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On this Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, while on our camping
trip, my wife and I are being rained on by Tropical Storm Bonnie. Admittedly,
Bonnie as a marginal Tropical Storm – thank goodness – but she is bringing lots
of rain our way.
It is still a few days until the official start of Hurricane
Season on June 1st, but Bonnie is our second Atlantic storm so far
this year. Alex, way back in January, was the first.
As a Science Teacher teaching the Climate and Weather module it
was pretty cool getting to track a Tropical Storm in January because it is so
rare and the idea of it caught the students attention. Having Alex to talk
about helped offset the fact that we didn’t have any real snowfall in our area
this winter to discuss in class. I think we only had one day out of school due
to ice conditions, and none for snow.
Students tend to enjoy the Climate and Weather module because we
can make looking out the window or going outside part of the curriculum. It is
a subject we can observe and experience in real time. The students get
something happening all around them to attach the vocabulary and concepts to.
The learn a whole new appreciation for The Weather Channel.
Bonnie is a slow moving storm and the effects of her are
expected to linger in our area until at least Wednesday. That will allow me to
spend some time reviewing what we learned about tropical cyclones early in the
semester. I think the students will enjoy that even if they have already taken
the final exam. It will give us something to talk about while they work on
their balloon powered racers.
The downside of TS Bonnie paying a visit right now is that my
wife and I are more or less confined to the camper for the rest of the weekend.
Then again, it is also a reason for some enforced laziness. I see a lot of nap
taking going on later today.
As always, I remain,
The Exhausted Educator
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