Galactic Polymath Education Studio (GP)

Q: How do we grow #dataliteracy skills? A: We worked with scientists to develop the PPSTT framework to help students make sense of graphs & figures. Part of a free unit for grades 9–uni; #openaccess thanks to NSF funding to Dr. Tom Luhring at WSU 🧪 #scicomm #edusky youtube.com/shorts/zDRqw...

In the teaching guide created by @galacticpolymath.com, students take on the role of a parent and examine historical documents before developing their own evidence-based response.    

Using mathematical modeling and simulation, we see how these factors influence disease spread and outbreak outcomes. Watch the video LabXchange to learn more: #CommunityImmunity #PublicHealth #ScienceEducation #TeacherResources

How can one person’s health decision affect an entire community? New resources from @galacticpolymath.com, now available on LabXchange, invite students to explore this question through an interactive simulation, scientific research, and history.

this video & its connected unit is the product of many months of work with Vanderbilt researchers. Please check it out and share 🙏

🧪 Measles is back. Could polio be next? Tomorrow we launch Community Immunity — a free outbreak simulation + classroom unit for grades 8–12. First short is live: youtube.com/shorts/eUHUO... #SciComm #ScienceEducation

🧪 Measles is back. Could polio be next? Tomorrow we launch Community Immunity — a free outbreak simulation + classroom unit for grades 8–12. First short is live: youtube.com/shorts/eUHUO... #SciComm #ScienceEducation

We made an awesome career exploration tool that anyone can use for free! It makes it super easy to connect abstract concepts to career pathways, letting students explore 12,000+ aliases for 832 jobs across the US economy with ease! Check it out! 👇 #edusky www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/career-...

Some scientists are driven not only by discovering new knowledge, but by helping that knowledge travel further into the world. 🧪 #SciComm buff.ly/I65EqTr

Science class should spark “wait…WHAT?” moments. GP makes free, low-prep lessons for grades 6-college built with researchers so students can chase real questions, primary lit, and explore rabbit holes of curiosity. Please read/share! www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/turning... #SciEd #NGSS #EduSky 🧪

Out today! 🎉 Protists aren’t just pond water blobs. They hunt. Flee. Compete. Shape food webs. Duke ecologist Jean Philippe Gibert reacts to real microscope footage from our Micro Matchups series—and explains why it’s like the Serengeti in a drop of water. 🧪 🎥 youtu.be/oHhSDO9Hu74

What if microscopic predator-prey interactions were like Pokemon battles with commentators? ▶️👇 Feat. amazing 🔬 footage by @jamesweiss.bsky.social! A fun series we made to get students (and everyone) curious about protists! 🧪🍎 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Seems like a useful framework to introduce graphs and data comfort!

Hot take: we say “data literacy” a lot…but don’t teach students the key thing–What do you do when you’re looking at a graph? 📈 We ran into this building a unit on Tom Luhring's climate change & frog research 🧪🐸 so we created a “PEMDAS for graphs”: PPSTT 👇 www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/data-li...

New video alert! How do birds that don't fly south survive the winter?! Feat. awesome research by Drs. Maria Stager & Dai Shizuka 🪶🧪 youtube.com/shorts/pjlRg...

Do birds hibernate like bears? 🐻 Almost none do… So how do they survive −40° winters? Test your intuition: youtube.com/shorts/2jNER... #winterbirds #birding #science #STEM Part of our new unit "Birds in Winter" which you can check out here: teach.galacticpolymath.com 🧪🪶

NEW EPISODE! We sit down with Andrew Robertson (@andrew-antdude.bsky.social) winner of the #myscijourney competition hosted by @galacticpolymath.com. Dive into the remarkable world of ants and learn how complicated these tiny creatures are! Listen now www.smartteapodcast.com/andrew-rober...

🧪🐛🦋🐜🐝 Awesome guest post from Dr. Aram Mikaelyan! If we want students to be better at systems thinking—to grow their skills of observation & critical thinking—a good way to start is getting curious about what's happening at our feet! 🍎 #NGSS #entomology www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/why-ins...

Scientists, you can still share your story with a 3 min video (easy lift) AND enter to win cash prizes and #scicomm acclaim! Submit by Nov 3 😁🧪

Time to stop doom scrolling & check out some AMAZING 3 min science videos. Your thumbs up could decide who wins the #MySciJourney challenge! 🧪🐸🪶🔊 Thanks to lead funder @ncse.bsky.social & organizers @mattwilkins.galacticpolymath.com @scitalker.bsky.social 🙌 www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij...

Check out some cool science (and great science communication) happening at @towsonu.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ9C... Josh's video is part of a sci-comm competition sponsored by @galacticpolymath.com. If you learned something new by watching, please "Like" the video on YouTube!

Teachers, check it out! Andrew's awesome video is part of our growing collection of short, classroom-ready videos. Watch them and vote with likes to decide who wins the #scicomm competition! #edusky

Dive into the fascinating world of #Genetics with our new cluster! This collection of 10 pathways takes you from Mendel’s landmark studies with pea plants to modern-day applications. Explore genetics, from chromosome to phenotype: https://f.mtr.cool/bfkrbcozso

DEADLINE EXTENDED to Oct. 12!✨ I don't need to tell you that public support is crucial to sustaining science. #SciComm has never been more important, so don’t miss this chance to give the public a window into how science really works—and why it works so well. Join the #MySciJourney Challenge!

Scientists, here's your chance to remind the public about the beauty of science & why your work matters! Make a 3min presentation with a template; cash prizes! 💰 Deadline extended to Oct 12. www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij... Funded by @ncse.bsky.social Plz repost! 🧪🪶🐸🔊 #scicomm #MySciJourney

Friends—1 week left! If you use science in your job (undergrad, in academia, in industry...anything!) & you want to help students understand what it's really like & why it's important—here's your chance! 🧪 from @galacticpolymath.com & @ncse.bsky.social 👉 www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij...

"...it checks all the boxes — authentic science, student-led inquiry, & ready-to-go NGSS-aligned materials..." 😊 Check out this guest post from @brewerbiology.bsky.social after teaching our free unit about @reichertfroglab.bsky.social's research 🐸🔊🧪 www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/what-ca...

🎉 We're so excited to announce the 2025 #MySciJourney Challenge: A #scicomm competition for researchers to share their authentic journeys in science with students, teachers, & the broader public! 🧪 💸 $1k in cash prizes, thanks to @ncse.bsky.social! 👉 www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij...

This project came together thanks to @scitalker.bsky.social & @mattwilkins.galacticpolymath.com planning for months and reaching out to build partnerships with like-minded organizations. #SciComm needs to be about collaboration. We're all in this together!

Who played Carmen Sandiego as a kid? You're gonna love our latest video series helping students be observant and ask good questions! #NGSS #EduSky youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Check out these #bird scientists showing how to be observant and ask good questions! 🤩🪶 Featuring Drs. Allison Johnson & Dai Shizuka, and some adorable Australian fairywrens! #NSF -funded research and #BroaderImpacts 🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjve...

Check out these #bird scientists showing how to be observant and ask good questions! 🤩🪶 Featuring Drs. Allison Johnson & Dai Shizuka, and some adorable Australian fairywrens! #NSF -funded research and #BroaderImpacts 🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjve...

THIS! 🔥👇 "We’re not going to fix education with more technology... we’re putting too much emphasis on what looks innovative, and not enough on what’s actually effective." #EduSky #EdTech Wonderful guest blog by Michelle Blanchet of The Educators' Lab! 👏 www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/stop-ch...