Educación en casa de alto impacto: el evento de Tunguska

This first offering in the HIGH-IMPACT HOMESCHOOL series involves the Tunguska Event of 1908. Learners will be introduced to what people experienced on that fateful day, including first-person accounts from indigenous and Russian peoples, and then analyze the evidence provided from ecology, environment, geology, astrophysics, astronomy, geography, history, social studies, and more. Learners will gain realization of how localized events can have global impacts, and how clues scattered around the world helped scientists possibly solve the mystery of the Tunguska event.

Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Location (geography, biome, indigenous peoples, environment)
Part 3: A Mystery (comparable events, scientific analysis, astrophysics, conspiracy theories)
Part 4: Surprises (what likely happened, alternate theories by astrophysicists, mainstream acceptance vs. radical ideas)
Part 5: Planet Earth (geology, ecology, ecosystem changes, paleontology, clues, scientific inquiry, impact on humans)

Each part provides jumping-off points for learners to identify areas they'd like to deep-dive into, whether it's calculations of astrophysics, learning more about the language of indigenous peoples... and so much more. 

Part 3 offers an additional video of footage of a similar event; parents/guardians can request this video from the instructor to preview and determine if it is appropriate for their learner to view. The video will not be available directly to the learners.

Extensive research and many hours went into creating "HIH: The Tunguska Event". That's why each chapter/part has its own sources list. 

In addition, reflection questions and important connections are provided throughout the course to support learning and meet educational standards (I consulted State Standards and NGSS Standards when creating the course).

My teaching style is real, warm, engaging, enthusiastic, and empathetic. I am truly excited about everything that I teach. Material is presented via video that includes lecture, text, photos, charts, and reflection. Multiple ways of showing learning/knowledge are presented for each assignment. 

HIGH-IMPACT HOMESCHOOL was born of this instructor's love of learning, boundless curiosity, and joy of educating learners. Additional classes in this series coming soon!