Teacher of 475+ incredibly curious and enthusiastic K-2 science students at Holmes School. (And foster parent for @FeralFixers ๐ฑ๐พ)
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Itโs #bearcam season at #brooksfalls in @KatmaiNPS. Watch magnificent brown bears fish for salmon to bulk up for next winter! Tune in to @exploreorg 24/7. #D60learns
Still time to sign-up online for the Maercker District 60 science fair (through Sunday, Dec. 15th) Open to all 1st - 8th graders. forms.gle/z9Y6Tto13Tuj4wNz7 More details at maerckerpto.org #D60learns
๐ป Itโs #bearcam season! ๐ป The brown bears of @KatmaiNPS have woken from their winter slumber and are HUNGRY! Use the link to watch them fish for sockeye salmon at #BrooksFalls and fatten up for next winter. explore.org/livecams/brown-bโฆ #D60Learns
Super proud of @D60Holmes ๐ for being #superheroes and collecting more than $1900 in coins and bills for @MakeAWish! (And thanks to @Wintrust Comm Bank of Willowbrook for having a ginormous coin counter on hand ๐) #d60learns #compassionate #PBIS
.@MaerckerPTA and #D60learns #sciencefair is in full swing! Cars have fortunately started ๐ We are at @westview_hills until 11:00 today (1/26).
Still time to sign up for the #sciencefair! Registration closes on December 14th. Use the link in the original tweet. โคต๏ธ #D60Learns
Maercker District 60 Science Fair registration is open: docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzmโฆ #d60learns #sciencerocks
Maercker District 60 Science Fair registration is open: docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzmโฆ #d60learns #sciencerocks
Halloween pumpkins past their prime? ๐ Check out these ideas: holmesscience.org/halloween-โฆ Thanks to @NWF for great ideas and @ScarceEcoEd for organizing #pumpkinsmash2018 #D60learns waste360.com/composting/smasโฆ
๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฌThe Science Fair is Coming! ๐ฅฝ Find our more during our Info Night:11/14, 6:30 pm at Maercker School. #D60learns ๐งซ๐ฆ ๐งช (love the new emojis ๐)
.@D60Holmes firsties writing about their fav ๐ Moon and Stars โจ activity. Love the brave spelling ๐#d60learns
What did we do before slo-mo on our @Apple iPhones?!? ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ @D60Holmes kinders trying to knock down the โwallโ w/o crushing the houses. Thx to @MysterySci for a great idea! #d60learns
Yippee! I LOVE bear cam season! ๐พ๐พ ๐ #d60learns xitter.cf/katmainps/status/10091โฆ
It's here! The Bearcam is up and streaming live for the 2018 season. You can now view bear activity on the Brooks River 24 hours a day at explore.org/bears
ALT A brown bear pounces in the river
#LavaCam ๐๐ฅ Live video of the Kilauea lava flowโthis cam is at someoneโs house and the lava fountain is about 1/2 mile away! Scroll back for nighttime view ๐ณ youtu.be/HtihmXFWqGo via @YouTube #volcanogeek #d60learns
So cool!! (Iโm a bit of a volcano geek ๐) #d60learns xitter.cf/usgsvolcanoes/status/9โฆ
Spatter and splashing build ramparts around Fissure 22, Kฤซlauea Volcanoโs Lower East Rift Zone. bit.ly/2LkFPtu
Wow. Just wow.๐ฎ xitter.cf/USGSVolcanoes/status/9โฆ
#Kilauea,18 fissures now, but 17 is the most voluminous...and #LavaFountain still #erupting. Video of May 13 4:30PM heli flight - steam jets throwing #SpatterBombs up to 500 ft. East #aa #lavaflow cascading into steaming pit. #Hawaii go.usa.gov/xQQbE
We are the @D60Holmes Honeybees ๐ and super proud of it...but did you know that native bees are mega-important, too?Help the mason bees by building this easy (and very artisanal looking) bee home ๐ก! #d60learns my.chicagobotanic.org/sciencโฆ
๐ฑ@D60Holmes 2nd graders documenting @fastplants changes in brilliant @Seesaw! Parents are just as excited to see the growth!! #d60learns
Check out @MortonArboretum edible gardening series! Even a kid-friendly one! #D60Learns ow.ly/ENFz30iEKsG
.@D60Holmes firsties are extending school-wide flashlight reading day๐ฆinto science class by trying to see the mystery pictures in their sealed @FOSSscience light boxes ๐ฆ๐ฆ=โ๏ธ #D60Learns
