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ninahike.bsky.social
@ninahike.bsky.social
Black grandma,mother,daughter,scientist👩🏾‍🔬;UIC Ph.D.👩🏽‍💻;IB,MYP,Hon Bio/Chem,APES &AP Capstone;SBG;29yrs🍎CPS;Host:PushingPraxis
ChemEdX lead contributor
PAEMST 2021 IL Finalist
https://linktr.ee/ninahike
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The Social Studies Network & the Illinois State Board of Ed are excited to present the Black Studies Illinois Teaching Fellowship! Apply here: illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....
The Social Studies Network & the Illinois State Board of Ed are excited to present the Black Studies Illinois Teaching Fellowship! Apply here: illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....
August 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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If I send you this, know I tried to save you
August 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Bring #GreenChemistry to your K-12 classroom. 🌱🧪 Beyond Benign’s "Observe, Wonder, Think" webinar series shares actionable approaches to safer, more equitable science education. Watch six recordings and explore supporting resources on the #GCTLC: buff.ly/OdtHBvo
6 Conversations to Help You Bring Sustainable Science Into Your K-12 Classroom - Beyond Benign
The K-12 teaching community is a powerhouse. By bringing green chemistry into primary and secondary classrooms, teachers can spark student engagement, create safer learning environments, and inspire…
www.beyondbenign.org
July 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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#GreenChemistry is advancing bio-based materials and driving sustainable solutions. 🌾🧪 In this conversation, experts from U.S. Soy discuss emerging technologies, the role of renewable feedstocks like soy, and how educators can bring these innovations into their classrooms: buff.ly/intGF8w
July 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Mole Down Gala Reception @chemed2025co.bsky.social Chemistry Teachers 👩🏽‍🔬🍎 #iteachchem #blackedusky #womeninstem
Where Dem Fans At?
July 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Thomas Jefferson was 44 when he began what many in 2025 STILL consider a romantic tryst or loving affair with Sally Hemings.

Ms. Hemings had no legal capacity to consent to such a relationship not only because she was enslaved, Jefferson's property,

BUT ALSO BECAUSE SHE WAS 14-YEARS-OLD. /1
July 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Happy Juneteenth ✊🏾Proud to Black!! I make my ancestors proud ❤️🖤💚 by teaching, researching and writing about culturally relevant ways to teach science check out my ChemEdX Blog
#ChemEdX chemedx.org/blogs/nina-h...
Nina Hike's blog
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June 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
What a great way to end Teacher Appreciation Week 👩🏽‍🔬🍎 #iteachchem #blackedusky #paemst
May 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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If you want to understand why neoliberal privatizers and of course Trump extremists attack Chicago so fiercely, it’s precisely because of everything mentioned in this article.
Article: Chicago Teachers Union is Model for American Labor
lawcha.org/2025/04/22/c...
Chicago Teachers Union is Model for American Labor | LAWCHA
“When the union's inspiration through the workers' blood shall run, There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun; Yet what force on earth is
lawcha.org
May 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I had a wonderful time at the IL PAEMST Celebration. Thank you, #NSF and #PAEMST for honoring STEM teachers. #Iteachchem #BlackEduSky #ChemEdX
April 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Mayor Johnson speaking about Rahm isn’t an attack. An attack is what Rahm did to Chicago & our students. As a former educator Brandon knows how badly the attacks on public education hurt our students. He’s 100% right Vallas, Duncan, and Rahm laid the groundwork for attacks now.
April 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Happy Earth Day!! Teaching Environmental Justice is a Choice!! Ask yourself: Who’s doing science? Why are they doing it? Don’t know where to start? Ask Google? ChatGPT? Type: local Environmental Justice issues_____(city or state) or ⬇️
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#iteachchem #BlackEduSky
Social Justice Science Issues and NGSS
How can chemistry address real-world issues? Explore how teaching Social Justice Science Issues helps students connect chemistry to their local communities. By integrating student community-centered s...
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April 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thank you, IFT
Congratulations, @ninahike.bsky.social, on well earned recognition, and thank you for everything you do for our students.
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March 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I got interviewed by Kalia Butler-WCIU at the City Varsity Boys Championship Game Feb. 15, 2025 for #PAEMST I’m a 2021 IL National Awardee So proud 👩🏾‍🔬🍎 #iteachchem #blackedusky #WomenInStem
February 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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February 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA

7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
February 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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We're lifting up some of our Black labor leaders to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth.
Nina Hike teaches chemistry in Chicago and recently received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. ❤️
#BlackTeachersMatter #IFTstrong #makinghistory
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February 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We are currently learning how elements impacts our neighborhoods in Chicago👩🏾‍🔬
#iTeachChem #BlackEduSky #WomenInStem
February 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I attended UIC preschool. My mom is the first scientists I met❤️ She attended UIC. Thank you Mom for cultivating my genius ❤️
#iTeachChem #BlackEduSky #WomenInSTEM
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February 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I donated 🩸 in December. I’m a Red Cross Sickle Cell Fighter ✊🏾
Click the link to find a location to donate blood. #iTeachChem #BlackEduSky #WomenInStem
www.redcross.org/give-blood.h...
February 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Black Lives Matter (Take Up Space & Have ⚖️ )
Chemistry Series 👩🏾‍🔬🍎
During World War II soldiers needed blood, Dr. Charles R. Drew used density to separate whole blood. Donate Blood 🏥 to help People Battling Sickle Cell Disease
#iTeachChem #BlackEduSky #WomenInSTEM
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A Culturally Relevant Collab with NGSS and Chemistry
Nina Hike shares a storyline and lesson that seamlessly integrates NGSS with a culturally relevant storyline, making learning chemistry both engaging and impactful.
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February 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I’m on the news OMG👩🏾‍🔬🍎🧪
PAEMST AWARDEE
Thank you National Science Foundation #NSF
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February 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I’m teaching about environmental racism &elements.We watched the video below did CER.Then used US EPA Toxic Release Inventory to see what chemicals were polluting our communities. Tomorrow we are doing a lab to understand chemical/physical properties of elements. #iTeachChem youtu.be/TrbeuJRPM0o?...
February 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Happy Black History Month✊🏾I teach my students about race, racism, science literacy, Black, Latine, Asian, Indigenous and Women in chemistry all year long 🍎👩🏾‍🔬🧪 #ITeachChem #BlackEdkSky #EduSky #WomenInStem #PAEMST
February 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM