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Christine Sawyer
@stemwithmrssawyer.bsky.social
2nd grade teacher with a passion for STEM education through the lens of SEL, equity, & diversity; monthly At-Home STEM challenges for families #EduSky #stem
www.stemwithmrssawyer.com
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@andreabeatyauthor.bsky.social Look what came in the mail today!!! And my students helped me finish our door by decorating their own Lego people! Love sharing your books with my kiddos. ❤️🔬🧬🔭 #Edusky
September 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Alrght everybody, get your Tin Can Telephones out. We need your help!

We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.
September 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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When I was a kid, 'Junk Sculpture' involved grabbing anything from the nearest bin and taping it together. 😆 I've learnt a lot in the intervening years, but the principle remains the same.
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
September 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Taking the famous Makey Makey piano to a whole other level with Scratch, Makedo and other materials. We had keyboards, guitars, drum kits and more! They used Scratch to find the sounds and assign them to different keys.

As one mum said, “The kids were HYPED!” #STEM #EdTech #Edusky
September 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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"But the sessions have a loftier goal than just avoiding summer brain rot: to reverse the gender and race disparities in who studies and succeeds in math and science." www.edsurge.com/news/2025-08...
Inside a Program Supporting Black Girls Who Love Math - EdSurge News
Recent data shows the gender gap in K-12 math performance reappeared. Can enrichment programs focused on students’ self-perception help some girls achieve?
www.edsurge.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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It's National Wildlife Day - a day to raise awareness about endangered species and conservation efforts around the world. You can participate in events, learn about conservation efforts near you, go on a nature walk, or read a #STEAMTeam book! www.steamteambooks.com
#NationalWildlifeDay #STEM
September 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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New K-12 #STEM projects - real-world environmental science, agricultural technology, & sustainability, from removing microplastics to monitoring watersheds and nutrient pollution. sbgo.org/envscience25-b
New Environmental Science and Sustainability Projects for Student STEM | Science Buddies Blog
New, cutting-edge student projects support student exploration of real-world environmental science, ecology, and sustainability challenges and solutions.
sbgo.org
September 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Teachers! Librarians! Writers!
Check out educators' favorite ways to increase student access to nonfiction books they'll love.
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#kidslovenonficiton #kidlit #edusky #TLSky
#Skybrarian #SchoolLibraries
Welcome Back to Celebrate Nonfiction!
Welcome back to  another year of celebrating nonfiction and the kids who love it. It’s Year 17 for this blog, and I’m excited to continue th...
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September 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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"Now a group of women, led by welders who know well what it is like to try to make their way in a male-dominated profession, are volunteering to restore the ship. These volunteers are 'a testament to women building the ship and carrying the torch forward'" www.latimes.com/california/s...
Inspired by Rosie the Riveter, Bay Area women team up to repair WWII ship
These women are working to repair the SS Red Oak Victory, the last surviving ship of the 747 that were churned out at the Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, Calif.
www.latimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Help make new science terms stick by introducing vocab in context! Here’s how. 👏

#ITeachScience #EduSky
3 Strategies to Effectively Teach Science Vocabulary
Using engaging, in-context strategies helps elementary students truly understand new terms.
edut.to
August 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Many of you resonated w/ what I shared earlier:
“Students don’t need more motivation. They need more meaning.”

Here are a few tiny shifts we can make this school year to help students connect to their learning.

Which of these have worked for you? What would you add?
#just4you #EDUsky #backtoschool
August 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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A Happy Snow Owl.
August 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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A peacock showing off its art.
August 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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And hey, just sayin', if reading about Maria Mitchell and Helen Sawyer Hogg today got you curious about Other stories of great women astronomers, we've got just the book for you, with over 130 figures to learn all about!

#WomenInSTEM #AstroSky #BookSky #HistSci 🧪🔭
August 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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If you are an #Educator, #Librarian, or #KidLit #Writer, please take twelve minutes to watch this powerful TedTalk by Marcy Pusey. I promise you'll be glad you did!

youtu.be/jsMh2UB4TBU?...
How Story Empowers Kids to Shape our World | Marcy Pusey | TEDxEastLegon
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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August 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Pedro has today learnt what a Scottish bothy is, and is now obsessed with them.

I think they look like good places to go and hide with a book ... need to take my own lock.

We've got a book about them on the website now, if you want to learn more too. - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/bothy/
Bothy
A bothy is a remote hut in the wilderness that you can’t reserve, with no electricity, mod-cons or running water. The doors are always unlocked, you just need to step inside. From the rugged cliffs…
bertsbooks.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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I'm thrilled to share my latest book deal, a humorous STEM picture book inspired by my very own cat (and his many "experiments")! I couldn't be luckier than collaborating on it with Justin Krasner and Karen Obuhanych (go look up her cat illustrations right now). I'm still pinching myself! 😃
July 31, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Wishing a happy 78th birthday to Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, who in 1983 determined the retrovirus responsible for AIDS, and then spent the next decades traveling the world to coordinate AIDS detection and treatment procedures.

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#WomenInSTEM #AIDS #BioSky #MedSky #HistSci ⚕️
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, the Discovery of HIV, and the Fight Against AIDS
Pandemics. Having raised their heads every century or so to spread primal panic and horror on a continental scale, they were something we believed ourselves well rid of by the mid-twentieth century. B...
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July 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A beautiful American Robin looking for a midday snack. #nature #bird #robin #science #stemwithmrssawyer #EduSky
July 31, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Slides to Spanish+

Converts your Google Slides to other languages (not just Spanish)

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#EduSky
July 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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July 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Wishing all our fabulous #Educator friends a wonderfully wonderful year!

#backtoschool #education #k12 #learning
July 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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