by hageyt | Jul 22, 2023 | Education, Outreach
Last week, we completed our 5-day, summer course for middle school kids at Plymouth Bluff! With our funding from the NASA Inspires Futures for Tomorrow’s Youth (NIFTY), program, we were able to make this space science course free for participants! We had a total of 25...
by hageyt | Apr 30, 2023 | Outreach, Research
This week I received two new members of the lab. Two crested geckos! Graciously donated by Dr. Jeff Jenovets from Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science. They have a bight new enclosure...
by hageyt | Feb 20, 2023 | Outreach
Last weekend I had a great time participating in Mississippi State University’s “Science Night at the Museum” spearheaded by MSU’s geology department. It was great getting to share activities with the parents and kids that checked out our...
by hageyt | Feb 11, 2023 | Outreach
Last week we had the privilege of participating in New Hope middle school’s 2023 STEAM night! It was great having students Kayla Redmond and Karen Saffold help out! Our booth was a huge success. We had our clothes pin bird game where kids try to eat large and...
by hageyt | Aug 13, 2022 | Outreach
Before we get buried in another fall session, I was able to make a quick trip to Plymouth Bluff. I want to thank Amy Moe-Hoffman from Mississippi State University for taking the time and showing me how to look for fossils! We we able to find this really cool late...
by hageyt | Dec 22, 2021 | Education, Outreach
Working with our university photographer, I recorded two videos for TikTok and for Facebook! The Geico gecko, which is based on a real life species, the Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis) has three inaccuracies. Can you guess what they are?...
