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Galactic Polymath Education Studio (GP)
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We help scientists & nonprofits do outreach by translating their cutting-edge research into mind-blowing FREE lessons for grades 5+.
👉 https://galacticpolymath.start.page
#SciEd #BroaderImpacts #STEMoutreach 🧪
Scientists, hire us! 🤝 https://bit.ly/3NiUzdn
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Galactic Polymath Education Studio (GP) @galacticpolymath.com · Mar 25
Q: How do we grow #dataliteracy skills?
A: We worked with scientists to develop the PPSTT framework to help students make sense of graphs & figures. Part of a free unit for grades 9–uni; #openaccess thanks to NSF funding to Dr. Tom Luhring at WSU 🧪 #scicomm #edusky youtube.com/shorts/zDRqw...
PPSTT…the secret to reading graphs like a scientist #dataliteracy 📈
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The votes are in! 🎉
Here are the winners of the 2025 #MySciJourney #SciComm Video Competition:
🥇 @andrew-antdude.bsky.social
🥈 Kiara Rodriguez Acevedo
🥉 Jamilla Teixeira

Thanks to everyone who submitted—we’re building a library of short, diverse research stories for students & the public. 🙌🧪
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Scientists, you can still share your story with a 3 min video (easy lift) AND enter to win cash prizes and #scicomm acclaim! Submit by Nov 3 😁🧪
October 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Time to stop doom scrolling & check out some AMAZING 3 min science videos. Your thumbs up could decide who wins the #MySciJourney challenge! 🧪🐸🪶🔊
Thanks to lead funder @ncse.bsky.social & organizers @mattwilkins.galacticpolymath.com @scitalker.bsky.social 🙌
www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij...
Bring Authentic Science Into Your Classroom and Decide Who Wins the #MySciJourney Challenge! — Galactic Polymath
Peek behind the curtain of  cutting-edge research AND help decide the winners of the 2025 #MySciJourney Challenge! (Scientists, we’re accepting late entries until Nov. 3!)
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October 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Check out some cool science (and great science communication) happening at @towsonu.bsky.social!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ9C...

Josh's video is part of a sci-comm competition sponsored by @galacticpolymath.com. If you learned something new by watching, please "Like" the video on YouTube!
Marine Biologists come from Iowa too!—#MySciJourney with Sea Anemones
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October 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Teachers, check it out! Andrew's awesome video is part of our growing collection of short, classroom-ready videos. Watch them and vote with likes to decide who wins the #scicomm competition! #edusky
andrew-antdude.bsky.social Andrew Robertson @andrew-antdude.bsky.social · Oct 15
I made a video for @galacticpolymath.com describing #MySciJourney in the world of #ants as part of their science communication challenge. Give it a quick look and remember to leave a like! #scicomm #outreach
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A biologist crouches next to a 40-liter pot of boiling water in the middle of a sandy pine forest. The water will be used to eliminate invasive fire ants.
October 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Dive into the fascinating world of #Genetics with our new cluster! This collection of 10 pathways takes you from Mendel’s landmark studies with pea plants to modern-day applications.

Explore genetics, from chromosome to phenotype: https://f.mtr.cool/bfkrbcozso
A collection of 9 icons representing the different pathways in the Genetics cluster. Examples include icons of a cow, banana, chromosomes, cell division, and a fruit fly.
October 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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DEADLINE EXTENDED to Oct. 12!✨

I don't need to tell you that public support is crucial to sustaining science. #SciComm has never been more important, so don’t miss this chance to give the public a window into how science really works—and why it works so well. Join the #MySciJourney Challenge!
galacticpolymath.com Galactic Polymath Education Studio (GP) @galacticpolymath.com · Sep 13
Scientists, only 2 weeks left to share your work, why it matters & win up to $500!
It's as easy as making a slideshow with our template. This #MySciJourney challenge sponsored by @ncse.bsky.social #scicomm 🧪🔊🐸
👉https://galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scijourney-scicomm-competition-2025
October 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Scientists, here's your chance to remind the public about the beauty of science & why your work matters!
Make a 3min presentation with a template; cash prizes! 💰 Deadline extended to Oct 12. www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij... Funded by @ncse.bsky.social Plz repost! 🧪🪶🐸🔊 #scicomm #MySciJourney
Win Cash, Save Science: Share Your SciJourney! — Galactic Polymath
Join the 2025 #MySciJourney Challenge! We are looking for scientists at all stages to share their journeys in science! Teachers: You and your students can help decide the winners! #scicomm #SaveNSF
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September 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Friends—1 week left! If you use science in your job (undergrad, in academia, in industry...anything!) & you want to help students understand what it's really like & why it's important—here's your chance! 🧪 from @galacticpolymath.com & @ncse.bsky.social
👉 www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij...
September 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Scientists, only 2 weeks left to share your work, why it matters & win up to $500!
It's as easy as making a slideshow with our template. This #MySciJourney challenge sponsored by @ncse.bsky.social #scicomm 🧪🔊🐸
👉https://galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scijourney-scicomm-competition-2025
September 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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"...it checks all the boxes — authentic science, student-led inquiry, & ready-to-go NGSS-aligned materials..." 😊

Check out this guest post from @brewerbiology.bsky.social after teaching our free unit about @reichertfroglab.bsky.social's research 🐸🔊🧪 www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/what-ca...
What Can Singing Frogs Teach Us About Evolutionary Tradeoffs? — Galactic Polymath
Will female frogs be attracted to males who produce many short calls or to males with fewer, longer calls? This evolutionary tradeoff was the question my high school biology students investigated in t...
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September 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Scientists, here's your chance to share your work, why it matters, and win up to $500!
It's as easy as making a slideshow and recording it. We made templates and examples to make it easier. Our #MySciJourney challenge sponsored by @ncse.bsky.social & @civicscimedia.bsky.social sky.social #scicomm
August 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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🎉 We're so excited to announce the 2025 #MySciJourney Challenge: A #scicomm competition for researchers to share their authentic journeys in science with students, teachers, & the broader public! 🧪

