I have first-hand experience of two destructive hurricanes in very different parts of the world: Hurricane Isabel in Virginia Beach in 2003, and Typhoon Milenyo (Xangsane) in the Philippines in 2007. Despite the vast differences between the two countries I’ve…
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The oceans of the world comprise a huge body of saline water, covering approximately 71% of the Earth’s ocean surface water. This body of water is divided into a number of distinct oceans, including, based from greatest to smallest surface…
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Elementary students are familiar with weather because conditions outside affect them daily. During the summer, parents remind children – “Wear sunscreen. Drink water.” Winter comments include – “Button up. Keep your hat on your head.” In the fall and spring,…
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The oceans of the world comprise approximately 3/4 of the Earth’s surface, thus, the oceans absorb most of the radiation energy coming from the Sun compared to what the land’s surface does. Solar radiation is absorbed by land masses, the…
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Let’s talk about the weather. The weather affects us all, what we wear, what we eat and drink, and what our homes are like. Weather even helps to shape our landscape. The weather is with us all the time, whether…
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Teaching Elementary aged students certain ideas can be difficult. Children are extremely hands on when it comes to learning, and it can often be nearly impossible to teach them abstract ideas. Which is doing projects related to the weather can…
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Explanation of the Northern Lights Have you ever wondered why the Northern Lights exist? Several physical phenomena work together to produce this beautiful natural light show. These phenomena include, magnetism, ionization, and conservation of energy. The magnetism mentioned is the…
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The world around us is plagued by increasing pollution and over energy consumption, so it makes perfect sense to find a cleaner and better resource. Solar energy has been determined to be one of the most abundant and cleanest energy…
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Every life-cycle begins with a dependency on water, without it our planet would dwindle into a lifeless orbiting rock. Each and every creature that dwells upon the earth is utterly reliant to the natural cycle of precipitation that nurtures and…
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Thinning of old growth forests is not a necessary process for forest health and human safety. In fact, it can be detrimental to the forest in several different ways. As a rule, thinning is used to describe the selective removal…
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