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Kristyn J
@sciencekristyn.bsky.social
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High school science teacher, toddler mom, loves dogs, Dayton Flyer, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, lover of little treats.
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Oncology visit todayyyy.
A woman with dark framed glasses, short hair, and a blue medical mask is sitting in a gray high backed chair. She is wearing a black and white patterned shirt, and there is a large window behind her leading to a hospital courtyard.
September 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Hey @tmwillia.bsky.social @biohawkorourke.bsky.social @acab4cutie.top @themckenziest.gay look at one of the pieces one of my students finished today 🥹
A piece of grey linen fabric with the impression of an embroidery ring around it. In the middle is an embroidered flower pot with a variety of pink, orange, and purple flowers. The student used a variety of stitches and colors of embroidery thread to make this piece.
September 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Hi darth. I’m a high school science teacher who has gotten students hooked on embroidery from a Petri dish embroidery project in infectious diseases & global health class. Donations keep these supplies rolling! Look at their work! Im proud of them trying new things. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
H. pylori bacteria embroidered inside of a Petri dish. The cell outlines are in blue, whereas the center is yellow. The flagella are orange thread with beads tied at the end. The student used a variety of stitches in the project. H. pylori bacterium embroidered inside of a Petri dish. The cell outline is in dark blue, whereas the center a lighter shade of blue and filled with pale blue thread. The flagella are purple. The student used a variety of stitches in the project. The project is in a gold frame that was part of a Google slides presentation on their project. H. pylori bacteria embroidered inside of a Petri dish. The cells outlines are in cornflower blue, whereas the center a pale yellow thread. The flagella are a pale blue. The student used a variety of stitches in the project. The project is in a gold frame that was part of a Google slides presentation on their project. A bacterium embroidered inside of a Petri dish. The cell outline is in light blue then lined with maroon thread, whereas the center a deep purple with a thick and uniform satin stitch. The flagellum is orange in a backstitch. The student used a variety of stitches in the project. The project is in a gold frame that was part of a Google slides presentation on their project.
September 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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I just went through some of the old projects on my drive to show you- here are a few!! A lot of H. pylori fans haha- it does look really cool and make an eye catching project!
A Petri dish embroidery project. There are 4 embroidered bacteria on this piece of fabric in a Petri dish. The inside of the bacteria is a pale yellow, surrounded by a cornflower blue with light blue flagella. A Petri dish embroidery project. A single bacterium is in the embroidered Petri dish. It has a purple center and its membrane is pink, cell wall blue, with an orange flagella. A Petri dish embroidery project. There are 4 bacteria on this embroidered Petri dish, with the center one being the largest. They all are yellow surrounded with blue, and orange flagella. There are beads used for accents. A Petri dish embroidery project. Thee bacteria are embroidered on this project. Two have dark blue membranes, one is pale blue. They have French knots in the middle (orange and light blue on the dark blue bacteria, dark blue and yellow on the light blue bacteria).
September 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Today I had 15 students interested in embroidery come to my class. I gave them a bunch of supplies and they were pumped. I also do an embroidery project with my Infectious Diseases class and used those materials today. If you want to help, please check out my list. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
A picture of student tables scattered with chromebooks, water bottles, lunch bags, and other school supplies. Students are setting up and starting embroidery projects with various supplies. A student’s desk covered in embroidery supplies. She sketched a turtle on the fabric in green marker that she is about to start embroidering. A picture of student tables scattered with chromebooks and embroidery supplies. Students are setting up and starting embroidery projects while looking at their Chromebook screens for inspiration. Some materials have been blurted out for safety.
September 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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I bought a lot of the best donuts in Madison for my new advisory class today, and leftovers went to one of my classes and my department. I survived the first day, and woo I want to go to bed! Here is me at the beginning of the day before the chaos began :)
A woman sitting in her car at a stop sign after picking up lots of donuts. She is wearing a black dress with white polka dots and a red cardigan. Her seatbelt is across her chest. She is smiling showing her teeth and has short brown hair and glasses on.
September 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Looking to support students as they engage with science? My high school science students would love your support! Because of your donations, we are able to do so many more hands-on activities and labs. Please check out the wish list and share! Thank you! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
A picture of the children’s book “Grandmother Fish- A child’s first book of evolution”, which was donated to my classroom.
August 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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A collage of pics from “Breaking Dawn Part 1” when Renee opens the invite to Bella and Edward’s wedding and says “Phil! It’s happening!”
August 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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If you find this story and want to support my students as they may or may not get otters ruined for them this year, feel free to check out my Amazon wishlist 💙 I share with my department and can only do cool things, like Petri dish embroidery, because of y’all! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
An H. pylori bacterium stitched on a 4 inch embroidery hoop. A senior in high school made this for the Petri dish embroidery project we do in infectious diseases and global health. The bacterium is in different shades of blue, and the flagella are purple. There are three different embroidery stitches that he used, per project requirements, and the student continued to embroider after the project.
August 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Need to get one of these bad boys *slaps hood of hat*
A white baseball cap with the words “Bad Dag to be a hot dog” in the same font as the Costco Wholesale logo.
