weather buoys on the sea ice of the Arctic Ocean](https://www.wildroseeducation.com/arctic-ruminations/buoys-data-maps-satellites-and

Up and down. Up and down. Up and down. Am I aboard the Sikuliaq already? No, it is just life in the time of Covid-19. From the motivational highs of connecting with my PolarTREC cohort to the lows of feeling powerless to try to help a student suffering from depression, I felt like very little in my

Born And Raised To Teach History I was born to two history fanatics. As such, my early days were devoid of trips to Disney World. Instead every summer my parents would pack up the old brown station wagon with a few sleeping bags and off we would go to visit a myriad of Civil War sites or

If I could teach science all day long, I would. I know how powerful it is. You can integrate it into everything. You can integrate all of your standards. I am an English teacher, but I know if that if my students listen closely enough, they can hear the poetry of science in everything. Science

----------- Weather ----------- Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 48-57 F Wind Speed: NNE 4 MPH UV Index: 0 ----------- Location ----------- Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Coordinates: 38.6270° N, 90.1994° W ## Places are defined by the creatures that live there. Most places around the world have that

The Six Counties (the California Bay Area counties where coronavirus is running rampant) have been in a form of lockdown called Shelter in Place for two weeks (and I've been home for about 3 weeks). It's not that we're locked into our homes, but you can only go outside for essential services. The