Jaimie Matzko, Author at Discover Life in America

DNA barcoding confirms firefly species in the park

February 15, 2024
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Read it in the “Word from the Smokies” in the Asheville Citizen Times! Anyone who watches murder mystery TV shows or listens to true-crime podcasts has probably heard of the use of DNA analysis in forensic science to exonerate or implicate a suspect. But what if DNA analysis could also […]

iScience Spotlight- Signal Mountain Middle School with iScience Educator, Kim Brown

September 16, 2022
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Citizen Science, Discoveries, Partners, Science

The iScience program is one of the most rewarding programs that I coordinate with Discover Life in America. If you are not familiar with this program, it is program that we have partnered with the Tennessee Valley Authority TVA on to provide materials and resources to educators of 5th to […]

iScience Teacher Highlight

June 21, 2022
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Citizen Science

Jen Sauer of South Doyle Middle School’s Green STEM and Arts Class excels in engaging students with iNaturalist! iScience is a schoolyard program for middle school classrooms where students learn the breadth and value of their local biodiversity through experiential, nature-based learning, fostering stewardship and interest in STEAM fields. The iScience […]