Orchid STEMLab @OrchidSTEMLab
Formerly a school bus, now a lab for rescuing rare orchids. Visiting @MDCPS middle schools as part of the #MillionOrchidProject @FairchildGarden Miami, FL Joined May 2016-
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Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School is stoked about growing the mule-eared #orchid in their classroom this year. They’ll be growing them in Mini Bioreactors and collecting data as they feed them. @nms_sharks @millionorchid @FairchildGarden @MDCPSSTEAM
Week five with orchids!!!🥰 They're growing so fast🥹 @millionorchid @OrchidSTEMLab As you can see in the singular picture, these plants have developed a lot of velamen. @IBPeskoeK8
Our programming would not be possible without our amazing volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering with us Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday from 9-1 email us at stemlab@FairchildGarden.org @millionorchid @FairchildGarden @MDCPSSTEAM #orchid #stemeducation
Taking a close look at orchid dust seeds @CutlerBayMiddle @MDCPSSTEAM @FairchildGarden
An insider look at the micropropagation of rare native orchid seeds @FairchildGarden #orchid #orchidconservation #nativespecies #conservation #millionorchidproject #fairchild #fairchildgarden
Our middle school STEMLab students learn all about the interesting pollination methods of orchids. If you visit @FairchildGarden don’t miss taking a close look at these crazy flowers!
Our middle school STEMLab students learn all about the interesting pollination methods of orchids. If you visit @FairchildGarden don’t miss taking a close look at these crazy flowers!
Students @CurryCubs learning #orchid plant anatomy and helping to transplant seedlings grown in the lab. @MDCPSSTEAM @FairchildGarden @millionorchid #stemeducation #mdcpssteam #millionorchidproject #orchidconservation #outreach
We love orchids at Miami Arts Studio at Zelda Glazer! @millionorchid @MDCPSSTEAM @FairchildGarden #orchids #conservation #millionorchidproject #StemEducation
Dorothy M. Wallce COPE Center had a visit from the STEMLab bus! Even Dr. Gayden learned how to transplant orchids. @DMWCopeCenter @MDCPSSTEAM @FairchildGarden @millionorchid #STEMeducation
We had a great visit @IBPeskoeK8 this week! @millionorchid @MDCPSSTEAM
2022-2023 programming has launched! @LeewoodK8 we can’t wait to see how your orchids grow! @MDCPSSTEAM @millionorchid @FairchildGarden
We’re excited to be welcoming back a new group of educators and ready to start the school year! @FairchildChall @FairchildGarden @MDCPSSTEAM
Come volunteer with @millionorchid @FairchildGarden and join our team!
Why the smile? 🤔 The @josemartimast orchid lab is growing - and so are orchid seeds! Both laminar flow hoods are now in use and we successfully germinated Encyclia tampensis (native butterfly orchid) seeds! 😃🌿#mast2223 @MDCPSNorth @SuptDotres @verenanro @OrchidSTEMLab
Our last field trips for the year wrapped this week! @MiamiLakesK8 off their newly transplanted mule-eared orchids. Thank you all for participating in STEMLab 2021-2022! @FairchildGarden @MDCPSSTEAM @millionorchid
Students from @K8_Dragons tour the National Orchid Garden and see the Vanilla pompona creeping up a tree in the rainforest @FairchildGarden
#APStatistics students at @josemartimast harvest seed pods from Bletia purpurea (pine pink orchids) grown on campus in our #native arboretum. Next? Sterilize & dehisce in our orchid lab so we can germinate the seeds! 😃🌿#mast2122 @FairchildGarden @OrchidSTEMLab @millionorchid
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An Encyclia tampensis (butterfly orchid) beginning to attach to this live oak (Quercus virginiana) in the @josemartimast #native arboretum, part of the @FairchildChall @millionorchid project! 😃🌿#mast2223 @OrchidSTEMLab @OrchidMiami @FairchildGarden @DadeFNPS @flawildflowers
#Botany students at @josemartimast observing and recording rainfall from the past 24 hours for the @FairchildChall @millionorchid project! Our historical dry season has begun with some significant rainfall. 🤔🌿 #mast2223 @OrchidSTEMLab @FairchildGarden @OrchidMiami @MDCPSNorth
