Cam Kniffen
@mountaincamn.bsky.social
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So we made a technical writing bingo card.
April 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
So we made a technical writing bingo card.
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What can nature journaling do for students?
😌 Reduce stress
🧠 Build cognitive and processing skills
🌵 Connect them to the world outdoors
Check out the research!
#EduSky #ITeachScience #ITeachBiology
😌 Reduce stress
🧠 Build cognitive and processing skills
🌵 Connect them to the world outdoors
Check out the research!
#EduSky #ITeachScience #ITeachBiology
Why Kids Should Nature Journal at All Grade Levels
A 2023 review makes a strong case that hands-on observation of natural phenomena has both academic and psychological benefits.
edut.to
May 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
What can nature journaling do for students?
😌 Reduce stress
🧠 Build cognitive and processing skills
🌵 Connect them to the world outdoors
Check out the research!
#EduSky #ITeachScience #ITeachBiology
😌 Reduce stress
🧠 Build cognitive and processing skills
🌵 Connect them to the world outdoors
Check out the research!
#EduSky #ITeachScience #ITeachBiology
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Last fall AIP grad Bryan Kao '24 traveled to the Taipei Zoo in Taiwan and to Iguanaland in the southwest Florida and shares his experiences & photography work from each visit in two international journals. His photos also adorn the covers of each journal issue!
May 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Last fall AIP grad Bryan Kao '24 traveled to the Taipei Zoo in Taiwan and to Iguanaland in the southwest Florida and shares his experiences & photography work from each visit in two international journals. His photos also adorn the covers of each journal issue!
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Even the smallest reef dwellers are counting on us. Let’s protect their home together and dive into action this week! 🌊
📷 Turneffe Flats
#toloveandprotectbelize #belize #thrivetogether
📷 Turneffe Flats
#toloveandprotectbelize #belize #thrivetogether
May 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Even the smallest reef dwellers are counting on us. Let’s protect their home together and dive into action this week! 🌊
📷 Turneffe Flats
#toloveandprotectbelize #belize #thrivetogether
📷 Turneffe Flats
#toloveandprotectbelize #belize #thrivetogether
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Happy International Women's Day, Claire Lannoye-Hall (our Detroit Zoo AIP advisor) and to women everywhere! This year's theme is #AccelerateAction! Thanks to Claire and all the Dragonfly women who accelerate action - especially when it comes to cultivating a better world! #IWD2025
March 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Happy International Women's Day, Claire Lannoye-Hall (our Detroit Zoo AIP advisor) and to women everywhere! This year's theme is #AccelerateAction! Thanks to Claire and all the Dragonfly women who accelerate action - especially when it comes to cultivating a better world! #IWD2025
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#FunFactFriday Who’s that hiding in the seagrass, waiting for a snack? It’s the yellow stingray! Found on sandy bottoms or near reefs, it munches on worms, crabs, and shrimp—crushing them with 30 teeth! Ever spotted one?
May 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#FunFactFriday Who’s that hiding in the seagrass, waiting for a snack? It’s the yellow stingray! Found on sandy bottoms or near reefs, it munches on worms, crabs, and shrimp—crushing them with 30 teeth! Ever spotted one?
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Proof that information is power. Belizean journalists used the Freedom of Information Act to expose outdated fisheries science—prompting the government to quietly take action. Journalism works. Read more earthjournalism.net/what-we-do/p...
In Belize, EJN Grantees’ Freedom of Information Requests Spur Government Action by Revealing Gaps in Fisheries Data
Belizean freelance journalist André Habet is used to fighting to access data from the Belizean government for his stories. But rarely do those efforts yield such a dramatic response as has unfolded ov...
earthjournalism.net
May 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Proof that information is power. Belizean journalists used the Freedom of Information Act to expose outdated fisheries science—prompting the government to quietly take action. Journalism works. Read more earthjournalism.net/what-we-do/p...
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Striped parrotfish and a doctorfish photobomb the Cam synchronously #stripedparrotfish #doctorfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld #photobomb #braincoral #staghorncoral #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity
May 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Striped parrotfish and a doctorfish photobomb the Cam synchronously #stripedparrotfish #doctorfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld #photobomb #braincoral #staghorncoral #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity
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I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.
February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky