Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants was a program born out of my students’ aversion to sharks and my desire to bring science and nature into the classroom. She was covering climate change and how these tiny islands were slowly disappearing beneath the waves as sea levels increased. I think this was the first time that the seriousness of climate change clicked with my students. They have heard that climate change is happening, that the consequences will be serious, and that their actions have an impact on far-off places. This is what Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants is all about— and where the name comes from.