NISE Network Blog

Partner Highlight: NanoInventum in Spain and Grupo Quark in Mexico – Nano Co-creation Projects Provide Students with Creative and Meaningful Engagement with STEM

December 12, 2023

Christina Leavell, Arizona State University

A partner highlight about a nano co-creation project initiated in Spain now reaching Mexico to provide students with creative and meaningful STEM engagement opportunities.

NanoDays activities at Arizona Science Center October 2023 with visitors waiting at a table

Partner Highlight: Nanotechnology Day Activities in Arizona

November 8, 2023

Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University

To celebrate Nanotechnology Day and the 20th anniversary of the federal act authorizing the creation of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, public engagement events were held at both the Arizona Science Center and Arizona State University during the month of October.

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Partner Highlight: Partners Celebrate the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse

November 8, 2023

Christina Leavell

Highlights from partner events celebrating the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse.

Greensboro Science Center family science night with families crowded around an hands-on activity table

Partner Highlight: Family Science Nights in Greensboro, NC

November 8, 2023

Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University

Greensboro Science Center recently conducted Family Science Nights at two local Title 1 schools Jefferson Elementary School and Guilford Elementary Schools in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Build a Human Habitat on Mars Exhibit Summative Evaluation Findings

September 28, 2023

Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University

A summative evaluation study of the Build a Human Habitat on Mars exhibit focused on several key aspects of public audience impacts and behavior: 1) What does visitor engagement look like with regards to activity enjoyment and interest?, 2) How relevant is the exhibit to visitors’ everyday life?, and 3) To what degree does the exhibit foster 21st Century Skills?

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Partner Highlight: Celebrating 45 Years of Nanoscale Research at the Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility

September 28, 2023

Ali Jackson, Director of Programs & Partnerships, Sciencenter

In celebration of the Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility's 45th anniversary (1977-2022), Sciencenter was able to once again host the NISE Net Nano Exhibition. Each year more than 1,000 scientists, engineers and technologists from around the world use CNF’s state-of-the-art instrumentation with the assistance of highly trained and creative specialists and staff. The ongoing partnership between this flagship facility and our museum has been incredibly valuable, and we're so happy to see it continue.

Solar Eclipse Finger Lakes Library activities distributed by the Sciencenter Ithaca, NY

Partner Highlight: Museum & Library Partnership – Community Engagement and Professional Development to Prepare for the Upcoming Solar Eclipses in the Finger Lakes of New York

September 28, 2023

Annie Gordon, Education Program Coordinator, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY

In preparation for the October 2023 annular eclipse and the April 2024 total eclipse the Sciencenter in Ithaca, NY partnered with the Finger Lakes Library System (FLLS) to create eclipse kits for all the libraries within the system.

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Partner Highlight: It's Alive! EXTREME Frankenstuffs - An Adapted Program from the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC

September 26, 2023

Christina Leavell, Arizona State University

Partner highlight about how the Museum of Life and Science combined the Imaging Life activity from the Earth and Space toolkit and with the Frankentoy activity from the Frankenstein200 kit.

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Moon Adventure Game summative evaluation reveals game players are more interested in Moon and space science and have a stronger science identity

September 19, 2023

Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University

The Moon Adventure Game Summative Evaluation reveals game players are more more interested in Moon science and space exploration and have a stronger sense of science identity.

Partner Highlight: Choctawhatchee Bay Estuary Mural at the Emerald Coast Science Center, Fort Walton Beach, Florida

September 19, 2023

Harley Peters

Partner highlight about the work of the Emerald Coast Science Center on a mural project that was part of the NISE Network 2021-2022 Earth and Space Project-Based Professional Learning Community.