Turtle Point Science Center

Thank you to Pam Pritchett with Modern Woodmen for donating 2 Live Oak trees, 2 Satsuma trees, and 2 Pawpaw trees to Turtle Point Science Center! These trees will attract butterflies and provide habitat for wildlife. Thank you for helping us provide more amazing resources to help students learn!
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LAST CALL! Applications for this incredible Legacy STEM program are due May 31st! Would you like some funding to hold STEM meetings at your school? Don't miss your opportunity to join a network of STEM Educators across the state. More Info and Apply here: https://legacyenved.org/teen-science-cafe/

Did you know? Fireflies aren’t flies at all: they're beetles! Of all of the insects in the world, fireflies are among the few to have evolved an extraordinary language of light. Many fireflies use a system of flashes in some of the same ways we use words: to attract, to say, “Here I am,” even to deceive. They emit light from a tiny organ, called a lantern, on the underside of their abdomen, where a biochemical reaction takes place within specialized cells called photocytes. The reaction releases energy in the form of light.

Photo: Jessica Lucia, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, flickr