💸 $1k in cash prizes, thanks to @ncse.bsky.social!
👉 www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij...
Win Cash, Save Science: Share Your SciJourney! — Galactic Polymath
Join the 2025 #MySciJourney Challenge! We are looking for scientists at all stages to share their journeys in science! Teachers: You and your students can help decide the winners! #scicomm #SaveNSF
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August 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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This project came together thanks to @scitalker.bsky.social & @mattwilkins.galacticpolymath.com planning for months and reaching out to build partnerships with like-minded organizations. #SciComm needs to be about collaboration. We're all in this together!
August 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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🎉 We're so excited to announce the 2025 #MySciJourney Challenge: A #scicomm competition for researchers to share their authentic journeys in science with students, teachers, & the broader public! 🧪

💸 $1k in cash prizes, thanks to @ncse.bsky.social!
👉 www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij...
Win Cash, Save Science: Share Your SciJourney! — Galactic Polymath
Join the 2025 #MySciJourney Challenge! We are looking for scientists at all stages to share their journeys in science! Teachers: You and your students can help decide the winners! #scicomm #SaveNSF
www.galacticpolymath.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Who played Carmen Sandiego as a kid? You're gonna love our latest video series helping students be observant and ask good questions!
#NGSS #EduSky
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Fairywrens - YouTube
Videos related to our free unit: "Fairywrens and the Art of Inquiry" Check it out: https://teach.galacticpolymath.com/units/en-US/18
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July 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Check out these #bird scientists showing how to be observant and ask good questions! 🤩🪶 Featuring Drs. Allison Johnson & Dai Shizuka, and some adorable Australian fairywrens! #NSF -funded research and #BroaderImpacts 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjve...
Practice observing birds and asking questions with 2 biologists!
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July 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Check out these #bird scientists showing how to be observant and ask good questions! 🤩🪶 Featuring Drs. Allison Johnson & Dai Shizuka, and some adorable Australian fairywrens! #NSF -funded research and #BroaderImpacts 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjve...
Practice observing birds and asking questions with 2 biologists!
YouTube video by Galactic Polymath
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July 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Who played Carmen Sandiego as a kid? You're gonna love our latest video series helping students be observant and ask good questions!
#NGSS #EduSky
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Fairywrens - YouTube
Videos related to our free unit: "Fairywrens and the Art of Inquiry" Check it out: https://teach.galacticpolymath.com/units/en-US/18
youtube.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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THIS! 🔥👇
"We’re not going to fix education with more technology...
we’re putting too much emphasis on what looks innovative, and not enough on what’s actually effective."
#EduSky #EdTech
Wonderful guest blog by Michelle Blanchet of The Educators' Lab! 👏
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Stop Chasing Shiny Tech: Invest in Teachers if You Actually Want to Improve Education — Galactic Polymath
We’re not going to fix education with more technology. Let’s reframe what innovation in education actually means. It doesn’t have to mean new tech. Sometimes, it means trusting teachers to lead.
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July 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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When I began studying bird song 16 yrs ago, my daily experience of the world changed forever. Since then, I've wanted to help others get curious about croaks, chirps & whistles at the edge of their hearing. What's making that? Why? What are they saying? Plz check it out & share! 👇🐋🐦‍⬛🐸🔊 #EduSky
June 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Woot!🎉 We've now passed 100 registered teachers with a combined class size of over 10,000 students!!🙋‍♀️🍎

Let's keep going! Teachers, get access to very high quality free #NGSS -aligned science resources developed with scientists for grades 6-college 👇 www.galacticpolymath.com/for-teachers #edusky
A graph showing rapid increase in class size from 0 in 12-2024 to 10,141 in 06-2025! Aligned to NGSS standards Every lesson is built to meet Next Generation Science Standards — so you don’t have to worry about alignment or compliance. Our lessons promote easy collaboration with other subject teachers with these standards: - Common Core Math and ELA standards, - The C3 Social Studies Framework, - The UN Sustainable Development Goals
June 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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This is an excellent tool, I'm really happy to have contributed to its development! I think it will be especially useful for teaching #bioacoustics
June 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Good news! After almost a year of development, we're so pleased to share SoundLab: An #openaccess tool for *seeing* & analyzing sounds. Intended as a teaching tool for middle school to college—introduce students to #bioacoustics & the science of sound 🧪🔊🐋🪶🎶🐦‍⬛
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Dive into Sound with SoundLab: A Free Tool for Acoustic Exploration — Galactic Polymath
Ever wondered what a bird song looks like, or how to visually understand the different frequencies in your favorite music? That's where SoundLab comes in! SoundLab is a free, web-based app designed to...
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June 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Hey teachers! 👋 In the last 7 months, our collective classroom size has grown to 9,000 students! Let's get to 10k!📈 Please sign up for free and get access to 100+ teacher resources developed with scientists, thanks to NSF funding! #SaveNSF 🧪
🔗 www.galacticpolymath.com/for-teachers #EduSky #NGSS
A line plot showing rapid increase in total class size of Galactic Polymath (GP) users from 0 in November 2024 to 9,093 in mid-June, 2025. Lower plot shows bar graphs of how many users were created each month, with 18 in December, 45 in May 2025, and 15 so far this month.
June 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM