I have just had one of those incredibly satisfying moments where I learned about a new resource (new to me!) with the potential to change the way I work with science data and interact with nature. That’s a pretty big statement. We all live and work in a world that is rapidly changing. Sometimes that’s…
We love to let you know when our partners are doing amazing things, so when I found out that KidSenses in Rutherfordton had been chosen as one of the locations to host the World Premier of “Always Above” for National Space Day on May 2nd I immediately jumped on the horn (or the website) to…
On the North Carolina Science Trail, we spend a lot of time looking into science education resources that are valuable and worth the effort for both formal and informal educators to pursue. One of our new partners, Find Outdoors, just introduced us to the Natural Inquirer, and love is in the air! If you’re not…
Sometime around the New Year I was asked by a group of teens what I know about the beautiful crystal ball that drops in Times Square on New Years Eve each year. Well, I knew that it was made of Swarovkski crystal, which is the finest manmade crystal in the world, and that it comes…