SCL is back for @nstaofficial.bsky.social! Join us in Anaheim at Booth #677 for snacks, free lessons, and science stories. 🔎 Workshop: Observation as a Superpower Thursday, April 16 | 2:20 PM | Room 161 Learn hands-on strategies for our free film, OBSERVER. See you there! #STEM #ScienceTeachers

Calling SFUSD Secondary Science Teachers! Join our Science Communication Lab Educator Cohort for middle & high school bio/environmental science. ✨ Honoraria + stipends ✨ Film-based resources ✨ Collaborative lesson design Learn more & apply by May 15: lc.cx/KKljyX #SFUSD #STEM #ScienceTeachers

Exciting news! We're partnering with @ncse.bsky.social to bolster science literacy and evidence-based learning. By combining our films with NCSE’s network, we’re helping educators confidently teach evolution, climate science, and the nature of science. Learn more: ncse.ngo/bridging-gaps

Please join us this Sat 3/21 from 2-4 pm at the National Academy of Sciences for our FREE #DCEFF2026 screening of our award-winning #ObserverFilm! 🎟️ bit.ly/observerdc See you in DC! 🏛️✨

To wrap up #CAArborWeek, we’re revisiting how #redwoods recover from wildfires. 🌲🔥 Witness the resilience of these iconic giants in our films: 🎥 A Walk in the Woods: lc.cx/walkinthewoods 🎥 Fire Among Giants: lc.cx/fireamonggia... #WildfireScience #BigBasin #CZUFire #CoastRedwoods

Roots are the foundation of forest resilience, yet they remain a mystery. See through the "veil of soil" with the GLOW imaging system and discover how plants navigate drought in our film The Hidden World of Plant Roots. ▶️ Watch: sciencecommunicationlab.org/science-vide... #CAArborWeek #SciComm

Happy #CAArborWeek! 🌳 Celebrate with our "Future of Forests" series: 🌲 Future of Forests: How ecosystems adapt to a warming world. 🌰 Saving the American Chestnut: Can genetic engineering restore a lost giant? Watch: sciencecommunicationlab.org/future-of-fo...

"The cultural connection was resounding." - Christine Girtain, 2025 #SCLAmbassador See how Christine used our film DECODING ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE to bridge cultural heritage & scientific inquiry. Get her #HypothesisGeneration lesson plan: bit.ly/sclchristine 🌺 #STEM #ScienceEducation

"The stories help you to connect with the identity of the person. It opens students’ eyes so anyone can be a scientist." - Rebecca Brewster, 2025 #SCLAmbassador See how Rebecca uses our films in her classroom with her lesson on #CellularCommunication: bit.ly/sclrebecca 🦠 #STEM #ScienceEducation

🎬 Join us for a special screening of the film OBSERVER by @scicommlab.bsky.social to explore and celebrate the power of observation! 📅 Saturday, March 21 🕒 2:00–4:00 PM (doors open 1:30 PM) 📍 National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC 🎟️ RSVP now: www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-environ... #scicomm #film

In the '70s, Janet Mertz & Paul Berg unlocked a new possibility: combining DNA. 🧬 It sparked a global debate on risk, led to the Asilomar Conference, and birthed modern biotech. Watch LIFE RECOMBINED: The Story of Recombinant DNA. ▶️ bit.ly/liferecombined #ScienceHistory #Biotech

"I would 100% recommend this program... it was a really valuable experience." - Dan Vanden Heuvel, 2025 #SCLAmbassador Grab Dan’s lesson on evolutionary fitness & antibiotic resistance (ft. a board game!). Download the lesson plan for free: bit.ly/scldan #BiologyTeachers #ScienceEducation #STEM

Honored to share that our #ObserverFilm has won the Flo & Roger D. Stone Award for Outstanding Artistry in Filmmaking at #DCEFF2026! 🏆🌿 Join us 3/21 at the National Academy of Sciences for the FREE awards ceremony+special screening. 🎟️ bit.ly/observerdc See you in DC! 🏛️✨

Our Senior Director of Education, Shannon Behrman, kicks off the SCERN Talk Series on 2/27 at 12pm PT! She’ll share research on using storytelling to support science identity and nature of science learning. Check your newsletter for the Zoom link or visit scicommed.org. #SciComm #STEM

Introducing our 2026 SCL Educator Ambassadors! 🧑‍🏫🔬 We’re thrilled to welcome 13 teacher-leaders from CA to PR for a year of storytelling, lesson-building, and professional development. Together, we’re humanizing science in the classroom! Meet the cohort: sciencecommunicationlab.org/ambassadors-... ✨

On #IDWGS, we want to highlight and celebrate the women of our documentary, PCITURE A SCIENTIST, and their commitment to making science more diverse, equitable, and open to all. To all the girls out there: stay curious. 🧪 Watch & join the movement: bit.ly/womeninscien... #WomenInScience

We're so glad to hear our content brought more joy to #SCLAmbassador Minu's classroom. If you haven't already, make sure to check out her lesson plan on #DNAreplication with Meselon and Stahl's famous experiment: bit.ly/sclminu Stay tuned next week to meet our 2026 #SCLAmbassadors!

