Inquiring about Last Night's Storm

As I was driving in this morning (and how about that traffic!), I noticed that one of the brick signs on Summit Pkwy had been demolished by a fallen tree.

Naturally, we went out there (safely) to get a closer look.

It was pretty amazing to think about the power that nature has. We can talk about it and read about it, but when teachable moments like this pop up, we can't overlook them. Today, the students SAW the power of nature.

But then!

One of the clean up crew workers told us that if we went behind the sign we would see a six foot hole where the tree had been uprooted. That fits in perfectly with what we are learning about environments. You can't make this stuff up.

We could have talked about it or read about it, but your children got to see the root system of a mature tree up close and personal. We have a real life something to connect our learning to.