70 Using National Parks as Phenomena

In this episode, Nicole interviews high school Earth Science Teacher Alyssa Weisenstein. Alyssa is the creator behind Teacher On A Trip, a blog about using national parks as phenomena. Alyssa loves to travel and brings this enthusiasm into her science classes. She weaves the amazing geographic resources we have here in the United States into her Earth Science storylines.

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Additional Resources
Teacher On A Trip
NGSS Earth Science Storylines On Facebook
Alyssa Weisenstein on Instagram


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