Huge thanks to Renee for being vital to our #SCLAmbassador pilot! It’s been a joy learning together and bringing real-world science to classrooms nationwide via storytelling. Stay tuned to meet our 2026 Ambassadors next week! #BiologyTeachers #ScienceEducation #STEM #TeachingTools

At @nstaofficial.bsky.social, we met Susan Bartol. Inspired by our film OBSERVER, she led a Science Day for 425+ students! With district faculty, 17 HS students & 25 Montclair State scientists, she turned observation into a community movement. Read more: bit.ly/sclsusan 🖼️🧪 #ObserverFilm #STEM

Before shifting our focus to innovating in K–12 education, we partnered with @Biohub.org in a multi-year collaboration to train physician–scientists using our content alongside evidence-based teaching practices. 📖 Read the paper: bit.ly/sclczpaper #EvidenceBasedTeaching #PhysicianScientist

That’s a wrap on our 2025 #SCLAmbassador program! 🎉 Huge thanks to our pilot educators for creating extraordinary biology & environmental science lessons. 📺 Watch the Webinar: bit.ly/scleduwebinar2026 📥 Download the Lessons: bit.ly/scllessons #EduSky #BiologyTeacher #SciEd #STEM #TeacherResources

Why aren't the okapis breeding? 🦒🕵️♀️In this free lesson by Rebecca Brewer, students solve an animal welfare mystery via: 🧪 "Simulated urine" testing 🧠 Modeling hormone pathways 📐 Zoo enclosure redesign Includes Lizard & Pigeon #APBio extensions! 📥 Download: bit.ly/sclrebecca #EduSky #ScienceEd #STEM

Should we use biotech to save a species? 🌳🧬 In this free lesson by Renee Haines, students dive into real-world #conservation case studies like the American chestnut. Groups collaborate to review evidence, build Case Study Posters, and lead a Gallery Walk. 📥 Download: bit.ly/sclrenee #ScienceEd

How do you teach students that science is a process, not facts? 🔬 Check out this #NatureofScience lesson from 2023 NJ TOY Christine Girtain. 🎲 Solve the Hypothesis Cube 🌱 Explore nitrogen cycling & Indigenous STEM in our award-winning film 📥 Download for free: bit.ly/sclchristine #ScienceEd #STEM

How do you kill a superbug? 🦠 Help students explore phage therapy with this free lesson plan by Dan Vanden Heuvel! 🔬 Model evolution 🎲 Interactive board game 📊 Analyze research data ⏰ FREE WEBINAR TODAY @ 7PM ET: bit.ly/sclambassadorwebinar #APBio #ScienceEd

New lesson for Biology educators! 🧬 Modeling DNA Replication (9–12) Students analyze the Meselson–Stahl experiment, compare replication models, and work with real data—plus hands-on DNA modeling. 📅 FREE webinar TOM 1/8 demo'ing this lesson: 👉 bit.ly/sclambassado... 📥 Download lesson: bit.ly/sclminu

Science educators, join us NEXT Thursday to get FIVE fresh ideas for your classroom! On Jan 8, fellow educators will share their classroom-tested lessons—from a bacterial evolution board game to DNA replication modeling. 👉 RSVP to attend: bit.ly/sclambassado... #ScienceEducation #STEMEducation

Happy New Year! 🎉 We’ve got BIG PLANS for 2026—more films, more resources, more ways to bring science to life in your classroom. Stay curious.

Happy Holidays, Educators! ❄️ Our free, award-winning science docs are perfect winter break watches: 🟥 OBSERVER 🧬 HUMAN NATURE Start watching: bit.ly/SCL-Observer #ScienceEducation #TeachScience #ObserverFilm #CRISPR #ClassroomResources

Science educators, have you RSVP'ed yet to our free webinar? Join us for fresh ways to bring science to life in your classroom! On Jan 8 #SCLAmbassadors will share their classroom-tested lessons—from a bacterial evolution board game to DNA replication modeling. 👉 bit.ly/sclambassado...

