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  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
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  I did my Ph.D. on plant-insect interactions (butterflies and invasive plants). I now work with a non-profit on protecting southern forests and conserving wetland forests.

  
  
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Recent Posts

ahskeymelfall2017 project 1 Sam Davis Dec 2, 2017

Did your teacher teach you the ATP chant? That's how I learned about ATP. It's super simple: "A-T-P!! En-er-gy!!"

What are your favorite plants? I love goldenrod, myself. There are a bunch of different species, and they all have…

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Did your teacher teach you the ATP chant? That's how I learned about ATP. It's super simple: "A-T-P!! En-er-gy!!"

What are your favorite plants? I love goldenrod, myself. There are a bunch of different species, and they all have unique bugs that use them. You can see goldenrod in the fall, with its yellow flowers. It's actually invasive (unwanted) in Europe because it grows so well and chokes out other plants!

What do you want to do when you grow up? I hated science when I was your age, but learned more and started to love it in college. There's so much we don't know about the world!

ahskeymelfall2017 project 1 Sam Davis Nov 28, 2017

Hi Phoebe, Sydney, and the rest of you! 

Wow, I'm sorry to hear it's so gross there. I also feel like a stuffed turkey. I just got back from my travels yesterday and remembered to come here and make sure you hadn't submitted a…

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Hi Phoebe, Sydney, and the rest of you! 

Wow, I'm sorry to hear it's so gross there. I also feel like a stuffed turkey. I just got back from my travels yesterday and remembered to come here and make sure you hadn't submitted a lot. I'm glad to see it was only a message or two :)

So will you be doing any other experiments on photosynthesis, or will you be moving on to another unit and doing experiments there? How did you do on your post-test?

Sam

ahskeymelfall2017 project 1 Sam Davis Nov 21, 2017

Hi everyone - 

Cool experiment! I'm glad it went so well for you. What's next for your group? 

I hope you have a safe and happy thanksgiving. I grew up in Brockport (I recognize your school name!) -- but I won't be…

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Hi everyone - 

Cool experiment! I'm glad it went so well for you. What's next for your group? 

I hope you have a safe and happy thanksgiving. I grew up in Brockport (I recognize your school name!) -- but I won't be coming back for Thanksgiving, just Christmas. I hope it's nice and sunny there :)

Sam

P.S. -- Tyra: I have six cats :)