Skype a Scientist

If you’re an archaeologist and have never done Skype A Scientist, I urge you to give it a try. It’s a lot of fun!

Here I am. Once again. I'm out of archaeologists.

We matched 576 groups w/archaeologists, leaving 13 groups unmatched. This brings me pain! We've never run out of scientists like this before. 598 requests for one category is A LOT. But still.

Archaeologists 🥺
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

We’re global!

It absolutely is!!

Yes but we have a really strong bench of marine biologists so we were able to handle the flood without too much of an issue.

For the record, we still have PLENTY of every other kind of scientist. If you want to be matched with anything but an archaologist, we got you covered 5x over. We encourage you to sign up if you'd like a marine biologist, chemist, physicist, botanist, etc!

www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

two men are pushing a small boat through the water . Alt: Three young men are on a rowboat when it capsizes and then they salute as the ship sinks

Look I know it'll shock you to know this, but we are almost out of archeologists AGAIN.

Do you know any archeologists? Are they willing to be matched with a LEGO team?

Please send 'em our way we need all hands on deck (STILL!)

We have had 585 requests for archeologists 🫠
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Tomorrow!

Want to connect your students with real scientists? Skype a scientist matches groups with scientists for virtual Q and As. It's free Get a match at skypeascientist.com

@skypeascientist.bsky.social connects scientists and classrooms. It's amazing, simple and fun for all. if you are a teacher or a scientist check out skypeascientist.com and find a match.

Sarah holds a poster that is 11“ x 14“ in front of a bunch of flowers. The poster has a bunch of eels on it including a yellow Mauri two splendid garden meals, a blue and yellow ribbon meal and an American meal and European meal there are 24 boxes each of which has orange zigzags and a yellow circle with a number inside. The top says eel facts an advent calendar

To support @skypeascientist.bsky.social, @ehrenenglish.bsky.social & I collaborated to create the Eel Facts Advent Calendar!!

Every day, scratch off a box to reveal facts about eels.

Art by a real artist, facts by a real scientist 😎

Order by Thurs to get yours b4 I leave for 3 weeks!
Eelfacts.net

I love doing Skype a Scientist, the questions you get from kids are always so fun 😂

Student: How old are you?
Me: Old enough to know better than to answer that question
Teachers: 😆

Just had a Skype a Scientist session all about squid with 4 3rd grade classrooms.

My favorite question was "Why do giant squid show no mercy" lmfao. Answering kid questions is the best.

Yes! You can sign up at skypeascientist.com :)

K-12 but we also do groups of adults! When you sign up we will match you with a scientist who agreed to speak with your groups age range

A purple and red octopus talk to each other on the tin can telephone. Purple octopus says “want to connect your students with real Scientists?” Then red octopus says “Skype a scientist matches groups with scientists for virtual q&as. It’s free!” And then an orange flapjack octopus says “get a match at skypeascientist.com”

Alrght everybody, get your Tin Can Telephones out. We need your help!

We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.

DNA floats in the background of a texty event flyer that says "Personal genetics engagement in classrooms and communities, Learn about genetic advances and about how to bring conversations about ethical, legal, and social dimensions of genetics into classrooms and informal science learning. Tuesday October 7, 2025, 12pm EDT. brought to you by Skype a scientist and the personal genetics education and dialogue program. RSVP at linktr.ee/skypeascientist

On October 7th, learn how to communicate genetics topics to classrooms and informal settings with with @robomalley.bsky.social from @pged.bsky.social!

This is for teachers and all other kinds of educators.

RSVP for free here: givebutter.com/8TVNiA

DNA floats in the background of a texty event flyer that says "Personal genetics engagement in classrooms and communities, Learn about genetic advances and about how to bring conversations about ethical, legal, and social dimensions of genetics into classrooms and informal science learning. Tuesday OCtober 7, 2025, 12pm EDT. broght to you by Skype a scientist and the personal genetics education and dialogue program. RSVP at linktr.ee/skypeascientist

On Tues Oct 7th,, we're cohosting a livestream all about how to communicate on personal genetics in the classroom and informal science education settings!

We'll be joined by @robomalley.bsky.social from @pged.bsky.social at Harvard to talk best practices.

RSVP for free here: givebutter.com/8TVNiA

DNA floats in the background of a texty event flyer that says "Personal genetics engagement in classrooms and communities, Learn about genetic advances and about how to bring conversations about ethical, legal, and social dimensions of genetics into classrooms and informal science learning. Tuesday OCtober 7, 2025, 12pm EDT. broght to you by Skype a scientist and the personal genetics education and dialogue program. RSVP at linktr.ee/skypeascientist

On October 7th, learn how to communicate genetics topics to classrooms and informal settings with with @robomalley.bsky.social l from @pged.bsky.social!

This is for teachers and all other kinds of educators.

RSVP for free here: givebutter.com/8TVNiA

A side that says 'What is a coral? An animal? A plant? A rock?' and there are four pictures of different types of corals of various shapes, colors, and sizes. At the top is a Zoom insert of me speaking to the class.

Had such a fun time with Ms. Weiler's 3rd grade class at Stetsonville Elementary School in Stetsonville, Wisconsin. We learned about corals & coral reefs & they had so many great questions! Always a crowd favorite - that corals eat & poop using the same hole! @skypeascientist.bsky.social

To all my scientist friends - I highly recommend signing up for the @skypeascientist.bsky.social program! They connect scientists to classrooms across the US and beyond. Now, more than ever, it is critical to convey the importance of science and powerful for students to get to know a scientist.

Had my first @skypeascientist.bsky.social session of the semester. As always it was a blast chatting with a group of 8th graders interested in chemistry about how you can do "chemistry on a computer" (because you absolutely suck at lab work) 😂😍

Sneak peak inside my 2026 nature-loving wall calendar collab with @sarahmackattack.bsky.social

Each month covers a different animals and Sept's is the Anglerfish!

These calendar sales help support @skypeascientist.bsky.social 2026 native plant project! Pre-order: www.etsy.com/listing/4366...

a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me . Alt: a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me .

Welp here we are again, fresh out of Archaeologists for Skype a Scientist matches.

This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists!

Archaeologists! Please volunteer
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

Our new 2026 calendar is available for pre-order!! It celebrates the diversity and interconnectedness of the world around us. There's colorful illustrations, fun facts and ways to help written by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social of @skypeascientist.bsky.social ! Link: www.etsy.com/listing/4366...

No spiders this year!

Made in Your Community is a project led by @vangeliqueallen.bsky.social and @bridgetsquidget.bsky.social, with support from @skypeascientist.bsky.social

#SciComm #RepresentationMatters #ArtandScience

These calendars will be funding our 2026 installment of the Native Plant Project! In 2025, we distributed 10,000 native seed packets throughout Philadelphia. We hope to do even more in 2026 with the help of these calendars!

Skype a Scientist executive director Sarah McAnulty had told her cats that people without an eel facts advent calendar may one day be at a “deleterious deficit of eel information” compared to those who do not participate in eelvent in 2025.

(EelFacts.net)

Tomorrow we get to finish up our Skype A Scientist opportunity with two awesome microbiologists, one of which is going to share some in Spanish. @skypeascientist.bsky.social #teach180 #edusky

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