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11 Aug 2024
Wish all coffee K-cups were like @chockfullonuts. Think of all the plastic we’d save!
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Jun 11
Just published a really fun @Makedo research lesson on castles! Students will research castles with primary sources (as a former librarian, I made an embedded libguide for ya'll in the slides!) and then build their own castle! hub.make.do/education/sel-le…
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UPDATE: The Artemis III event will start at 11:30am ET (1530 UTC) on Tuesday, June 9!
Coming soon: one of history’s most complex missions
Tune in on Tuesday, June 9, at 11am ET, to meet the astronauts flying aboard Artemis III, the mission that will test docking capabilities with commercial landers in low Earth orbit — an important step to crewed lunar landings.
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Jun 7
Axiom Space has teamed up again with @Prada to introduce the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG), the innermost layer within the #AxEMU spacesuit that is designed to protect astronauts from the elements when they explore the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years.
The LCVG collaboration draws on Prada's expertise in engineered knitting and innovative design concepts, resulting in a next-generation garment that maintains cooling and ventilation while enhancing comfort during up to eight-hour spacewalks.
Collaborating with industry pioneers like Prada allows us to combine our technical expertise with leaders across different sectors, fostering innovation and teamwork to deliver advanced technologies that will return America to the Moon.
Learn more: axiomspace.com/release/axiom…
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Love this!
Jun 7
With the kids out of school for summer this mother found a really neat way to help the kids cool off and be creative at the same time. How cool is this?
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May 22
London Underground station flooding has reportedly been reduced by around 90% thanks to a group of engineers: beavers.
After conservationists reintroduced a family of beavers into a nearby city park, the animals built dams and restored wetlands that now absorb and slow floodwater naturally.
Authorities had planned major man-made flood infrastructure, but the beavers effectively created their own system — while also boosting biodiversity and restoring the ecosystem around them.
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A silent garage pays its respects as the No. 33 @RCRracing Chevrolet unloads at @CLTMotorSpdwy.
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May 23
Somber moment as Richard Childress Racing unloads Kyle Busch’s car.
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May 20
Hey teachers, SpaceX Starship launch currently scheduled for Thursday
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May 14
This May 18–22, join teachers and students everywhere to celebrate Digital Well-Being Week! This new campaign coincides with Mental Health Awareness Month, and pairs well with Digital Citizenship Week in the fall. @CommonSenseEd @CommonSense commonsense.org/education/di…
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Use these easy to make Paper Circuits Cubes to demonstrate the basics of circuitry. Learn about open and closed circuits, polarity, power, and components.
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#teacher #STEM #education #circuits #maker #papercircuits #STEMeducation #EdTech #LED @dailystem
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May 11
Had a different Mother’s Day! We went out for brunch. Met my daughter and her family! It was nice!
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New STEM Everyday episode to listen to on your weekend:
Amy from Summer Science Program talks about their 5 week scientific lab experiences for pre-college students 🔭🧪🦠
Download on your podcast app or at dailystem.com/2026/05/09/ep-…
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Happy Mother's Day this weekend to all the moms! Thank you for all you do! 🫶
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#teacher #STEM #education #circuits #maker #papercircuits #STEMeducation #EdTech #LED @dailystem
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May 9
I was lucky, @snufflewort, I had post-menopausal bleeding that never stopped for a month. That led to earlier diagnosis. Please don’t think it’s all in your head or just normal aging even if that’s what the doctor tells you, because it’s not!
Please learn the symptoms of ovarian cancer! What my doctor diagnosed as anxiety was in fact stage 3 cancer!
🟣Bloated tummy
🟣Needing to pee more
🟣Pelvic pain
🟣Always feeling full
🟣Constipation
(Please RT this post!)
#WorldOvarianCancerDay #fuckcancer
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May 9
It is possible to have PTSD from childhood!
🚨: Brain scans have revealed children living with unstable families (excessive, arguing, abusive and neglectful) have brain changes similar to combat soldiers after active duty
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May the 4th is coming!
Make this light-up and vibrating Baby Yoda and May the Fourth be with you!
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#teacher #STEM #education #circuits #maker #papercircuits #STEMeducation #EdTech #LED @dailystem
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Happy Earth Day!
Apr 22
Earth Day isn’t solar panels & electric cars.
Find a fun activity to do outside with your kids & just enjoy the most amazing planet anywhere in the solar system!
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Apr 18
Apollo 13 was 56 years ago!
Learn more about “the successful failure” in this NASA Podcast interview with 2 of the astronauts: nasa.gov/podcasts/houston-we…
Apr 17
Exhausted Apollo 13 flight controllers, joined by astronauts, managers, and VIPs in the Mission Control Center in Houston, rejoiced in the safe splashdown of the Apollo 13 astronauts in the Pacific Ocean on this day in 1970.
The mission became known as NASA's successful failure. Despite the explosion that seriously disabled the spacecraft, quick and creative thinking allowed the crew to return home safely.
ALT Flight Director Gerry Griffin raises his arm for a thumbs up in the foreground in this scene from the Mission Control Center at what is now Johnson Space Center. Next to him are fellow flight directors for the Apollo 13 mission, Eugene Kranz and Glynn Lunney, both clapping hands. Flight controllers and mission leaders celebrate the successful return of the Apollo 13 crew on April 17, 1970. Credit: NASA
ALT The crewmembers of the Apollo 13 mission, step aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the mission, following splashdown and recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. Exiting the helicopter which made the pick-up some four miles from the Iwo Jima are (from left) astronauts Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot; James A. Lovell Jr., commander; and John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot. The crippled Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down at 1:07:44 p.m. (EST), April 17, 1970.
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Apr 12
Mister Rogers always cleaned up after himself.
“When he was working with crayons or paper or anything else, the last part of the sequence was always putting things back together or putting them back in the cupboard. That helps children know that cleaning up is part of the creative process, too. You come back to an environment that’s clean and inviting.”
(from Hedda Sharapan quoted in ‘When You Wonder, You’re Learning’)
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Mar 29
Watched “Moonbound For All Humanity” today about @NASAArtemis…
If you’re a teacher or a parent, make time to watch it with your kids before the Artemis II launch on Wednesday 🚀
In just a few days, we'll be sending humans on a flight around the Moon. Have you watched our documentary series on the mission?
Watch Moonbound before Artemis II lifts off: plus.nasa.gov/series/moonbou…
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