Montessori Muddle

The African American History Museum was one of the stops on this year’s middle school trip to DC that I’d not been to before.

Inside an ice tunnel.

The glaciers of Iceland have been retreating over the last 10,000 years with the end of the last glacial maximum, but the speed of their retreat has increased as a result of anthropogenic climate change.

Vik, with a small church (to the right side of the image) that is stylistically typical of the ones we saw throughout Iceland.

Fantasy worldbuilding can be an interesting way to teach the fundamentals of geography, economics, and a lot more depending on how deep you want to go.

The largest of the waterfalls at Seljalandsfoss.

Going into the interactive exhibit of the LAVA Center.

My favorite was the one using a native lichen (which she harvests herself from secret places).

It’s just a short hike, up and over a single ridge, to get from the parking lot (Skeli Lot 1) to see recent a recent lava flow frozen to the side of the volcano.

From 2021-2025, eruptions from a volcanic fissure in Grindavik, Iceland have blocked roads, destroyed structures, and caused the construction of 8 m tall protective walls to block and divert the lava around the town.

This video by Tomislav Tomasic is an excellent introduction to woodturning that I recommend my students watch when they get into working with our lathe.

I put out a bowl of apples so my students who like to snack have a healthy option.

This video sums up the different angle relationships you’ll find for chords in (and outside) circles.