#GreenClub members at @josemartimast planting Bletia purpurea (pine pink orchids) in the pine rockland area of our #native arboretum. Hoping for early 2023 blooms and seed pods! 😃🌿#mast2223 @FairchildGarden @OrchidSTEMLab @flawildflowers @fl_native_plant @DadeFNPS @MDCPSNorth
#Botany students at @josemartimast gather & record December data - leaf temp, condition, & attachment - for @FairchildChall #4, the @millionorchid project! 12 Encyclia tampensis orchids show root attachment. 😃🌿#mast2223 @FairchildGarden @OrchidSTEMLab @OrchidMiami @MDCPSNorth
#Botany students at @josemartimast outplanting #native Encyclia tampensis (butterfly orchids) in our arboretum as part of the @millionorchid project for @FairchildChall! 😃🌿 #mast2223 @FairchildGarden @OrchidSTEMLab @OrchidMiami @flawildflowers @fl_native_plant @DadeFNPS
Almost 60 @josemartimast students stayed after school on Friday for our #GreenClub work day! Both mulch piles were exhausted and we finished early as thunder started to rumble. 😃🌿⛈️ #mast2223 @MDCPSNorth @FairchildGarden @fl_native_plant @DadeFNPS @flawildflowers @OrchidSTEMLab
Transferring five-month old Encyclia tampensis seedlings from just two small flasks of germinated seeds yielded twelve 16oz containers in the @josemartimast #native orchid lab! Giving these orchids room to grow!😃🌿 #mast2223 @FairchildGarden @OrchidSTEMLab @millionorchid
Week five with orchids!!!🥰 They're growing so fast🥹 @millionorchid @OrchidSTEMLab As you can see in the singular picture, these plants have developed a lot of velamen. @IBPeskoeK8
Before & after images of our pine rockland section of the @josemartimast #native arboretum. Students worked diligently to uncover our Bletia purpurea (pine pink orchids) and Zamia integrifolia (coontie)! 😃🌿#mast2223 @FairchildGarden @OrchidSTEMLab @MDCPSNorth @SuptDotres
An insider look at the micropropagation of rare native orchid seeds @FairchildGarden #orchid #orchidconservation #nativespecies #conservation #millionorchidproject #fairchild #fairchildgarden
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#Botany students in the @josemartimast orchid lab sowed seeds today for native Epidendrum nocturnum (night -scented orchid) & Encyclia tampensis (butterfly orchid). Germination should occur within four week! 😃🌿 #mast2223 @OrchidSTEMLab @OrchidMiami @FairchildGarden @DadeFNPS
(4/5) And @josemartimast students have successfully germinated seeds of Bletia purpurea, Encyclia tampensis and Epidendrum nocturnum. We even have seedlings from Bletia purpurea from seeds harvested on campus! 😃🌿#mast2223 @millionorchid @FairchildGarden @OrchidSTEMLab
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A #botany student at @josemartimast gently encouraging seeds from an Encyclia tampensis seed pod onto sterile seed-sowing media in our orchid lab. 😃🌿 #mast2223 @FairchildGarden @OrchidSTEMLab @flawildflowers @fl_native_plant
#Botany students at @josemartimast learning to prepare orchid seed-sowing media in our orchid lab. After filling flasks, students heated the media and then sterilized the media in our autoclave. 😃🌿 #mast2223 @OrchidSTEMLab @OrchidMiami @carllewis @FairchildGarden @DadeFNPS
#Botany students learned how to sow orchid seeds in sterile conditions in the laminar flow hood in our @josemartimast orchid lab. Seeds sown today are from Encyclias tampensis, the native butterfly orchid. 😃🌿 #mast2223 @OrchidSTEMLab @FairchildGarden @carllewis @SuptDotres
Why the smile? 🤔 The @josemartimast orchid lab is growing - and so are orchid seeds! Both laminar flow hoods are now in use and we successfully germinated Encyclia tampensis (native butterfly orchid) seeds! 😃🌿#mast2223 @MDCPSNorth @SuptDotres @verenanro @OrchidSTEMLab
#Botany students at @josemartimast transfer orchid protocorms (Encyclia tampensis, Oncidium ensatum, Trichocentrum undulatum) into fresh sterile media as part of the @FairchildGarden @millionorchid project! 😃🌿 #mast2122 @flawildflowers @fl_native_plant @OrchidSTEMLab @DadeFNPS
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