What and When Is the Spring Equinox?We often wait for it for six weeks after the groundhog sees his shadow but lo and behold, the groundhog is not the expert some believe he is. Sometimes the weather seems springy even before the official beginning of the season, and sometimes winter hangs on for even longer, but the weather is not what determines the season. Nor is the groundhog! There is a reason for spring to arrive when it does. The video (below left) explains why spring always begins on the date that it does, while the video (below right) is a curious phenomenon that occurs at the Chichen Itza pyramid in Mexico on the spring equinox every year. | Music AppreciationArt AppreciationPositive Behavior Conversation |
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While We're On the Subject
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Writing on Spring
| Try the assignment in the video below. This is the prewriting portion for a poem about spring. You will have to pause the video after every step to complete the assignment as described. |  |
When you have your finished poem, select you favorite line or two (that makes sense on its own) and transfer it onto a blank sheet of paper in a spiral pattern. Click on the image here to see an example from Dr. Seuss.
Now cut the spiral. You have literally written on a "spring".
Now cut the spiral. You have literally written on a "spring".
Springy Science
Try some Slinking Science from Scientific American.
Then try some more spring-y science like in the videos here (OK, the first one is just for fun.).
Then try some more spring-y science like in the videos here (OK, the first one is just for fun.).
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