You can’t believe everything you see in social media, but when something’s popular on Twitter/Facebook/Snapchat, it’s sure to be something you can use to catch students’ attention. The stories that caught our eye this week run the gamut from wonderfully eye-catching to thought-provoking. Warning: SciFri dancing could lead to silly grins all day!

Every Day Should be Science Friday

TGI SCIENCE FRIDAY! We’ve got a packed show for you today!
🐻 in Yosemite
🐜 in traffic jams
🌊 building for future floods
🌳 tangled evolutionary tree

Tune in at 2pm ET! https://t.co/PnYtEwDsrm pic.twitter.com/ljrvGoB86G

— Science Friday (@scifri) August 17, 2018

RIP #QueenOfSoul: Even the moon is sad.

We’re very sad to hear about the #QueenofSoul passing. Rock Steady Aretha.
From your steady rock out in space. pic.twitter.com/1rbBRlRUW7

— NASA Moon (@NASAMoon) August 16, 2018

Share your science teaching successes with us

Celebrating the #firstdayofschool today?! 😊

Check out the #NSTALearningCenter forums for ideas to incorporate #scied into your day! Or share your plans with other @NSTA community members!https://t.co/ZULlTAOCfZ pic.twitter.com/4JsKbpfoMS

— Megan Doty (@Megan_NSTA) August 13, 2018

Have a birthday in August? So do these trailblazers!

Did you know that both Meriwether Lewis and William Clark have August birthdays? Check out this NAEP U.S. history item on the Lewis and Clark Expedition—the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States: https://t.co/qXOtEnG7uc pic.twitter.com/BaUN2DC05p

— NAEP (@NAEP_NCES) August 17, 2018

Time for a reality check?

A proposed bill in #Congress calls for studies on the impact of social media, #artificialintelligence, mobile devices, video games, #VirtualReality and #AugmentedReality on children’s development. #edtech #K12 https://t.co/EyYoIX6Yd3 pic.twitter.com/X6amlI6hjD

— Digital Directions (@EdWeekEdTech) August 17, 2018

New plan needed for the red planet?

The National Academies agree: we need a Mars plan https://t.co/bHtkCjZokZ pic.twitter.com/v3C7wmumRU

— Planetary Society (@exploreplanets) August 17, 2018

Datapalooza?

Happy #DataPalooza day! We’re celebrating all things data today with @NOAA and @NOAASatellites. Discover more about our environmental data: https://t.co/8fr4k9xm41 #DataDiscoveryMonth pic.twitter.com/BpG8gfXXuh

— NOAA NCEI Climate (@NOAANCEIclimate) August 17, 2018

The debate I want to solve with my kids this weekend…

A pressing issue settled at last: “Are Frosted Mini-Wheats less frosted than their generic competitors? An investigation” https://t.co/tdfGCYNzaH thanks @washingtonpost pic.twitter.com/A7wsINhegb

— Mike Spear (@mikesgene) August 17, 2018

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