These posts discuss topics or modules useful for classroom science teachers, especially middle and high-school teachers.
In this blog post, we set out to answer two questions: When is the air the dirtiest in the Pacific Northwest (or PNW)? Has the timing of air pollution changed in the PNW over the last decade? This blog post is aimed at anyone interested in air quality in the PNW, but especially teachers who may find this module useful in their classrooms. …
This past week, fires and smoke have flared up in the West and the smoke is moving across the country. Air quality in many parts of the West is now (again) at miserable levels… Fires and smoke have been dramatically increasing in the last decade due to several factors. I’ll discuss that in a future blog post. But more urgently….this reminds me of…
As I write this blog today (8/16/2020, Seattle, WA), the weather app on my phone is telling me it's 98°F outside. The U.S. weather service is saying 95°F. Either way, that’s pretty damn warm. I start to melt when the temps get into the 80s! But I suppose I shouldn’t complain. All across the west, we are seeing temperatures maxing out in the high 90s and…