This week on NewsDepth:
NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, return to earth
Extreme rainfall and tornadoes hit parts of the U.S.
Take a hike! Just like Grandma Gatewood did back in 1955.
An iceberg in the Antarctic unearths new aquatic discoveries!
Enhanced Fujita Scale (noun): Used to assign a tornado a rating based on estimated wind speeds and related damage.
Thru-Hiker (noun): Hikers who travel through an entire trail in one season.
Parasite (noun): An organism that lives in or on an organism of another species.
Algae Bloom (noun): A rapid increase of the aquatic plant algae in a body of water.
In January, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke loose in the Antarctic.
And scientists dived to the bottom of the sea and found a thriving ecosystem full of incredible creatures 鈥� some never before seen by humans!
For our write to us this week, we want you to imagine you are a scientist who just discovered a new underwater creature 鈥� now, tell us all about it!
We want to hear your description of the creature, learn about the environment where they live, and if you want to send us a drawing of it, we might be able to share it on our episode next week!
Students can use our inbox form online or send us an email to newsdepth@ideastream.org to share their discoveries!
Spring is the perfect time for hiking!
In this week鈥檚 episode, we learn about Grandma Gatewood, a trailblazing hiker who defied stereotypes and challenged expectations for women in her time.
For our poll this week, we want to know: Which is your favorite Ohio State Park?
Students can choose between: Salt Fork State Park, Buckeye Lake State Park, Shawnee State Park, Hocking Hills State Park, Lake Erie State Park, Mohican State Park, or My Favorite is a different park
Teachers, tell us how we did this season!
Take a moment to complete our to share your input about NewsDepth.
Tell us what we did right and where we can improve. We want to make next season even better!
