Informal Science Education of Texas Supporting partnerships among informal and formal science educators to improve science education in Texas.
Texas, USA
Joined January 2014
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Porcupines don't actually shoot their quills. If threatened, they will raise them and back toward you lashing their tail. If some quills happen to come loose, well...you've been warned.
More on #Texas porcupines at bit.ly/TxPorcupineFacts
📷Randall Stinson
ALT close-up of porcupine
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In celebration of National Arts in Education Week (September 13-19), we’re sharing the importance of visual arts education from the perspective of NAEA members. Share these messages and create your own. #VisualArtsEd #EducatorArtistVisionary ow.ly/tdM150BqnWF
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We are wishing safety to all our colleagues in the Gulf Coast Region today as #HurricaneLaura makes landfall with near-record winds in Louisiana and Texas last night and early this morning. Please continue to stay safe this week.
Emergency resources: aam-us.org/programs/resource…
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The new show—featuring #1000BlackGirlBooks' @iammarleydias—will include a resource guide and guiding questions educators can use to talk about the books or their topics with young people.
chicagotribune.com/lifestyle…
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What a gator! @TexasGameWarden relocated a small alligator from an Aransas Pass @Whataburger, via @KRIS6News: bit.ly/WhatAGator
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Today kicks off our EE Awards Celebration Week! Over the next week we will share information about this year's awardees. We invite you to join us next Friday, August 28th for our Virtual Awards Celebration featuring this year's awardees and lots of other fun ways to connect.
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“This is the time to reinvest and double down on the arts…”
—Mario R. Rossero, NAEA Executive Director in this USA Today article: ow.ly/WZBN50B8v5V
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Switching from canned beans and cooking your own not only avoids the tins but the plastic lining most of them have. Chickpeas (garbanzos) need to be soaked overnight before cooking and can be purchased from bulk… instagram.com/p/CCj0aDoDp9_/…
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How to reduce plastic waste in the age of COVID-19 afr.com/policy/energy-and-cl…
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"Since mid-March, childhood hunger has risen to a rate three times higher than reported during the financial crisis of 2008, with nearly one in five households of mothers with children ages 12 and younger not getting enough to eat."
nytimes.com/2020/07/08/paren…
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Looking for somewhere to volunteer? Once Science Spectrum opens up its doors to the public on July 7th, we'll need help in a few areas around the museum. If you are interested, please email us at [email protected] to learn how to sign-up! #volunteeropportunities
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Happy #WorldGiraffeDay! Giraffes not only have long legs & necks, they also have long lashes to keep sand out of their eyes. We're thankful to have Vulnerable giraffes living at the Cincinnati Zoo so hopefully many visitors have an experience with them & get close enough to care
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Daddy's home! A male cardinal feeds his chicks and changes a diaper.
Happy #FathersDay to all dads!
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"Downplaying or erasing the periods when the nation moved away from justice does little to help our students understand the present-day impact of structures that uphold injustice."
tolerance.org/magazine/the-p…
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Dad Joke: "Why don't eggs tell jokes?...They'd crack each other up."
Bald Eagles are monogamous and believed to mate for life. In Texas, they nest from October to July. Nests are constructed primarily by the female, with the male "assisting." Smart move, dad! Happy #FathersDay
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Today is Juneteenth—a day for celebration and remembrance that should be part of our collective knowledge of freedom struggles in this country. May our educators and youth continue the fight to ensure that the promise of freedom is delivered.
tolerance.org/magazine/happy…
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The powerful session on "Racism, Unrest, and the Role of the Museum Field" from @AAMers #aamvirtual is now available to all. Hear from @johnnettabcole, @SmithsonianSec, Lori Fogarty @oaklandmuseumca on the museum field’s role in combating racism. aam-us.org/2020/06/09/racism…
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Laura Casset is a Floodplain Management and Project Funding Specialist. Her helpful tip for future engineers is: "Try to visit a place of work to understand what an engineer does on a daily basis to see if you can imagine your life in that career path."
#rolemodel #engineering
