Head in the Clouds

Sometimes the papers in Sam’s Science folder leave Dad scratching his head. He doesn’t remember ever learning about the difference between cirrus, stratus, nimbostratus, and all the other types of clouds. It is hard to understand how this will be important. If Sam goes on to become a climatologist or meteorologist, one would hope that they would cover this in his first year college courses. If not, it is hard to envision Sam looking up at the sky one summer day and exclaiming “Based on that combination of cirrus and nimbostratus clouds, we must take cover immediately!”, rescuing dozens of his friends and family. All thanks to the Loudoun County public school Science curriculum.