American Association of Physics Teachers

Week 7: The Southern Hawker

Monday, July 15, 2024

Maia Chandler

There are three more weeks of dragonfly propaganda left. I hope I have done enough propaganda that dragonflies become the most beloved insect. This week? The Southern Hawker, Aeshna cyanea. 

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Week 6: The Flame Skimmer

Monday, July 8, 2024

Maia Chandler

This is a blog post, so I am here to push the dragonfly agenda, once again. They are, after all, the love of my life. However, I’ll introduce this week with bees.

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Week 3: The Elfin Skimmer

Monday, June 17, 2024

Maia Chandler

As a child, I would always pick flight as my hypothetical superpower. Quite unfortunately, that is not what the human body is built for. My dreams may have come true, however, if I had been born an insect (though maybe this would have been unpleasant in a variety of other ways).

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Week 8: AAPT Conference !

Saturday, July 22, 2023

Melissa Cano

Hi!

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Week 7: Library of Congress, the Wharf & Ice-cream

Saturday, July 15, 2023

Melissa Cano

Hello!

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Week 6: July Summer Fun!

Saturday, July 8, 2023

Melissa Cano

This week was so much fun! I went hiking to the trails of West Virginia, Scotts Run, it was so beautiful. I got a BLT Bagel for breakfast and headed to the trail. I saw so many different species of fungi, insects and trees.

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Week 5: Capitol Hill Tour !

Saturday, July 1, 2023

Melissa Cano

Hi! 

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Week 4: Time Flies

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Melissa Cano

Time really flies by in this beautiful city, yet the monuments still do not cease to amaze me, no matter how many times I've seen them by now. This week was really rainy and cloudy, something I dont usually encounter in the middle of June in El Paso, Texas.

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Week 2: Slowly becoming a D.C. local

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Melissa Cano

This week was eventful; on Monday I went to the ACP building and worked on some tasks that were given to me, that aftyernoon I played frisbee at the National mall with my fellow interns. On Tuesday I attended a play with Jack and my roomate Emily.

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Week 1 : New Job, New Places & New Faces

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Melissa Cano

This week was move-in week along with orientation! Its my first time living in dorms along with a roomate. I flew from Texas early sunday morning and I got to D.C. in the afternoon. Coincedentally, I actually bumped into another intern on that flight.

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