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PODCAST

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series

The Walking Classroom has worked with some amazing people and organizations to create a new Career Series. Students, teachers, parents — heck, anyone! — are encouraged to download these free podcasts and lesson plans. Walk, listen and learn about various career possibilities. Enjoy!

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All Episodes

15:36

Museum Education Programs with Liz Baird

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn visits with Liz Baird, the Director of Education at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Liz shares how her role at the museum is to translate science into something students and the public can follow and about her own research on deep water canyons.

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15:34

Entomology with Dr. Colin Brammer

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Colin Brammer, a entomologist and coordinator of the Natural Worlds Investigate Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Colin explains the characteristics of an insect and how they can be harmful and helpful to humans and the environment.

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16:53

Paleontology with Dr. Paul Brinkman

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Dr. Paul Brinkman, Assistant Director of Paleontology and Geology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, as well as an historian of science. He explains how we can learn much about science through the study of the lives and work of scientists throughout history.

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16:14

Entomology with Dr. Jason Cryan

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Dr. Jason Cryan, the Deputy Museum Director for Research and Collections, as well as an entomologist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Jason shares about the immense biodiversity in the insect world and what happens when scientists discover a new species.

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16:14

Veterinary Medicine with Dr. Dan Dombrowski

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn gets to know Dr. Dan Dombrowski, Chief Veterinarian at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Dan discusses what a veterinarian does at a museum and the observation and learning opportunities for the public.

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16:17

Citizen Scientists with Chris Goforth

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Chris Goforth, who is the Senior Manager of Citizen Science at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science and is studying to become an aquatic entomologist. Chris explains how a childhood fear became a passion and career, what citizen science is, and how everyone can get involved.

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15:59

Mammal Collections Management with Ben Hess

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn gets to know Ben Hess, the Collections Manager of Mammals at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Ben shares about how he studies collections of shrews in order to research and learn more about northern and southern short-tail shrews in North Carolina.

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16:11

Evolutionary Genomics with Dr. Julie Horvath

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn visits Dr. Julie Horvath, the Director of Genomics and Microbiology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Dr. Horvath explains genetics and genomics and how after thorough research, scientists work to get their findings published.

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16:29

Zoology with Dr. Roland Kays

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Dr. Roland Kays, a zoologist and Director of the Biodiversity Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Dr. Kays explains how he and other scientists discovered a new species of mammal and how old museum specimens help scientist make new discoveries.

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16:13

Geology with Dr. Emlyn Koster

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn gets to know geologist and North Carolina Museum of Natural Science Museum Director, Dr. Emlyn Koster in this podcast. Emlyn shares how early exploration at his childhood home led to a lifelong career in field of geology.

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15:19

Mammalogy with Dr. Stephanie Schuttler

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn visits with Dr. Stephanie Schuttler, a Post-Doc Research Associate and mammalogist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Stephanie shares her research on forest elephants and their family groups.

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15:41

Microbial Ecology with Dr. Julia Stevens

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Dr. Julia Stevens, a Post-Doc Research Associate in the Genomics and Microbiology Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Julia explains what she does as a Post-Doc Research Associate and about the impact of invasive species.

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16:42

Geology with Dr. Chris Tacker

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Dr. Chris Tacker, a geologist and curator of geology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Dr. Tacker shares how geology is related to almost everything we see, touch, and do and what is happening far below the surface of a volcano.

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16:33

Astronomy with Dr. Patrick Treuthardt

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

Dr. Patrick Treuthardt, the Assistant Director of Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science talks with Laura Fenn about how scientists study things in space like galaxies and planets using light.

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15:47

Evolutionary Biology with Dr. Julie Urban

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Dr. Julie Urban, an Evolutionary Biologist and Assistant Director of the Genomics and Microbiology Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Dr. Urban shares about her work as an evolutionary biologist, her work with plant hoppers, and how it’s never too late to find a new passion.

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16:03

Scientific Exploration with Bob Alderink

The Walking Classroom Science Career Series ·

2015/07/15

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn visits with Bob Alderink at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Bob shares how his childhood passions for science and early cultures led him to his current role as Coordinator of an investigations lab at the museum. He shares the importance of learning about and understanding the natural world and getting the public involved in scientific exploration.

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