🔬 Elementary Science Specialist | 💙 #PWCSProud circa 2012! | 🪐 True @NASA Nerd. | 🧑🏻‍💻 Loves @Microsoft Excel unironically. | 👍 Opinions are my own.

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Joined September 2017
Contact upcoming with Poland! Kordylewski Youth Astronomical Observatory in Niepołomice will contact @Astro_Suni on the @Space_Station via ham radio. Scheduled for Fri, 20-Sep at 17:08 UTC | 1:08 PM ET | 7:08 PM CEST direct via SP9MOA. Listen on 145.800 MHz in Europe.
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Our journey to Europa is about to begin. Follow along as @EuropaClipper ventures across our solar system to uncover the potential for life on Jupiter's icy moon. europa.nasa.gov/
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Picture this: what might exist below Europa's surface? If you know creative kids, encourage them to submit to our new art challenge. Entries submitted by Sept. 30 may be featured online or during the launch broadcast in October! Get the full picture: go.nasa.gov/ArtChallenge
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Looking for a fun Moon activity to prepare for International #ObserveTheMoon Night on Sept. 14? Check out our Moon Observation Journal and spend the next month sketching the Moon's daily appearance! 🌓 go.nasa.gov/47lle2P
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🙌 Celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth with us on Sept. 19 at 4pm ET 👩‍🔬 Learn about Hispanic contributions to science 📚 @NASA Internships 101 🎓 Hear from current and former interns 🔍 Q&A Session Register: go.nasa.gov/4d0Teme
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This is a great extension for our fourth graders, and an incredible real-world connection. It's evidence of our rapidly changing understand of the universe around us through exploration made possible by innovation!
The @EuropaClipper Composition Working Group has compiled this superb overview, led by @tbeckaa, on how the mission's instruments can shed light Europa's composition and determine whether its ocean may have the conditions for life. Download it free here! link.springer.com/article/10…
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This is a great opportunity for our fourth and fifth graders to engage in experiential learning!
Lunar observations aren’t just for astronauts. They’re for everyone. On Saturday, Sept. 14, NASA is hosting International #ObserveTheMoon Night. You can join virtual or in-person events, or simply observe the Moon from your own backyard. go.nasa.gov/3TivtPo
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Our 4th grade astronomers created models of the solar system in @canva ! Creating their own model is so much more engaging and effective than a worksheet!
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Happy #StarTrekDay! In 2016, our Spitzer Space Telescope made a bold discovery in our Milky Way galaxy. These nebulae could be said to resemble two U.S.S. Enterprise ships (1701 and 1701-D). But you tell us. Learn more about this region in our galaxy: go.nasa.gov/3zdztdg
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Join us tonight. @SciencePlum will be there!
Join the VSTE #DEI Committee for a amazing webinar experience on 3-20-24 at 7pm EST: Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering English Learners featuring Brenda Russ & Sarah Plumatello Register Here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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I’m excited to share that effective June 1st, I am taking on the (new) role of Administrative Coordinator of Elementary Science! This is been such an incredible year of growth, and I am so grateful to all of the teachers and instructional leaders I’ve worked with along the way!
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What a special and memorable experience! 🚀🙌🏻
From watching a rocket launch this morning at Cape Canaveral to building a support for a rocket toy at home, our family was amazed! Thank you for inspiring the next generation @SpaceX @INTELSAT @ExploreSpaceKSC @ColesRoadrunner @PWCSScience
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When the Moon hits your eye that's.... sunlight?! Turns out, moonlight is actually sunlight reflected by the Moon! Did you observe sunlight after dark by enjoying last night’s full Moon? 🌕
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Meet new Goddard Center Director Dr. Makenzie Lystrup! Dr. Lystrup is Goddard's first-ever female center director. She will lead the next generation of scientists and engineers with her experience from the commercial aerospace industry. go.nasa.gov/3ZJy1GF
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Congratulations, @Astro_Alneyadi! We will be watching in awe and with appreciation!
Being chosen as the first Arab astronaut to undertake a spacewalk alongside NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen is a great honour and responsibility. I am eagerly awaiting this historic moment, for which I have trained extensively at the Johnson Space Center. I am looking forward to represent my country and continue the exceptional journey started by generations of astronauts before me.
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Congratulations, Dr. Lystrup! I couldn’t help but notice what book you used for your swearing-in… AMAZING. Carl Sagan would be proud!
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What a neat use of @Ozobot and a great opportunity to talk about the benefits and limitations of a model! Thanks for sharing, @allisonmkurtz!
This week third grade students have been using @Ozobot to explore our solar system. Students have worked together to show the order of the planets in our solar system and how they orbit around the sun. #Clear4Takeoff #ozobot #STEM #solarsystem
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Uranus has never looked better. Really. Only Voyager 2 and Keck (with adaptive optics) have imaged the planet's faintest rings before, and never as clearly as Webb’s first glimpse at this ice giant, which also highlights bright atmospheric features. go.nasa.gov/3nTo3oO
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Attn: 4th and 5th grade teachers — great resources for moon phases! Just remember that students are only responsible for identifying full moon, new moon, as well as first and third quarters (as viewed from Earth AND from Space). 🌑🌗🌓🌕
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#DYK #Apollo astronauts discovered 3 new minerals on the Moon. My fave is named for the crew of #Apollo11: Armalcolite! @NASA_astronauts are undergoing geology & field training for #Artemis missions, just like the Apollo crews did. This is Armalcolite. It sparkles!!! 🤩
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