Thunderstorm Science

 

          

                    

 

   

 

We awakened this morning to dark sky and thunder and a severe weather alert. It was a reminder that spring is here in Maryland. I stepped outside and..boom....there is was, that old familiar, southern style, humidity. I am sure folks from the South would tell me that I have never felt humidity, but being from the Northwest, I can't even handle humidity, Maryland style. It pounded rain all morning. My front yard completely flooded. It rained heavily until about 2pm.

Musa noticed that there was a creek running down the side of the drive. On went the boots and the rest of the day is history. The kids had a blast with the addition of the creek. Retta took many water samples...she loves to fill up test tubes with water, and then classify them according to clarity, color, ect...Musa raced boats and built dams.

This was one of those days that I am reminded how fabulous it is to homeschool. So much freedom to learn and explore the world around them. Most often these days lead us back to the computer or to books to answer questions that the world gave to the children. These days really drive home the message, that when the kids ask the questions, the answers mean something.

We also noticed that the swamp sounds are back. Crickets and frogs. It as if the forest came alive over night. Spring has sprung!!