Legends and tall tales have been part of the American culture for ages. Students are probably already familiar with the tales of how Pecos Bill fearlessly tamed a ferocious tornado, or Paul Bunyan effortlessly restrained a great river. Such tales have been passed down from generation to generation to explain humanity, the natural world, and scientific phenomenon. When tradition connects collective wisdom with innovative inspiration, it sparks students' desire to discover. This article presents a five-day lesson that follows the 5-E model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate) for incorporating constructivism into science teaching developed by Roger Bybee (1996). The lesson incorporates tall tales in the classroom and ventures far from the stagnant teaching traditions of the past. In this lesson students are drawn into the Old West as they become characters in a tall tale that twists science with literature and the arts. They enjoy role-playing the main events of the legend using props created with cardboard, bulletin board paper, and paint. Students are able to engage in an active exploration of how weather phenomena in the world around them works without realizing they are doing work. (Contains 5 figures and lists 7 online resources.)