Teton Science Schools

The past few days have been filled with some time for us to be tourists in Bhutan as well as some final meetings for our final full day in Bhutan. Here’s a recap of some of our activities here.

The end of our teacher workshops in Bhutan concluded very well yesterday in Thimphu. The teachers were appreciative and reported learning new ideas for place-based education.

The surface hoar reached over one centimeter in length on this morning; the thermometer reads -25 below zero.

With temperatures well below zero, Yellowstone National Park is a unique winter-time experience

The first days of the new year mark a change in the solar calendar and a return to longer and brighter days to Teton Science Schools and Jackson Hole.

A photograph of a human eye; two parabolas superimposed on the eyelids; calculations of the size of the eye using integration – this problem was framed as a pattern-seeking challenge in our 11th and 12th grade math class.