Apryl Nicolle 🌿
@aprylnicolle.dftba.social
Science Educator/Communicator
she/her • Momma Bear 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈• DFTBA!
Enthusiastic about decolonizing science, centering Indigenous Ways of Knowing in env ed and lowering barriers for diverse learners.
📍WA State
*views expressed my own
#SciComm #EduSky #SciEd
she/her • Momma Bear 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈• DFTBA!
Enthusiastic about decolonizing science, centering Indigenous Ways of Knowing in env ed and lowering barriers for diverse learners.
📍WA State
*views expressed my own
#SciComm #EduSky #SciEd
Reposted by Apryl Nicolle 🌿
Reposted by Apryl Nicolle 🌿
🎅🔬 Keep Santa alive with science!
Explore 5 scientific arguments that prove Santa’s existence via quantum physics, cosmology, & more!
A great read from @iflscience.com to inspire festive curiosity & keep the magic alive.
🔗 www.iflscience.com/five-undenia...
#Christmas #SantaIsReal #SciComm 🧪
Explore 5 scientific arguments that prove Santa’s existence via quantum physics, cosmology, & more!
A great read from @iflscience.com to inspire festive curiosity & keep the magic alive.
🔗 www.iflscience.com/five-undenia...
#Christmas #SantaIsReal #SciComm 🧪
Five Undeniable Scientific Proofs That Santa Is Definitely Real
www.iflscience.com
December 24, 2024 at 9:14 AM
🎅🔬 Keep Santa alive with science!
Explore 5 scientific arguments that prove Santa’s existence via quantum physics, cosmology, & more!
A great read from @iflscience.com to inspire festive curiosity & keep the magic alive.
🔗 www.iflscience.com/five-undenia...
#Christmas #SantaIsReal #SciComm 🧪
Explore 5 scientific arguments that prove Santa’s existence via quantum physics, cosmology, & more!
A great read from @iflscience.com to inspire festive curiosity & keep the magic alive.
🔗 www.iflscience.com/five-undenia...
#Christmas #SantaIsReal #SciComm 🧪
Reposted by Apryl Nicolle 🌿
Need some great naturey, sciencey art in your day? Check out this excellent feed:
Thank you to everyone who contributes and subscribes to the SciArt Feed 🐡.
We have reached 2k Likes!
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We have reached 2k Likes!
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December 20, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Need some great naturey, sciencey art in your day? Check out this excellent feed:
Taught a bunch of kindergartners how to identify which species of salmon they are raising. They nailed it! This is one of my favorite in-school activities.
December 11, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Taught a bunch of kindergartners how to identify which species of salmon they are raising. They nailed it! This is one of my favorite in-school activities.
Reposted by Apryl Nicolle 🌿
Today is yuɬqat-likʰu kələkələ tayi-san, tomorrow is Native American Heritage Day and it's Native American Heritage Month, so I wanted to share a link to the Chinuk Wawa program at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. www.youtube.com/@chinukwawae...
Chinuk Wawa Education Program
This Youtube channel will be used to share content and videos created by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde chinuk wawa Language Program.
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Today is yuɬqat-likʰu kələkələ tayi-san, tomorrow is Native American Heritage Day and it's Native American Heritage Month, so I wanted to share a link to the Chinuk Wawa program at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. www.youtube.com/@chinukwawae...
Are you an evolution educator? Consider applying for the T. H. Huxley Award, which recognizes and promotes outstanding evolution education resources. The recipient receives funding to present their resource at Evolution or the NABT conference! Deadline February 3. bit.ly/2kP2pPM
December 1, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Reposted by Apryl Nicolle 🌿
This week I’m giving thanks for the Sling-Jaw Wrasse, and it’s amazing jaw #biomechanics!
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November 27, 2024 at 3:32 PM
This week I’m giving thanks for the Sling-Jaw Wrasse, and it’s amazing jaw #biomechanics!
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Yay! @acornnaturalists.bsky.social is here!!
Calling all educators, interpreters, naturalists, parents, park rangers, and friends! We create NEW resources for the trail and classroom. #environmentaled #resources
November 26, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Yay! @acornnaturalists.bsky.social is here!!
Amazing News: Seven Coho have made it to the Fall Creek Fish Hatchery in the Upper Klamath River Basin!
