Parts of *every* contiguous state are forecast to reach 60 degrees in the next two weeks! Nearly 150 million people across 30 states are forecast to reach 70 degrees. Like this post if you're ready for spring 😎

Map showing where it might be warm enough to wear shorts at least once in the next two weeks 🩳 Spring is coming! What's your shorts-wearing temperature threshold?

Here's how our solar system travelling through space looks like https://t.co/jskaekT3vV

I absolutely love this guide to arrows used in chemistry diagrams by @compoundchem! Arrows are the punctuation of the chemistry language—several different options with specific and useful meanings.

July 2023 was the hottest month on record, according to our global temperature analysis. Overall, July was 0.43°F (0.24°C) warmer than any other July in @NASAEarth's record, and it's likely due to human activity. Details: https://t.co/2DTIfL8S1Q

How does science instruction change with the NGSS? 👇 h/t @theNASEM Guide to Implementing the NGSS

Students are not always sure how to give kind and specific feedback. They need explicit instruction and practice giving peer feedback if it is going to be valuable and constructive. Check out this peer feedback template, Copy and make it work for you. https://t.co/uCDFN0Gkm1

EXIT TICKET prompts for any subject 🎟🎫🎟:ticket: https://t.co/xvsdVaxOOK  via Literacy in Focus #teachertwitter #learning #k12

Phoenix will become the first major city in American history to average over 100°F for an entire month. The city has experienced a virtually continuous heatwave since the beginning of July, with an average high of 114.1°F and an average low of 90.2°F. While Phoenix is used to

El Nino is here and expected to strengthen through the end of the year. But this year, El Nino is occurring against the backdrop of a very warm global ocean. Learn more about the latest ENSO Outlook at the ENSO Blog. https://t.co/mDwsNsaL4K

Wildfire smoke: it's coming back 💨💨💨 The wildfire smoke that has plagued the Northeast U.S. off-and-on this summer is unfortunately expected to return on Monday 🫤 At this point, it looks like there will be enough at low levels to have some impact on air quality.

NEWS 🚨: NASA has now confirmed the existence of 5,470 exoplanets in 4,069 different planetary systems

The Andromeda galaxy from the Hubble space telescope Every dot is a star 😱

NASA's James Webb telescope has now captured images of all four gas giants

Current scene in West Point, New York / #HudsonValley 🌊 The radar estimates that over 10 inches of rain fell today, nearly the amount that typically falls over an entire summer! ⚠️ There’s more rain to come… 📸 Megan Cardone via a resident of West Point, NY

Route 218 (Storm King Highway/9W) in Orange County, New York/#HudsonValley has sustained catastrophic damage. A summer’s worth of rain fell in a single day. https://t.co/uVq9u9QSbw

A severe marine heatwave has emerged off the coast of Florida as water temperatures have soared into the 90s. Multiple buoys in Everglades National Park are reporting water temperatures as high as 95°F (35°C).

AP Environmental Science students’ lowest average scores in the multiple-choice section were on Ecosystems (Unit 1); ~9% of students got every point possible on those questions.

AP Environmental Science students scored very well across the multiple-choice section, but especially on Biodiversity (Unit 2); also, great performance on Earth Systems & Resources (Unit 4), where ~24% of students got every point possible for that unit.

A very big year for AP Environmental Science teachers and students: 14,000 more students than last year have earned scores of 3+ on the AP Env Science exam. Teachers maintained quality while expanding access to 16% more students than in 2022.