August 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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I love it!! I teach my science students embroidery (Petri dish embroidery- they stitch bacteria). It’s such a fantastic hobby!
An embroidered H. pylori bacterium on a 4 inch embroidery hoop. The student used three different stitches and three colors in their piece.
August 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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I’m a high school science teacher looking for help with supplies for my department. Students start back on Tuesday. Markers and tissues are the highest priority right now, along with storage. Thank you for your time and help 💙 www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
A “Petri Dish Embroidery Project” my infectious diseases and global health class does, thanks to your donations. It is a 4 inch embroidery hoop with a stitched H. pylori bacterium on cheesecloth. The bacterium has three different embroidery stitches in shades of blue, with the flagella being purple.
August 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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One of our Homecoming themes at school this year is USA, and I’m not mentally ready. This is the shirt I ordered to wear as a mini protest, with proceeds going to the Trust for Public Land.
A screenshot of a black T-shirt that says in orange font “keep public lands in public hands” with cute flora and fauna all over it and a cartoon mountain range on top.
August 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Hi all. If you are able, I would love if you could help with my classroom/ science department wishlist. There are needs and wants on here, but all are to help provide more opportunities to students taking science classes. Thank you kindly! Sharing helps too! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
A stitched bacterium of H. pylori, with shades of blue for the outer membrane, and purple flagella. This is a project called the “Petri dish embroidery project” for my infectious diseases and global health class. This is only possible because of your donations. A stitched bacterium of H. pylori, with salmon coloring for the outer membrane, and a maroon outline and flagella. There are white French knots incorporated as well. This is a project called the “Petri dish embroidery project” for my infectious diseases and global health class. This is only possible because of your donations.
August 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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I’ve had a really shitty few weeks. I know Amazon is awful for a billion reasons, but their list feature is helpful for classrooms. If you could share my science class wishlist, it would be so appreciated. Picture of some of the materials I’ve made with donations. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
A picture of information about elephant ancestors on small cards. It includes pictures and information. These cards are laminated with donated laminating sheets and are being cut with a donated paper cutter. These cards were part of an evidence for evolution stations activity for high school freshmen.
July 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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We then took him on a nature walk around a botanical garden and he loved the koi fish and all the flowers 🥹
A golden Thai Sala is in the background at a botanical garden. A 2 year old with blonde wavy hair wearing a red shirt and black shorts is looking into a water pool next to a man in a maroon t shirt and khaki shorts. You can only see their backs.
June 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Tonight’s night cheese (attn @thecheesegoddess.bsky.social)
A close up of a cheese label. It is golden with bronze letters saying “Champignon”. A triple cream soft ripened cheese with mushrooms from Bavaria, Germany. There is a picture of two mushroom fruiting bodies growing g out of grass on the bottom.
June 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Today was my senior advisory’s last day before graduation Saturday 😭 they decorated a ceiling tile for me to put above my desk. I blurred names, but wanted to share with you. Also, if you would like to donate to my science classroom for next year, anything helps! 💙 www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
A white drop ceiling tile decorated with bubble letters saying “Class of 2025” with various sweet notes about being the best advisory teacher and giving love to the advisory as a whole and to the teacher.
May 30, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Hi all. Last week was Teacher Appreciation week and I’m starting to come up with my wishlist for next school year. I’m a cancer survivor, mom to a toddler, and teach HS science. I do cross categorical project like Petri dish embroidery. Anything helps! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
A poster a student made for my infectious diseases and global health class about fungi and fungal diseases. There are various drawings and information about fungi in general and fungal diseases 9 different Petri dishes with embroidered bacteria inside for a Petri dish embroidery project.
May 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Some of the laminated cards that might be the end of my old laminator
A picture of a laminated set of cards on a portable paper cutter. The cards depict different elephant ancestors for an evidence of evolution activity we will be doing in class tomorrow.
May 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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💙💙💙 you were so supportive of me with my cancer shit and always sharing my school wishlist stuff, this is the least I can do 💙💙💙
A screenshot of an Amazon order for a Kill Bill vol 2 poster
March 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Oh darth you have been so missed!! Here is a sleepy old man who had an antler placed in front of him by a toddler to welcome you back.
An old goldendoodle is sitting on a black leather couch who is barely awake. He has an antler on his paw that was set there by a toddler (not on camera).
March 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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@mementomorty.bsky.social Mortyyyy my favorite cancer insta shared a hit skeet of yours and it made my day.
A screenshot of an Instagram story by thecancerpatient that is a skeet by @mementomorty.bsky.social saying “AI can’t replace healthcare workers because AI could never have depression”
February 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Today is my birthday. We went out for dinner and I found an oyster on the menu that describes me and I could not stop giggling.
A picture of an oyster section of a menu from a seafood restaurant. Under the West Coast selection is an oyster described as “Large deep cup, strong, robust oyster with excellent meat fill and plenty of salt”.
January 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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One of my students put together a simmer pot for me as a gift, and it’s the sweetest thing?! Also omg our house smells like Christmas slapped us in the face in the BEST way!
A stainless steel pot filled with water, bright cranberries, slices of orange, cinnamon sticks, cloves, bay leaf, rosemary, and star anise.
December 21, 2024 at 8:53 PM