A Masterclass in Teaching from Mission Control
Like many others, I was glued to live coverage of the Artemis II mission all last week. Having grown up with NASA’s space shuttle program, watching a new crew launch into space was exciting, and yes, anxiety-provoking. Thankfully the mission was a rousing success and the crew are safely back on Earth. My fifth grade students study various topics in astronomy (the Earth-Sun-Moon system, the solar system, and a smattering of whatever else I can fit in) and so I was expecting
Signs of Spring: Celebrating the Equinox
Yesterday (March 20, 2022) was the vernal equinox, the official beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Or as I should say,...