Coho Salmon Return to Upper Klamath River Basin for the First Time in Over 60 Years
Coho salmon have returned to their historic spawning grounds in the Klamath River for the first time in over six decades.
www.activenorcal.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:21 AM
Amazing News: Seven Coho have made it to the Fall Creek Fish Hatchery in the Upper Klamath River Basin!
Reposted by Apryl Nicolle 🌿
If you have a moment, I'd love for you to read my new article:
INNER BRIGHTNESS IS NEEDED MORE IN DARKER NIGHTS AND SHORTER DAYS
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/inner-brig...
INNER BRIGHTNESS IS NEEDED MORE IN DARKER NIGHTS AND SHORTER DAYS
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/inner-brig...
Inner Brightness Is Needed More in Darker Nights and Shorter Days
Longer and darker nights often reveal our personal and community vulnerabilities, highlighting the importance of inner brightness & strengthening our bonds of mutual support & care among communities.
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:59 AM
If you have a moment, I'd love for you to read my new article:
INNER BRIGHTNESS IS NEEDED MORE IN DARKER NIGHTS AND SHORTER DAYS
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/inner-brig...
INNER BRIGHTNESS IS NEEDED MORE IN DARKER NIGHTS AND SHORTER DAYS
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/inner-brig...
“How cool is it to be a planet that has the capacity to think about and even love its inhabitants?”
That’s just lovely 🥹. I needed that. Thank you @rosemarymosco.com
That’s just lovely 🥹. I needed that. Thank you @rosemarymosco.com
I find it comforting that I'm partly made up of bacteria and fungi and other little critters. My microbiota make me want to be gentle with myself, even when I'm having a bad day. How cool is it to be a planet that has the capacity to think about and even love its inhabitants?
November 25, 2024 at 2:25 AM
“How cool is it to be a planet that has the capacity to think about and even love its inhabitants?”
That’s just lovely 🥹. I needed that. Thank you @rosemarymosco.com
That’s just lovely 🥹. I needed that. Thank you @rosemarymosco.com
Thank you, @clairewillett.bsky.social, for breaking down your thoughts on the “echo chamber” rhetoric. 100%
and none of those pieces are being written by people who understand how that level of constant abuse CHANGES you
it’s not a mere tedious cleanup process, blocking today’s round of trolls just like sorting out the junk mail from the bills and birthday cards
it does not live on you that lightly
it’s not a mere tedious cleanup process, blocking today’s round of trolls just like sorting out the junk mail from the bills and birthday cards
it does not live on you that lightly
The thing that keeps getting me about all the pieces fretting about Bluesky being too insular is that the argument seems to be that those of us who are most likely to be abused by the right (BIPOC people, trans people, queer people, etc) must put up with being abused for the sake of public discourse
November 24, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Thank you, @clairewillett.bsky.social, for breaking down your thoughts on the “echo chamber” rhetoric. 100%
Rudy shares more info in the nested comments, like why using their moderation is beneficial, and also a walk through of what it looks like to report to @blacksky.app
Thanks @rudyfraser.com!
Thanks @rudyfraser.com!
See something or someone in the Blacksky feeds that doesn’t belong? Report to @blacksky.app
See someone harassing Black folks anywhere on Bluesky? Report to @blacksky.app
See something that could otherwise harm Black folks (e.g. screenshots of racist posts on X)? Report to @blacksky.app
See someone harassing Black folks anywhere on Bluesky? Report to @blacksky.app
See something that could otherwise harm Black folks (e.g. screenshots of racist posts on X)? Report to @blacksky.app
November 24, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Rudy shares more info in the nested comments, like why using their moderation is beneficial, and also a walk through of what it looks like to report to @blacksky.app
Thanks @rudyfraser.com!
Thanks @rudyfraser.com!
Held a community forest event today and the theme was Super Plants. These kids brought a bark boat into the lab, loaded with various treasures they’d found. So clever! Bark Boats will be a recurring strategy from now on! Exploration smorgasbord
#SciComm #Env-Ed #CommunityScience #OutdoorEducation
#SciComm #Env-Ed #CommunityScience #OutdoorEducation
November 24, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Held a community forest event today and the theme was Super Plants. These kids brought a bark boat into the lab, loaded with various treasures they’d found. So clever! Bark Boats will be a recurring strategy from now on! Exploration smorgasbord
#SciComm #Env-Ed #CommunityScience #OutdoorEducation
#SciComm #Env-Ed #CommunityScience #OutdoorEducation
Y’all, how cool is this!?! 😮
Corythoraptor.
