We had a special guest come in to work with our HS students to do a pre-launch weather balloon. This launch was a pre-cursor for another launch of a full-sized weather balloon later on in the school year.
It was a pretty frigid day, but the launch went off without a hitch.
It is important to note that about two hundred years or so ago (I am not exact on timelines for this, sorry) this was something that was unheard of. For students to have the opportunity to participate in something like this show how far the science has come, and the efforts that education makes to ensure that things like this are accessible to learners.
Why is it important? It is important because without the basic knowledge, how do we progress our understanding of the world around us? Without curiosity and a sense of wonder, we would not be where we are today.
Think of your phones, computers, televisions, etc. The technology we have today is still in its' infancy in its role in human evolution. As an educator, I am excited to have the opportunity to share this with my students, and work on building curiosity, excitement and a desire to explore!
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