The Amoeba Sisters YouTube Channel Milestones

July 12, 2013
​Channel Creation 
Our channel's birthday!

​We decide to make a YouTube channel where we could place a single video that we created on enzymes. Due to our fascination with amoebas, the fact that they're easy to draw, and the fact that  we are actually sisters- we decide to use amoeba characters and the username "Amoeba Sisters."

July 21, 2013
First Video Upload 
We upload our first video on the Amoeba Sisters channel. It is created using a cell phone to record the audio (by Pinky) and Microsoft Paint to illustrate pictures (by Petunia). Looking back...it's a bit rough...there is so much we did not know back then. But this is how we started our adventure! We end this first video saying, "Please always stay curious." It will evolve to, "We remind you to stay curious" in a soon to follow video. 

November 16, 2013 
​Subscriber Milestone

February 17, 2014
​Subscriber Milestone

July 2014
We go to our first conference together to present to other educators on creating in the classroom.

(P.S. Today, we continue to be passionate about this as well as providing opportunities for students to create.)

September 8, 2014
​Subscriber Milestone

January 29, 2015
Subscriber Milestone

May 2015
View Count Milestone

Cumulative View Count (on "About" tab on YouTube Channel) Hits 2 Million

May 26, 2015
Subscriber Milestone

February 20, 2016
​Subscriber Milestone

November 2016
View Count Milestone

Cumulative View Count (on "About" tab on YouTube Channel) hits 10 Million

February 1, 2017
Subscriber Milestone
(Silver Play Button)

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Amoeba Sisters Silver Play Button. P.S. You can see one of Petunia's cats in the reflection.
We were so excited about this 100,000 subscribers milestone that we made a video to celebrate!  The next play button creator award isn't until a channel hits 1 million subscribers so...we're not sure if we shall ever see another play button creator award.

But we have learned SO much! We're still learning.  Here are the tools we use currently. Check out our old video on homeostasis and compare it to our more recent one on homeostasis to see how we've changed.

November 2017
View Count Milestone
Cumulative View Count (on "About" tab on YouTube Channel) hits 20 Million
November 2017
Started Unlectured Series
Finding traditional lecture and notes to be a challenge for Pinky in the classroom, we wanted to create something that could be an alternative. Our Unlectured Series is just that---it's an alternative to traditional lecture and notes. It promotes student discussion, student creation, and emphasizes why the content matters in our world. It also utilizes our short videos. 

You can continue to learn more here. 

June 2018
View Count Milestone
Cumulative View Count (on "About" tab on YouTube Channel) hits 30 Million
July 12, 2018
5 Year Birthday!
A few things that have changed in our adventure so far:
  • Our art has improved! Petunia has no artistic background, but she has always had a desire to practice, grow, and get better.
  • Our audio is improved. Pinky took some constructive criticism about our audio to improve how we record (and where)!
  • Thanks to our amazing community, our video subtitles have been translated in over 22 languages!
  • We use different tools now. We're always experimenting.
  • We have been inspired by some very passionate educators at a variety of exciting conferences including SXSWedu, CAST, ASM Microbe, and Rice University ComSciCon.
  • We have met fascinating science communicators and science educators online! We can't say enough about master science teacher John Mead's incredible post regarding the transformative power of social media for educators.
  • We now both work full-time on the channel. Pinky will likely return to public edu in some capacity in the future as public education is where her amoeba heart remains. 
August 24, 2018
​Subscriber Milestone
December 2018
Invited to YouTube Headquarters
We were invited, along with several other educational YouTube creators, to the YouTube Headquarters in California to discuss edu content on YouTube.
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And...we remain a work in progress!