I posted a WIP of this ludicrous animal a couple of days ago. I’m calling it finished for now. #SciArt
I posted a WIP of this ludicrous animal a couple of days ago. I’m calling it finished for now. #SciArt
November 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Y’all, how cool is this!?! 😮
Important tip!
I had no idea what this was until the fine people of BlueSky taught me. Extra appreciation to those of you taking the time to do the labor of teaching this stuff!
(Thanks @vgwschutte.bsky.social and @franzanth.bsky.social - two that stand out in my head)
I had no idea what this was until the fine people of BlueSky taught me. Extra appreciation to those of you taking the time to do the labor of teaching this stuff!
(Thanks @vgwschutte.bsky.social and @franzanth.bsky.social - two that stand out in my head)
Useful resources for #SciComm folks on Bluesky (1/2)
The content scraper (block) list by @franzanth.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Here's a fantastic thread by @stim3on.bsky.social on why blocking these accounts and stopping their spread is important bsky.app/profile/stim...
The content scraper (block) list by @franzanth.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Here's a fantastic thread by @stim3on.bsky.social on why blocking these accounts and stopping their spread is important bsky.app/profile/stim...
PSA: Be weary of content #scraper accounts on this platform. They are popping up in large numbers and share stolen images (i.e. without credit or permission), often for their own monetary gain and without any valuable context.
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November 22, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Important tip!
I had no idea what this was until the fine people of BlueSky taught me. Extra appreciation to those of you taking the time to do the labor of teaching this stuff!
(Thanks @vgwschutte.bsky.social and @franzanth.bsky.social - two that stand out in my head)
I had no idea what this was until the fine people of BlueSky taught me. Extra appreciation to those of you taking the time to do the labor of teaching this stuff!
(Thanks @vgwschutte.bsky.social and @franzanth.bsky.social - two that stand out in my head)
Hey mushroom people..
What on earth is this?!?
Found in SW Washington today, on wet maple leaf litter. 🧪🍄🍄🟫
#mycology #mushroom #mushroomid
What on earth is this?!?
Found in SW Washington today, on wet maple leaf litter. 🧪🍄🍄🟫
#mycology #mushroom #mushroomid
November 22, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Hey mushroom people..
What on earth is this?!?
Found in SW Washington today, on wet maple leaf litter. 🧪🍄🍄🟫
#mycology #mushroom #mushroomid
What on earth is this?!?
Found in SW Washington today, on wet maple leaf litter. 🧪🍄🍄🟫
#mycology #mushroom #mushroomid
Pull this 🧵, if you dare. 😶
November 21, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Pull this 🧵, if you dare. 😶
I created a feed for Env Ed folks to share things they’re working on and inspire one another. Anyone can read along, but lmk if you’d like to be able to post there :)
#scicomm #env-ed #outdoorschool 🧪💚🌳🐛 #environmentaleducation
#scicomm #env-ed #outdoorschool 🧪💚🌳🐛 #environmentaleducation
November 20, 2024 at 6:31 PM
I created a feed for Env Ed folks to share things they’re working on and inspire one another. Anyone can read along, but lmk if you’d like to be able to post there :)
#scicomm #env-ed #outdoorschool 🧪💚🌳🐛 #environmentaleducation
#scicomm #env-ed #outdoorschool 🧪💚🌳🐛 #environmentaleducation
This was a great article.
“Indigenous people have valued these fish historically, and they still do today: sturgeons, suckers, gars, bowfins. It’s really more of a colonial European perspective that switched these native fish to not having as much value.”
- Dr. Solomon David
#askthefirststewards
“Indigenous people have valued these fish historically, and they still do today: sturgeons, suckers, gars, bowfins. It’s really more of a colonial European perspective that switched these native fish to not having as much value.”
- Dr. Solomon David
#askthefirststewards
The Rough Fish Revolution
"Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly at risk"
www.biographic.com/the-rough-fi...
"Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly at risk"
www.biographic.com/the-rough-fi...
The Rough Fish Revolution - bioGraphic
Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly a...
www.biographic.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:59 PM
This was a great article.
“Indigenous people have valued these fish historically, and they still do today: sturgeons, suckers, gars, bowfins. It’s really more of a colonial European perspective that switched these native fish to not having as much value.”
- Dr. Solomon David
#askthefirststewards
“Indigenous people have valued these fish historically, and they still do today: sturgeons, suckers, gars, bowfins. It’s really more of a colonial European perspective that switched these native fish to not having as much value.”
- Dr. Solomon David
#askthefirststewards
I’m looking for a good way to explain Dissolved Oxygen and the unit of ppm to 2nd graders. Anyone have a favorite? A good visual?
#SciComm #Env-Ed #SciSky #ChemSky #EduSky #ChemEd #scienceteachers #iteachchem 🧪⚗️🐟
#SciComm #Env-Ed #SciSky #ChemSky #EduSky #ChemEd #scienceteachers #iteachchem 🧪⚗️🐟
November 20, 2024 at 3:45 PM
I’m looking for a good way to explain Dissolved Oxygen and the unit of ppm to 2nd graders. Anyone have a favorite? A good visual?
#SciComm #Env-Ed #SciSky #ChemSky #EduSky #ChemEd #scienceteachers #iteachchem 🧪⚗️🐟
#SciComm #Env-Ed #SciSky #ChemSky #EduSky #ChemEd #scienceteachers #iteachchem 🧪⚗️🐟
Did you know that ants perform amputations? This YT short explains, and now I am hungry for similar facts! What’s your favorite animal healthcare nugget of knowledge?
#scicomm #env-ed #entomology #sciants
#scicomm #env-ed #entomology #sciants
We Just Discovered That Ants Can Perform Surgery
YouTube video by Dr Ben Miles
youtube.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Did you know that ants perform amputations? This YT short explains, and now I am hungry for similar facts! What’s your favorite animal healthcare nugget of knowledge?
#scicomm #env-ed #entomology #sciants
#scicomm #env-ed #entomology #sciants
What an awesome opportunity!
ScienceWrite, a UK scheme for aspiring STEM writers from minoritised backgrounds, is open for 2025 applications!
The 3rd year @romatheengineer.bsky.social & I are running this, with support from @royalsociety.bsky.social & I am SO EXCITED
Deadline 3rd Jan #SciComm 🧪
www.sciencewrite.co.uk
The 3rd year @romatheengineer.bsky.social & I are running this, with support from @royalsociety.bsky.social & I am SO EXCITED
Deadline 3rd Jan #SciComm 🧪
www.sciencewrite.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 3:14 PM
What an awesome opportunity!
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Here's a quick mock-up of a graph I teach.
When scientists first get involved in policy activism, their first instinct is to try and persuade people in area A, people who most strongly disagree with them. However, those people often have no power. You can't persuade them, and also it doesn't matter
When scientists first get involved in policy activism, their first instinct is to try and persuade people in area A, people who most strongly disagree with them. However, those people often have no power. You can't persuade them, and also it doesn't matter
November 18, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Here's a quick mock-up of a graph I teach.
When scientists first get involved in policy activism, their first instinct is to try and persuade people in area A, people who most strongly disagree with them. However, those people often have no power. You can't persuade them, and also it doesn't matter
When scientists first get involved in policy activism, their first instinct is to try and persuade people in area A, people who most strongly disagree with them. However, those people often have no power. You can't persuade them, and also it doesn't matter
This was incredible! If you have a chance to see it, I highly recommend you do. It should be required course material for Wa State History. (Also, I’m now a Ramona Bennett fan girl)
#wagrowingtogether2024 #fishwar #billyfrankjr
#wagrowingtogether2024 #fishwar #billyfrankjr
November 18, 2024 at 7:27 PM
This was incredible! If you have a chance to see it, I highly recommend you do. It should be required course material for Wa State History. (Also, I’m now a Ramona Bennett fan girl)
#wagrowingtogether2024 #fishwar #billyfrankjr
#wagrowingtogether2024 #fishwar #billyfrankjr