Stem Families

How can families and museums help kids become scientists? Join us as we find out.

[ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover @NASAPersevere]

Hello, world. My first look at my forever home. #CountdownToMars

[Stem Families @StemFamilies]

The Museum uses a mirror to look at how masks help with COVID- Check it out:
https://t.co/26zRe2v6TB

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#MeetAScientist: Ed Young is a science journalist for "The Atlantic." Science journalists translate detailed and jargon-laden information produced by scientists into a format the general public can understand. Check out his video on "ZOMBIE Roaches."
https://t.co/6v0HdUmIVP

[Stem Families @StemFamilies]

Are the kids getting ready to head back to school? Click on the link below to find tips and suggestions to help children learn and understand how far 6 feet is.
https://t.co/khn3cLcE4s
#backtoschool #socialdistance #covid

[Corina Newsome, M.Sc. @hood_naturalist]

Thank you very much to @CNN and @ItsAJWillingham for featuring @BlackAFinSTEM ’s #BlackBirdersWeek!!!!!!!

Change is happening, and we love to see it (and BE it!)

https://t.co/IIyAyJ5bxM

[BlackAFinSTEM @BlackAFinSTEM]

We are floored by all the support so far. We continue our week of supporting, amplifying and uplifting black naturalists and nature lovers with #AskABlackBirder.
Please send us your questions by tweeting them with the hashtag and/or tagging this account.
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[Forbes Science @ForbesScience]

https://t.co/lEUTVvLztQ

[Sandra Phoma @Sandra_Phoma]

It's #BlackBirdersWeek! Day 2 is #PostABird! Mine is very much Southern Ocean inspired. Everyone on here knows I adore King Penguins 🐧. It was love at first sight! .@BlackAFinSTEM
#BlackInNature

📷 Taken close to the Marion Island Sub-Antarctic 🇿🇦 base.

[Stem Families @StemFamilies]

Today marks the first day of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season! Weather Wiz Kids is a great website to learn about hurricanes and to find fun, interactive lesson plans, activities, and experiments. #HurricaneSeason #STEMeducation #remotelearning
https://t.co/N9iDJbSO4U

[Corina Newsome, M.Sc. @hood_naturalist]

#BlackBirdersWeek IS HERE!!!!!!!!!

DAY 1:

If you are a Black nature enthusiast, we want to see you!! Share your pics using the hashtag #BlackInNature!

#RepresentationMatters, and I know that from firsthand experience! So, here I am, #BlackAFinSTEM, hip-deep in the marsh! 💚

[24K Court 💫 @court_outdoors]

Hi there! Courtney Akinosho here. I’m a Black, Southern femme who’s loved the outdoors (and called GA home) my whole life. I grew up fishing, picking plums and berries on the side of the road, climbing trees and collecting rocks. I’m a new birder, but I’ve been #BlackInNature. ✊🏾

[Al_Troutman M.Sc. @n8ture_al]

Hey y’all I’m Alex and coincidentally my last name is Troutman and I’m a wildlife Biologist ! As a part of #BlackBirdersWeek with #BlackAFinSTEM today I’ll be showcasing #blackinNature form my perspective. To start off here are two species I’ve worked with so far

[N. Fontaine @haalimifolia]

It was once said to me that I go outside too much...I thought, what does going outside too much even mean? #BlackInNature #BlackBirdersWeek #BlackLivesMatter #Ecology #BlackandSTEM
@BlackAFinSTEM

Here I am installing a beaver dam flow device

[BlackAFinSTEM @BlackAFinSTEM]

Today's focus is #BlackInNature. Get outside today and show us what you find! Post your pictures and tag us #BlackAFinSTEM, we want to see Black folks in nature!! #BlackBirdersWeek https://t.co/0QONxAfZWm

[Stem Families @StemFamilies]

We’re excited to follow along!!!

[BlackAFinSTEM @BlackAFinSTEM]

Coming to your screens May 31st - June 5th #BlackBirdersWeek organised by #BlackAFinSTEM https://t.co/nZQZyBRUUu

[Corina Newsome, M.Sc. @hood_naturalist]

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!

We at @BlackAFinSTEM are starting the inagural #BlackBirdersWeek to celebrate Black Birders and nature explorers, beginning 5/31!!!!!

Follow the whole group of us here: https://t.co/I23zoT3fFh

Take a look at the thread for the schedule of events!

[Stem Families @StemFamilies]

Happy Friday! Looking for a fun family activity to do this weekend? Try @ScienceBuddies free science lesson called "Balancing Act." #familyfun #STEM #weekendactivity
https://t.co/r85DNKc75b

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Barbara McClintock is a geneticist responsible for discovering several groundbreaking concepts in the field of genetics. To this day, she is the only woman to receive an unshared Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
#MeetAScientist
https://t.co/Gg0wLGNYFD

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Meet Dr. Narinder Kapany:
Known as the Father of Fiber Optics, Dr. Kapany has played an influential role in modern communication and medicine. Click on the link below to learn more about Dr. Kapany and fiber optics
https://t.co/KkPKTwYbYC
#AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth #STEM

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Looking for resources appropriate for at-home learning? Over the years, North Carolina Sea Grant has published a number of articles about coastal flora, fauna and phenomena. These are interesting to adults and youth.
https://t.co/RvtXfh5Ejk