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!Migration Alert! The forecast is for 300+ MILLION birds in the air over the U.S. each of the next three nights, according to @DrBirdCast. Try turning off nonessential lighting, and treating reflective glass to help protect birds. Learn more: birdcast.info/science-to-act…
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Hummingbirds are the only birds in the world that can fly backward. They flap their wings in a figure-eight pattern. #NaturePBS
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Endings and beginnings as monarchs leave their overwintering sanctuaries in search of milkweed, nectar, and water. Read more in this week's Monarch & Milkweed News Update:
➡️ bit.ly/3nwbboE
📸 Estela in Michaocán
📸 Anna in Oklahoma
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Studies have shown that students who learn outdoors develop: a sense of self, independence, confidence, creativity, decision-making and problem-solving skills, empathy towards others, motor skills, self-discipline and initiative. ~ University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
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Scientists have recently determined that it takes approximately 400 repetitions to create a new synapse in the brain—unless it is done with play, in which case, it takes between 10 and 20 repetitions! ~ Dr. Karyn Purvis
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Whoooo are you hearing after dark? Great horned owls, barred owls, and screech owls can often be heard this time of year as they search for mates and begin claiming their territories.
📸Bill Moses/USFWS
ALT a large bird with feathered ear tufts sits high up in a pine tree
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Did you know November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth? 💡
Celebrate the full history of Native and Indigenous peoples with your learners using our lesson collection of ready-to-go resources and lessons.
Start exploring: bit.ly/3DZ5UKF
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Reading aloud is one of the few spaces that checks all the boxes in terms of social, emotional and mental health. @DOTellMedia @andee_tagle
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Please share! Would you like some new books for your classroom? If you join workshop you will receive 4 books as well as materials. @AKMaynes @MrsCusick4 @ScienceDanner @drloriandersen @lizette_burks @pettaluma @STMath @Mass_STEMHub @NGSS_tweeps @natickps @PoorAmy @philiplbell
Join us and the @EcoTarium as we explore how to use picture and trade books, science writing, and discussion to teach science and engage students in hands-on, inquiry-based investigations inspired by literature! Learn more and register at wadeinstitutema.org. #scied #literacy
ALT Connecting Science and Literacy in the Elementary Classroom a virtual professional learning opportunity for grades 3-5 educators
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Fun fact for the winter solstice: Did you know that the earth is closest to the sun during winter in the northern hemisphere? Our short colder days are due to the fact that the northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun during this time. #wintersolstice #theshortestday
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"Being kind means responding to the needs of others — and people can be kind, no matter how old or young we are." — FRED
#WorldKindnessDay ❤️
ALT Mister Rogers smiling on the set of the PBS KIDS television show, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
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Nov is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, a great time to let your students research local history & discover which tribes call the land you live on home. Check out Native Land Digital (native-land.ca) an app to map Indigenous territories, treaties, & languages.
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Kindness shouldn’t come as a surprise & it won’t when our combined kind acts begin to tip the scales⚖️
#thekindnessrocksproject
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#PlacebasedEd experiences are the kinds of experiences that bring you closer to the people and places all around you, deepen your understanding and give you clarity and courage to make change in your world. Dive in to (and bookmark) our guide on the blog! tetonscience.org/getting-sta…
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Planning a class lesson about #wildfires?
Be sure to check out our new #Forest Literacy Framework, which breaks down important forest concepts and environmental issues your #students should know before they graduate #highschool. plt.org/forestliteracy
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First day of the year with my new STEAM classes…what is STEAM they asked? Well I brought a STeAM super hero to share the answer!!! @SACS_VT
