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# Sarah Wirtz
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/golden-apple-awards/episode/sarah-wirtz-rstnzz/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:15:32.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T16:41:27.000Z
- Description: Who knew that Mount St. Helens would inspire this music major to become a science teacher?
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Golden Apple Moments, Season 2, Episode 5, #ZZZ_Episode_1248b43e-b2f4-4677-b547-abbcd866f3f4, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_bf5a9c1f-4d45-4c44-aa33-405fa1bd1c65, #v1.16

Middle schoolers typically ask lots of questions. Sometimes they think they have all the answers. Sarah Wirtz, 6th grade science teacher in Longview, WA, says the key to learning scientific concepts is first sparking their curiosity. It’s easy to ask “how?”, but getting to the “why?” is when the real learning happens. She keeps her students busy. Exploring. Explaining. Always curious.