Nicole Aunapu Mann is set to make history and become the first Native American woman to go to space.

Amid a drought, the Dinosaur Valley State Park has discovered dinosaur footprints that have historically been covered by water and sediment. They date back more than 113 million years. abcn.ws/3PKZpPx

Tomorrow, an incredibly rare, once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event is happening! Jupiter will be its closest to Earth since 1963! Along with opposition, it’ll be SO bright, you’ll be able to see its bands and some moons just with binoculars! This won’t happen again until 2129!

SCIENTIST ALERT 🚨 Today we observed our classroom caterpillars! These scientists were able to turn & talk and share what they noticed! Kindergarteners used awesome scientific language to describe their thinking! 🐛🦋🔬#LPSHawks Harrington School karen mccarthy

A wonderful view outside my window just now. Big Backyard Program Dr. Julie Hackett Dez Hartwell

@NGSS_tweeps What reasons do we have for NOT getting kids outside? Learning in Places West Michigan GLSI

Beautiful Fall Day for Kindergarten and Grade 3 Big Backyard walks! Thanks to Big Backyard Program for training and our volunteers! Jenny Corduck

BBY was a huge success today! Scientist were able to observe all that nature has to offer in the Fall! Kindergarteners also planted daffodil bulbs. We will observe these bulbs as the seasons change! Big thanks to our parent volunteers! Big Backyard Program Harrington School ☀️🌷🐾🍃🍂🍄

Happening now…K artists sketching scenes from our pollinator garden. Art and science interacting! Alethea Roy karen mccarthy Dr. Julie Hackett Bowman PTO

The sun returned and these G4 students took their solar panels and circuits outside to investigate energy transfers and transformations. Fun to encounter such focus and curiosity! @Ms_KMichael FiskeSchool

This group of field scientists - simply awesome! Maria Hastings School Big Backyard Program Dr. Julie Hackett LPS (MA) Science

Second graders working in teams to create a design to stop erosion. Collaboration and compromise in action! karen mccarthy #Science #teamwork

Thank you Bianca, Maggie, and Sri, members of 2 Bits and a Byte, the LPS Robotics Team, for building EV3s for us. Our Gr 4 students are excited to begin their design challenges! LPS (MA) Science Dr. Julie Hackett LEXINGTON HS @TomMartellone

A chance to notice, wonder, and connect with our local surroundings at Lexington Learns Together 2022. Thanks for joining us to explore our Big Backyard! Big Backyard Program LPS (MA) Science Bridge School @LPS_Planning Dr. Julie Hackett

Happy #PhenomenaFriday! What were the most interesting phenomena you observed this week? Here are some of my faves. I recommend checking out Learning in Places to help students and families notice local phenomena. Read more: stemteachingtools.org/brief/77 #ngsschat -@SciJeanne

Ms. Blackwell-Thompson, NASA's Launch Director - "Decades ago for Apollo 11, there was just one woman in the firing room of 450 men. Today, on launch day for Artemis I, 30 percent of the approximately 100 engineers in the firing room are women." - NYTimes

Crew prepares for the trip, loading food for a week. Ms Buthlay and I are inching our way to the summit. Above tree line and the work begins! Digging out the weather equipment on route! Mount Washington Observatory (MWOBS) Dr. Julie Hackett Estabrook School

Thanks to Alex and Mount Washington Observatory (MWOBS) for getting us and our Dr. Julie Hackett Estabrook School LPS students up close and personal with “the world’s worst weather”!

Pollinator Living Lab Alert! Second graders at Harrington were busy planting a NEW garden! Check out the full video at: Youtube.com/watch?v=vagdsj… Jackie Daley Harrington School Dr. Julie Hackett lexedfoundation Big Backyard Program