Arctic Wednesdays 2026: Week 3 Pre-Trip Blog
For whatever reason, I have distinct memories from science classes across the years. I remember learning about body systems in 5th grade, my teacher bringing in a tray of beef fat for us to see and touch. In 6th grade, we learned about sound waves, projecting music onto the wall using some sort of laser visualizer. I distinctly remember bringing in a cassette tape of the Muppets (I was an 80’s kid through and through!) I remember getting a bloody nose by directly smelling something we were making with beakers and Bunsen burners. I did, in fact, remember to use the waft method after that. In 7th-grade science, I would go in early to dissect worms, grasshoppers, and whatever else my teacher had access to. We would wander around the school yard identifying plants, and we made cell cakes. It was this class that convinced me that someday I would teach science, middle school specifically! Fast forward 20 years, and I am now teaching in a m...
