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“I recommend curiosity in your research. To me, that’s the most important advice I have to give." - Syukuro Manabe, awarded the 2021 #NobelPrize in Physics.

Inspire middle school students to decode their everyday lives + hack into a better future for our planet with the @Girls4Tech Behind the Network Video Series premiere! Watch now >> bit.ly/2QvFA5N

Is there oxygen on Mars? Technically yes, but nowhere near the amount on Earth. So breathing is out of the question. But there IS lots of carbon dioxide (CO2). With a new technology, we can convert Martian CO2 into oxygen. Engineer Asad Aboobaker explains: youtu.be/n1viNk1eNnM

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Want to sharpen math skills during #STEM & save money on supplies? Charge your students! (USE FAKE MONEY OF COURSE!) My makerspace is so much tidier & my students are loving this real-world simulation while their brains are growing!

🚨 Attention Students 🚨 The General Knowledge Exam and the Elementary Education K-6 Subject Area Exam online and in-person test prep modules are available for all students preparing to take the exams NOW through January. Live GK Test Prep Sessions ➡️ ow.ly/quV950G98FY

The spacewalkers experience a sunrise and sunset every 90 minutes and @cquantumspin asks if they feel temperature differences in their suits. #AskNASA | nasa.gov/live

🚴+ Physics = winner

Meet the boxer crab, also known as the pom pom crab for the way it holds anemones in its claws. The two critters have a symbiotic relationship: boxer crabs use anemones’ stinging cells for defense, while anemones feed on particles from the crabs’ meals.

We're thrilled to announce that @NEFSTEM_UNF has been selected to be a part of the international #ScratchEducationCollaborative. We’ll be collaborating with @Scratch and orgs around the world to support learners in developing their confidence with creative computing.

How does the Keel-billed Toucan get around with a beak that accounts for one-third of its total length? Made of keratin, the same material as human hair and fingernails, its beak is hollow and reinforced by bone—and is actually quite light!

Aurora Australis!

In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered the green mould he was working with produced a substance that could kill many common bacteria that infect humans. He called this new, exciting substance "mould juice". Only after a couple of months, on 7 March 1929, did he name it penicillin.

Free posters of diverse STEM women—and why you should display them in your classroom! edutopia.org/article/best-f…

How can math teachers act as facilitators in their classrooms and empower students mathematically in the process? On Peers and Pedagogy, dig into concrete strategies you can use to build identity, belonging, and agency in the math classroom. bit.ly/36xE6g6 #mathchat

NEFSTEM is excited to announce that we’re a part of the #ScratchEducationCollaborative! 🎉 We’ll be collaborating with @Scratch and organizations around the world to support learners from historically marginalized communities in developing their confidence with creative computing

What traits do you need in order to become a successful scientist? Elizabeth Blackburn shares what she believes are the four most important traits. Blackburn shared the 2009 Medicine Prize with Carol Greider and Jack Szostak for their research on telomeres and telomerase.

The Gladys Roddenberry Graduate Fellowship for Teaching Excellence is for @DuvalSchools private & public school teachers enrolled in @UNFGradSchool. Apply to receive 1 of 5 grad fellowships ($5,000) awarded each year. Details can be found here, ow.ly/OQEr50BfNzv

🚨@DuvalSchools PK-2 Teachers with 3+ years of teaching experience 🚨 Earn $400 to help with a research project. Participation is minimal and completely online. Interested? Complete a survey ow.ly/McZO50EWWBS Contact Latrina, Project InTERSECT, @ latrina.patrick@unf.edu