A recent scientific observation I had involved typical Wisconsin winter weather, and that was snow. More importantly, I observed the effect that snow has on people and their environment. When the temperatures drop, and snow begins to fall, it has an effect on how people both young and old live their life.
The most common example people think of when thinking of the effects of snow is winter driving-will it be safe to drive? However, I feel snow has even deeper impacts, such as people having to account for the amount of time it will take them to drive to a particular location. Also, from a college student's perspective, it may force us to account for the amount of extra time it may take us to walk to a particular class. In both cases, it is likely that people will have to take some extra time and leave earlier than normal.
In my classroom, I feel I can connect this Wisconsin weather phenomenon to the lives of my students. I believe there are many possibilities for discussion and collaboration when it comes to this topic. One possibility that jumps out at me is that I could divide students into small groups and have them discuss how snow effects their daily decision making. From here, we could have a large group discussion and compare and contrast students' ideas. Also, students could create stories, either fiction or non-fiction, of people dealing with large amounts of snow. This could be in small groups, or done individually. While doing this, I could encourage students to draw pictures of their stories and add color.
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