One day, I’d really like to see an erupting volcano. Yes, I’m planning at some point to visit Hawai’i and see Kilauea erupting in classic basaltic shield volcano style, but I’d really like to see a massive, ash cloud, explosive, Plinian eruption. Of course, I’d like the guarantee of being perfectly safe in doing so. [...]
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September, 2005: The school year has just begun. The country is still reeling from Hurricane Katrina. Instead of beginning the year covering plate tectonics (my original plan), I decide to start with hurricanes. As we learn more about Katrina and hurricanes in general, the question keeps coming up in class (and in the media): “Are [...]
Tags: data analysis, earth science, graphing, hurricanes, lesson, meteorology, tropical storms, weather
When I started this blog, I intended to use it to communicate two things: My thoughts and and reflections on technology in the classroom Lessons and examples from classes I’ve taught In reviewing my posts, I realized I haven’t really done much of #2. My posts have all been #1′s. So starting today, I’m going [...]

