I wonder …

Posted by Roger Grant on 14 August 2008 in Atmosphere, Class News, Earth Systems, I Wonder, Nature of Science, Weather |

“I wonder …..” you fill in the rest.

That’s the theme for science this year. Somehow I hope to rekindle the child-like wonder and amazement at the world which surrounds us. Throughout the year I’ll encourage you to wonder — “I wonder why this happens” “I wonder how this works” “I wonder what would happen if”. Then we’ll build the skills to answer those questions.

As I’m writing this and finishing up a re-design of the class website, I wonder what our first week will be like. Currently tropical storm Fay is off the coast of Cuba and computer models predict its path to include Central Florida. Right now classes on Tuesday and Wednesday are questionable. So if there is no school does the learning stop?

  • I wonder if tropical storm Fay will turn into a hurricane.
  • I wonder what affects the paths of storms.
  • I wonder how computers predict the path.
  • I wonder what causes storms to strengthen.
  • I wonder what you wonder.

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