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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 5d

Salt marshes are powerful protectors—buffering coastlines from storms, supporting fisheries like lobster and scallops, and locking away carbon. But what happens in these vital ecosystems during the winter months?

👉 Find out: go.whoi.edu/JuliaGuimond

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · 9d

This video is an incredible tribute to the most inspirational scientist of my lifetime. ❤️ #JaneGoodall

Museum of Science @museumofscience.bsky.social · 9d

Dr. Jane Goodall was more than just an ethologist. She was a change-maker.

Watch the full video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbhP...

Remembering Dr. Jane Goodall

YouTube video by Museum of Science

www.youtube.com

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · 13d

We were sent home from college (in Eastern Massachusetts) & had to tape up dorm windows before leaving. People were blasting U2’s “Gloria” while packing.

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · 14d

Cedanne is the best!!!

Alex Speier @alexspeier.bsky.social · 14d

Rafaela with a walkoff double. The Red Sox are in the playoffs.

Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · 15d

I was waiting for this one!❤️

Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · 17d

It’s true! I love @retroreport.org videos for my science classes!

Retro Report @retroreport.org · 17d

@kwilson8science.bsky.social, a member of RR's Council of Educators, shares how she’s utilized our free, engaging environmental science videos and classroom resources with her students.

Register on our website today to access our Environmental Science subject page: retroreport.org/subject-coll...

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · 19d

Love an ELA ~ Science crossover. This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing! Thinking about my climate unit now…

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · 19d

Looking forward to your post “The Red Sox can clinch a playoff berth….” Well, hopefully that will happen!

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · 28d

Crimson Field (BBC One) on PBS.

Promo photo for Crimson Field. Three WWII nurses in uniform, in a British hospital supply room.

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Museum of Science @museumofscience.bsky.social · Sep 10

Did NASA just discover the best evidence yet of ancient life on Mars? 👽🪐🧪

NASA’s Perseverance rover recently discovered colorful mineral deposits on the Bright Angel formation in Jezero Crater, features that scientists think could be biosignatures, or fossil-like traces of ancient microbes.

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · Sep 3

Teachers, look at this amazing resource! Thank you so much @compoundchem.com ⚗️🧪👩‍🔬

Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · Sep 3

A new school year is here, so today's post is for the chemistry teachers!

I've mapped my chemistry infographics to classroom topics, providing explanations, visualisations and interesting contexts.

It's all available to download in a free PDF here: wp.me/p4aPLT-8Ty

#ChemSky #ITeachChem

Promo image for the infographic mapping document, showing an organic reaction map inside a circle on the right-hand side, with the caption "Compound Interest Infographics Topic Mapping" on the other.

Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · Sep 1

Great question! None of the above. (G2 if I had to pick from these only.) Zebra brand blue ink fine point is my favorite. I just buy refills each year. They write like a dream.
Stainless steel > plastic💙

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · Aug 31

Wow! Thank you. Unlocking this core memory from Elementary school.

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Museum of Science @museumofscience.bsky.social · Aug 30

A Blood Moon is coming on September 7, and over 6.2 billion people will be able to see it! 🌕🧪

This total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into Earth’s darkest shadow, causing it to glow red from sunlight refracted through our atmosphere.

#LunarEclipse #Astronomy #Space #BloodMoon

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · Aug 31

Gr 6 ~ Mrs. O’Rourke
We read Anne Frank’s Diary together as a class. I still remember the way she would reread sections & have us discuss it in groups. My group was assigned a discussion about Miep Gies & her role helping the Franks.

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · Aug 31

Did you also read the book Boris, another WWII story of a boy surviving the Siege of Leningrad? I read it in 5th Grade & it definitely stayed with me. The illustrations were haunting.
Then in 6th Grade we read Anne Frank together as a class. Mrs. O’Rourke was my all-time fav history teacher.

Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · Aug 31

I adored this book. Read it for the first time in 4th Grade. My teacher, Miss Dunn, had it in our classroom library. I chose it for our monthly book report. This was the cover. (There have been different ones.)

Cover of the children’s book, Snow Treasure. Illustration shows a child sledding, past a German soldier in WWII. In the background is another child sledding past another soldier.

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · Aug 27

Day 1 in the books!
Played my favorite science game, from the old Overnight program at @museumofscience.bsky.social & students did a great job collaborating.
I love my classes! 📚🚍🏫

Chart paper showing student work: several sketches, which were attempts to sketch the “alien”.

Chart paper of student work: various versions of their attempts to sketch the “alien”.

Clay figure of an “alien” with teal green head, 3 antennae, 3 orange & white eyes, orange smile, blue body, & 6 brown feet.

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · Aug 21

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft's data centers are consuming water in drought-ridden areas and seizing land in Chile, Mexico, and Spain.

AI Fellow @pjarandia.bsky.social, @dandiba.bsky.social, and Muriel Alarcón, reveal –for @elpaiscyt.bsky.social– how these centers are built. bit.ly/4lADqe3

The Backyard of AI

A Map of the 21st Century Gold Rush An investigation by El País and the Pulitzer Centre reveals how internet giants are extracting basic resources and grabbing land to build their new data centers in....

pulitzercenter.org

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · Aug 21

Hi - I used the MS unit on Natural Selection/Evolution (storyline of “Pedro the Penguin”). It was great, but took a *lot longer* than I had planned for based on the pacing guide. HS might be different.

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · Aug 7

Furthest I’ve been:

N: Bremerhaven, Germany
E: Sydney, Australia
S: Cape Town, South Africa
W: Honolulu, Hawaii

Tavi @baseballszn.bsky.social · Aug 7

Furthest I've been:

N: Amsterdam, Netherlands
E: Geneva, Switzerland
S: Accra, Ghana
W: Honolulu, Hawaii

Two of those happened on the same trip, but it’s probably not the two you’d think.

Spooky Ghostsulias 👻 @stacegotsbaseball.com · Aug 7

Furthest I've been:

N: Oswego NY
E: St. John, VI
S: St. John, VI
W: Los Angeles, CA

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · Aug 6

I just saw multiple examples of this at two airports….in front of massive windows facing the tarmac, full of flights coming and going, baggage and fuel trucks, ground crews directing planes to and from gates. It was all so exciting and interesting (to me).

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Kathleen Wilson @kwilson8science.bsky.social · Jul 26

Teachers, here is an outstanding resource to use for the upcoming 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Retro Report @retroreport.org · Jul 25

We are kicking off Day 2 of our CoE Summit by sharing one of our short docs, which explores the U.S.’s atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki through the stories of survivors.

Watch this short doc here: retroreport.org/video/what-j...

Stay tuned for more Summit updates today and tomorrow!

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Museum of Science @museumofscience.bsky.social · Jul 21

You could see a shooting star every three minutes with the Delta Aquarids meteor shower! 🌠

The Delta Aquarids, known for their fast, faint yellow streaks, are active from July 18 to August 12, peaking overnight July 28 to 29 with ideal dark-sky conditions thanks to a crescent moon. 🧪

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