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Bukola Ajayi

A residential outdoor school teacher in Franklin, Tennessee, Bukola Ajayi teaches week-long field science programs for visiting student groups. Certified as a Wilderness First Responder, she spent years as a ski patroller and ran backcountry ecology excursions and basic survival training for teenagers. Ajayi leads middle school classes through forest ecology modules and trail hikes across middle Tennessee, using the natural terrain to teach principles of environmental science.

Why Does the Same Temperature Feel Different in Summer and Winter?
What Do You Smell in Winter? The Science of Cold Air
Why Is It Hotter Inside Than Outside?
Why Does the Sun Feel Hotter at Higher Elevations?
Can You Get Used to the Cold? The Science of Acclimation
Can a Dust Devil Pick You Up? The Physics Explained
Does Fire Create Wind? The Science of Fire-Driven Air
How Is Thunder Sound Made? The Science Explained
What Is the Stack Effect and How Does It Work?
Does Cold Air Have More Oxygen?
How Does Lightning Cause Fires?
How Does Fire Grow? The Stages and Science Explained
Why Isn’t It Dark Outside? The Science of Nighttime Light
Does High Altitude Make You Fart? The Science of HAFE
Why Does Wind Make a Howling Noise?
Why Is Lightning So Loud? The Science of Thunder
Is There Still Radiation in Hiroshima?
What Happens in a Convection Cell?
What Does Cold Air Smell Like? The Science Behind It
Can You Get a Tan Through Clouds? The Science Explained
Is the UV Index What Makes You Tan?
Why Does Cold Air Smell Good? The Science Explained