Nicole L Soper Gorden
Profile
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Time ZoneEastern
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OrganizationMars Hill University
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RoleScientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online
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Research Interests (300 words)Plant-insect interactions, ecology, pollination, herbivory, and teaching.
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Profile Question 1What was the first science experiment you ever designed? How did it turn out?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 1 here (300 words):When I was in elementary school, my mom showed me how to sprout avocado pits. I immediately wanted to make them grow better, so I ran an experiment with avocado pits in regular water and some in MiracleGro, thinking the ones in fertilizer might do better. They didn't - they rotted and started getting moldy instead! But at least I knew to always grow avocados in regular water from then on.
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Profile Question 2Do you have advice for students about preparing for a science career?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 2 here (300 words):Be curious and ask questions about everything. Don't be afraid to run experiments (even small ones) in your spare time. Talk to scientists about what their job is like and how they got their job. Take science classes with a hands-on component.
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Profile Question 3What is the coolest thing you have discovered or learned about plants?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 3 here (300 words):I feel like this is a question that has an answer that is always changing. But right now, the coolest thing I have learned about plants recently is that there is a pitcher plant that gets a significant portion of its nutrients and nitrogen from an animal pooping in it - it's a toilet plant!
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AvailabilityI am currently available for mentoring, please send me team match invitations
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Capacity: How many teams at a time are you comfortable working with?2
Recent Posts
Leafy Legends
Nicole L Soper Gorden
They're getting so big already! Wow!
I see some graphs in the background of the image. Will you be graphing your plant height results as part of the project? I would love to see some of your data at some point -…
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Goofy Farmers
Nicole L Soper Gorden
Your plants were stolen?? Oh man, that's crazy. I can't imagine who would want to steal radish seedlings. I'm sorry your experiment was interrupted like that! Will you have enough information from your one picture…
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Leafy Legends
Nicole L Soper Gorden
That's cool that you can see their roots - I don't usually grow plants in clear pots, but I can see how it would be really useful to be able to see what's happening in the soil, too! It looks like one of the pots doesn't have a…
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