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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · 23d

Want to interact with a scientist behind a Data Nugget? Join us for an upcoming webinar where we will hear from Caro Cordova, author of Farms Flight Climate Change, as she shares her research and motivations behind her career. More details here! energy.wisc.edu/events/data-...

Data Nuggets: Bringing Authentic Soil Carbon Research to the Classroom

Authentic datasets have the unique ability to capture the attention of students and engage them in the work of scientists. Data Nuggets are free classroom resources, co-designed by scientists and teac...

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · 27d

Now up on our Resources page - The world runs on data, but too often, classrooms are not keeping up. Data Science Learning Progressions help educators build data skills into
learning experiences at every grade level. Explore the full framework at datasciencelearning.org

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · Aug 29

What a bar graph can (and can't) tell you! Great #dataliteracy and data visualization discussion from @dataclassroom.bsky.social!

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The end of the bar graph? — DataClassroom

It’s not that all bar graphs are bad. However, when not used carefully, bar graphs have the potential to unnecessarily hinder a student in learning to interpret data through graphs. With data from cla...

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · Aug 29

Looking for a lesson on #insects? You can search "insects" in our table of Data Nuggets, or we just learned about this website, Lesson Hive, that curates and rates lessons on insects! lessonhive.org

Welcome - Lesson Hive

Kids and bugs go together naturally! This is an inventory of peer-evaluated insect and arthropod-related lesson plans.

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · Aug 27

Did you know your students can make Data Nuggets, or that they can work with data collected by fellow students? Just search "student research" in our tables to find these activities!

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#studentresearch #scicomm #stemed #k12 #realdata

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Galactic Polymath Education Studio (GP) @galacticpolymath.com · Aug 21

Here's the blog with all the deets about the competition 👇
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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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Galactic Polymath Education Studio (GP) @galacticpolymath.com · Aug 21

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

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · Aug 18

Welcome to the new school year! Our latest Data Nuggets newsletter just came out featuring some of our newest activities and info for requesting access to teacher guides!

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Data Nuggets - welcome to the new school year!

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · Jul 15

Hope we got to chat with you at #SABER2025, and if not, Data Nuggets will be at SABER Midwest @nabtbio.bsky.social as well!!

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · Jul 12

If you’re at the SABER Annual Meeting, come find @datanuggets.bsky.social at our poster tomorrow! True to Data Nuggets, gotta love some null results :)

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · Jun 19

Day 2 of our Walder Foundation and NSF sponsored Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social workshop was also a big success! We had preservice, middle, and high school teachers from throughout Chicago and from several other states. Huge thank you to @eschultheis.bsky.social @kjelvikm.bsky.social and Sam.

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · Jun 18

We’re so excited to be in Chicago this week to present Data Nuggets to a group of preservice, middle, and high school teachers! Thanks to Mike @mikegrillo.bsky.social and Lara at @loyolachicago.bsky.social for being such amazing hosts!

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · Jun 18

Day 1 of our Walder Foundation sponsored Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social workshop was a big success! Scientists from Loyola, the Field Museum and Chicago State built new Data Nuggets on prairie restoration, Anolis lizards, plant microbiomes, and endangered mice..and we caught a Cubs game!

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · Jun 9

Our #NSF grant, supporting a fruitful collaboration with the @cissyballen.bsky.social Lab, was terminated, along with over 1,600 others. We describe the impact of this loss in a press release here. datanuggets.org/2025/06/nsf-...

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · Jun 4

We have enjoyed having graduate student, Samson Stynen, working with us this past year. Read more about his experience in this blog post! www.kbs.msu.edu/2025/05/data...

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · Jun 3

Though our recent #NSF grant was terminated, the @datanuggets.bsky.social program still continues through support from the @kbslter.bsky.social and other sources! We're searching for future funding opportunities and will continue to help share authentic datasets and science stories with students!

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · Jun 3

Want to learn more about Digital Data Nuggets on @dataclassroom.bsky.social? Check out this past webinar where we introduce the two programs and our collaboration!

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Past Workshop: Data Nuggets Workshop — DataClassroom

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DataClassroom @dataclassroom.bsky.social · May 13

Digital Data Nugget! An activity in partnership with @datanuggets.bsky.social

Are firefly populates in Southwest Michigan in decline? Explore data from the longest running study of fireflies: about.dataclassroom.com/ready-to-tea...

Blinking Out? — DataClassroom

Are firefly populations in Southwest Michigan in decline?

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DataClassroom @dataclassroom.bsky.social · Apr 15

DataClassroom Collection - 9 Great datasets to get students familiar with different graph types.

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9 Great datasets to get your students familiar with different graph types! — DataClassroom

What graphs are best for your data? Explore all the possibilities in this helpful blogpost.

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DataClassroom @dataclassroom.bsky.social · May 13

Digital data nugget in partnership with @datanuggets.bsky.social

What is the role of nuptial feeding for paternal investment in the Hawaiian swordtail cricket? Check out the data in this digital data nugget here: about.dataclassroom.com/ready-to-tea...

Bon Appetit! — DataClassroom

What is the role of nuptial feeding for paternal investment in the Hawaiian swordtail cricket?

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Barbara A. Han @bahanbug.bsky.social · May 10

“The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas — hardly a partisan institution — finds that nondefense government R&D yields long-run economic returns of 150% to 300% …“Our findings therefore point to a misallocation of public capital, and substantial underinvestment in nondefense R&D.”

The NSF Is Being Dismantled — With Broad Implications For The American Economy

The economic consequences of cuts to the National Science Foundation and restricting scientific inquiry on this scale could be far-reaching.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 10

HAPPY 75th, NSF!

We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.

Read on 🧵(1/11):

A chocolate cake with red and white decorations and lit candles shaped as the number 75. Bold text reads: ‘The NSF Turns 75 Today. What has it done over the past 7 decades?’ The background is a celebratory red with a spray-paint texture.

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Liz Schultheis @eschultheis.bsky.social · May 10

Knew it was coming but it still makes me mad. On Friday DOGE terminated our NSF grant supporting @datanuggets.bsky.social and an amazing collaboration to help encourage more students to pursue STEM careers. That’s $1M that would have went towards jobs, educators, and teaching kids data literacy.

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · May 5

Teachers! Check out this opportunity to win funding to help pay for conference costs, courtesy of our friends at @ncse.bsky.social!
#EduSky #iteachbio 🧪

National Center for Science Education @ncse.bsky.social · May 5

Science teachers, we see you. We stand by you. To celebrate #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we will be holding a drawing for teachers to receive funding towards attendance at a conference of their choice. To enter the drawing, fill out our quick survey by 5/11: forms.gle/nieLb5Mrc1Zk... #EduSky #iteachbio

Thank you, science teachers! Fill out our survey by Sunday, May 11 to be entered into a drawing to receive funding towards attendance at a professional conference of your choice. Photo: A group of teachers walk down a boardwalk at a My COAST professional development.

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Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social · May 1

The HJ Andrews Forest is a long-term research site where the effects of timber harvest and forest regrowth are studied. Scientists are studying how the preferences of small birds, called warblers, give insight into how birds respond to these disturbances. 🪹🐦 #DNOTW datanuggets.org/home-sweet-h... 🧪

Trees and bushes, home sweet home for warblers ‣ Data Nuggets

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 4 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 4 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 4 PowerPoint of images Grading Rubric...

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