The ubiquitous use of social media by children offers a unique opportunity to view diverse
funds of knowledge that may otherwise be overlooked. We have iteratively designed a social
media app to be integrated into our science learning program which engages families in
science in their community. This case study highlights how three focal learners (ages 9–14)
revealed scientific funds of knowledge through social media sharing. Their teachers noticed
occasional funds of knowledge in the children's posts that they could connect to formal …