Check out this UCSF SEP spotlight on our Senior Director of Education, Shannon Behrman! bit.ly/ucsfshannon

Our award-winning, NYTimes Critics’ Pick film, HUMAN NATURE, is now free for K-12 classrooms! It explores the science, ethics, and human impact of #CRISPR. Deemed “essential viewing” by Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna. ▶️ bit.ly/humannatureedu #ScienceEducation #STEMEd #K12Education

Science educators! 🔎 Want free, story-driven resources to spark curiosity? Join our 1/8 webinar: Hands-On Lesson Plans to Make Science Relevant and Fun! #SCLAmbassadors share their classroom-tested lessons—from a bacterial evolution board game to DNA replication modeling. 👇 Register to attend:

New Film Alert! The Hidden World of Plant Roots 🌱 Stanford biologist José R. Dinneny uncovers the hidden, dynamic world of plant roots — mysterious explorers as vital and wondrous as the life above the soil. ▶️ Watch: bit.ly/plantrootsfilm #PlantScience #ScienceCommunication #DocumentaryFilm #STEM

Apply by TOM 12/5 for our Educator Ambassador Program! Back for its 2nd year, middle & high school teachers in the US can apply to join a national community of practice and receive a $1K honorarium, PD workshops, and more: bit.ly/4pIMxvF #ScienceEducation #STEMTeaching #ScienceTeachers #STEM

This #GivingTuesday, help us build on our 2025 impact: 📚 7,000+ educators reached 👩🔬 20,000+ trainees supported 📈 17M+ views of our content Your gift helps bring free, story-driven science resources to more classrooms and communities in 2026. bit.ly/donatescl

Grateful for science teachers this Thanksgiving. ❤️🧪 Over the holiday weekend, educators can stream OBSERVER for free—a film about the power of observation. Watch #observerfilm: bit.ly/3XgsatO

Catch OBSERVER on the big screen in DC—one night only! Q&A with Sarah Goodwin, PhD after the show. 📅 Dec 3, 7:30 PM 📍 Avalon Theatre 🎟️ bit.ly/3Xh0tkr

We had an amazing time at #NABT2025! This year marked the first in-person gathering of our #SCLAmbassador cohort 🎉 They shared their year-long classroom-tested lesson plans and led two fantastic workshops—plus we screened our new #ObserverFilm in an interactive session on curiosity and observation.

Friendly reminder to apply by Dec 5, 2025 for our Educator Ambassador Program! Back for its second year, middle & high school teachers in the US can apply to join a national community of practice and receive a $1K honorarium, PD workshops, resources and more. 👉 Apply now: bit.ly/4qMRoNL

It’s National STEM/STEAM Day! #ObserverFilm explores how scientists and artists use observation to unlock discovery—and it’s now free for classroom use. Watch and explore resources: bit.ly/3WG9a7L

Thank you for having us! We loved sharing #ObserverFilm and inviting the audience to slow down and look closely for hidden wonders all around us.

We just published a new study on our film The Most Beautiful Experiment! When tested against other videos with the *same content*, the doc stood out: 💡Personal storytelling doesn’t sacrifice learning — it enhances it. Read the full paper: bit.ly/4hGDatD

Heading to #NABT2025? Stop by Booth 134 to explore free NGSS-aligned lessons & meet the #SCLAmbassadors using film and storytelling to spark curiosity in their classrooms. 👋 See you at @nabtbio.bsky.social soon, educators! #ScienceEducation #NGSS #SCLAmbassador

How can observation spark curiosity and wonder? Join the Science Communication Lab at @bayareascifest.bsky.social this Sat, Oct 25 at 1:45 PM for Hidden in Plain Sight, featuring our new #ObserverFilm and a guided outdoor activity on seeing the extraordinary in the everyday. bit.ly/sclbayareasc...

NYC friends! OBSERVER will open the 18th annual Science New Wave Festival TONIGHT October 17 at 7 pm followed by a reception in the DCTV Firehouse Lobby. Get your tickets here:

The Science Communication Lab Ambassador Program is back for its 2nd year! 🎉 Middle & high school teachers can apply to bring science storytelling to classrooms, join a national educator community, and earn a $1K honorarium. 👉 Apply now: scicommlab.org/ambassadors #ScienceEducation #TeacherLeaders

Heading to #NABT2025? We’d love to meet you! Stop by the Sci Comm Lab 📍Booth #134 to say hello, explore our classroom-tested resources, and discover opportunities to join us as an SCL Ambassador. Come connect, share ideas, and get inspired! #NABT2025 #ScienceEducation #TeacherLeaders

At the Science Communication Lab, we inspire audiences with personal stories of science. From fieldwork to lab breakthroughs, our films connect students and communities to real scientists, their journeys, and the discoveries shaping our world: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGaC...

Stories shape how students see science—and themselves in it. Join our free virtual workshop with the National Institute on Scientific Teaching to explore how film can transform science teaching. 🕐 This Friday 10/10 at 1 pm PT / 4 pm ET 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SciEd #ScienceTeaching