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Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · 11h

Have you ever heard of or experienced climate change anxiety? Researchers at University of New England Australia wanted to better measure and describe this phenomenon. Learn more in this adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how....

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Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · 7d

Our monthly roundup is out! We have some exciting new resources for you this month. Check it out here, and don't forget to subscribe to receive next month's installment directly to your inbox: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej...

Bee interactive lesson - and other science teaching resources

Monthly roundup from Science Journal for Kids and Teens

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Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome to SJK's October newsletter: Bee interactive lesson - and other science teaching resources open.substack.com/pub/sciencej...

Bee interactive lesson - and other science teaching resources

Monthly roundup from Science Journal for Kids and Teens

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Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · 8d

Did you know some lizards use their tongue to help them smell, including Guatemalan beaded lizards? Does tongue-smelling help them find food? Learn what researchers at Georgia State University found while investigating how these lizards find their food: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how....

Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · 16d

Our sense of smell can tell us a lot about the world. What can it tell us about ancient mummified bodies? Learn about what researchers at University of Ljubljana & University of London found when they investigated this question in this adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/wha...

Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Sep 4

Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious disease, though it is preventable and treatable. The key is diagnosing it early. It turns out, rats may actually be able to help us with this! Learn how in this article adapted from @herorats.bsky.social's work: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how....

Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Aug 21

Search dogs can help us to find certain items through their sense of smell. Researchers at Eötvös Loránd University International wanted to learn if certain types of dogs are naturally better at smelling than others. Find out what they learned: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/do-....

Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Aug 7

Try reaching your arm in front of you. To do so, your brain just sent messages along nerves in your spine. But what if you had 8 arms? Researchers wanted to learn about how octopuses coordinate all 8 of their tentacles. Read more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Aug 1

Throughout the month of July, we've traversed from the bottom of the ocean all the way to the orbit of the Earth! Read all about it in the newest installment of our monthly newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej....

From Octopuses and the Deep Sea to Satellites in Orbit

Monthly roundup from Science Journal for Kids and Teens

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Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Jul 31

Atmospheric rivers can carry a lot of water through the air as water vapor, leading to heavy rains or snow when they hit land. Researchers at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov wanted to learn about how clusters of atmospheric rivers form. Read more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Jul 24

What do a GPS, weather forecasting, and long-distance communication have in common? They all involve satellites in low Earth orbit! But it turns out climate change may impact how many satellites we have can in orbit. Learn more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Jul 18

Happy Friday! As some of us start to prepare for the upcoming school year, we wanted to share some funny #TGIF science memes and jokes so you have a stockpile of them ready to entertain your students. Feel free to share your favs with us!

#teachershare #funny #biologyjokes #memes

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Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Jul 10

The way you think about time linked with your sense of community can impact your wellbeing, including levels of stress, depression, and anxiety. Learn more about this in our latest article adapted from work by researchers at the University of Padova: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/why....

Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Jul 2

Did you catch the new installment of our monthly newsletter? Check it out to learn all about cutting-edge microscopic robots and watch some fun footage of them in action: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej.... Donʻt forget to subscribe to receive the next edition straight to your inbox!

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Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Jun 25

What if rocks could make oxygen? This sci-fi sounding “what if” may be true! Researchers at @samsocean.bsky.social were shocked to find oxygen production in the deep sea and traced its most probable source to metallic rocks on the sea floor. Read more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

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Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Jun 18

Imagine a microscopic robot that moves like an inchworm and changes colors like a chameleon. Cornell scientists created a red blood cell-sized robot small enough to change how light bounces off a surface! Read all about it: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/wha...

Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Jun 12

Remember our adapted article on what happens to astronaut DNA in space? Now, we have a brand new,
original lesson to go along with it, including a hands-on modeling activity and videos. Check it out: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/les...

Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · Jun 2

Do you know about the different types of video resources we have? Read all about them in our latest installment of our monthly newsletter, and donʻt forget to subscribe to receive next monthʻs edition straight to your inbox: open.substack.com/pub/sciencej...!

Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · May 29

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Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · May 29

Kangaroo rats are bipedal (2-legged) rodents that can jump high with their strong back legs, which can come in handy for escaping predators. But how does their response to predators compare to 4-legged rodents? Find out in our new adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

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Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · May 21

Did you know that a weakened polar vortex (a band of strong winds above the North/South Poles) can lead to extremely cold weather & snow in other places? But what can cause a weak polar vortex? Find out what researchers learned in this adapted article: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...

Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · May 13

Our resources have reached an estimated 2 million+ students in the U.S. & about half a million overseas, covering topics like rediscovering rare species: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how.... We also created teacher training video resources, like this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqh1...

Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · May 13

🌟Science Journal for Kids and Teens is a free STEM teaching resource used by half a million science educators. With generous support from the Moderna Foundation in 2024, we produced & published 10 of our signature multimedia, multilingual & hands-on STEM discovery sets.

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Science Journal for Kids & Teens @sj4k.bsky.social · May 8

Did you know there are over 5,400 species of mammals? Dive into exploring this diverse class of animals with our article collection all about mammals, which includes 7 adapted scientific research articles: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/les...!