Happy Summer Solstice

There's something magical about that first day of summer  The longest day of the year.  "Longest," of course theoretically given it's the day of most daylight in the Northern Hemisphere.  Coming right after school gets out for the summer, it's well at the beginning of all there is ahead for those lazy days of summer!

Here's an interesting map from USA Today of just how many hours of sunlight we had in a variety of American cities last year, Summer Solstice 2014:

To learn a little bit more about Summer Solstice, check out these links:

• BBC's mini-video explaining the science behind it 
• USA Today's map from above
• Summer Solstice Facts & Fun from Kidz World
• BrainPop's movie on Solstice & Equinox

Summer Solstice Pic from  http://c.files.bbci.co.uk/47F5/production/_83712481_summersolstice.jpg; Map from http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/06/20/summer-solstice-explained-sun-earth/10887737/