NISE Network Blog

Partner Highlight: NISE Net partners host stellar line-up of solar eclipse events all across the U.S.

July 31, 2017

Kayla Berry, Museum of Science

The continental U.S. hasn't seen a total eclipse like this since 1918 and so NISE Network partners have been busily preparing for the upcoming August 21st solar eclipse for months. Some, along or near the path of totality, have even...

You can participate in citizen science solar eclipse projects

July 27, 2017

Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of Minnesota

The 2017 solar eclipse presents many opportunities for amateur astronomers and lifelong learners to get in on the fun of doing science. This includes research projects about the sun, the moon, other sun-planet-moon systems, and even eclipses in other stellar...

Partner Highlight: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center's Office of Education Takes Flight with Earth & Space Regional Educator Workshops

July 5, 2017

Barbie Buckner, Educator Professional Development Specialist

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Office of Education at the AERO Institute in Palmdale, California, has presented multiple solar eclipse workshops to regional educators to provide the resources needed to teach students about the first solar eclipse to be visible across all of North America in nearly 40 years.

NASA’s Solar System Ambassadors Program – Don’t Miss Out on this Great Resource for Earth and Space Events and More with Visitors!

June 29, 2017

Christina Leavell

Here at the Science Museum of Minnesota, we just can’t stop talking about how successful our relationship has been with the Solar System Ambassadors program! If you haven’t heard of this program, it’s a public engagement program that works with...

Participants engaged in an astronomy activity

Partner Highlight: Using the Explore Science: Earth and Space toolkit to bring Astronomy “Down to Earth” at The Robinson Nature Center in Howard County, Maryland

June 6, 2017

By: Meagan Downey, Robinson Nature Center

Robinson Nature Center is a nature education facility in Columbia, MD whose mission is to facilitate the enjoyment and understanding of nature. Robinson includes a planetarium, dubbed the “NatureSphere” through which center staff interpret earth and space science concepts. Robinson was honored to receive a 2017 Explore Science: Earth & Space Toolkit to help patrons of the center discover phenomena studied by NASA in a whole new way.

Butterfly resources for programs and exhibits

June 2, 2017

Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of Minnesota

Blog post about butterfly resources for creating programs and creating exhibits.

Partner Highlight: Space Day 2017 at Roper Mountain Science Center in Greenville, South Carolina

May 5, 2017

By: Latongia Pepper, Roper Mountain Science Center

Roper Mountain Science Center welcomed over 2,200 visitors of all ages to Journey to Other Worlds for Space Day on March 11th. The Science Center partnered with organizations from across the Upstate to bring in interactive exhibits, stage shows, presentations, and hands-on activities to inspire, awe, and motivate visitors to LOOK UP and CATCH THE VISION of aviators and astronomers from the past, present, and future.

Recent improvements to the nisenet.org website

April 28, 2017

Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of Minnesota

We have recently made some major improvements to the nisenet.org website. The new site features all the same popular content from the existing website but with a fresh new look, a software upgrade, and additional content filtering and searching features...

Resources to help promote your Explore Science: Earth & Space events

March 31, 2017

Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of Minnesota

The NISE Network has created a set of materials to help with marketing and promotion of your Explore Science: Earth & Space event. We have designed materials to be customizable so you can adapt them to fit your needs: Planning...

Getting a Feel for Eclipses Tactile Book

March 31, 2017

By: Ali Jackson, Sciencenter

We are pleased to be partnering with the College of Charleston in South Carolina to share an educational project designed to help all audiences, including blind and visually impaired participants, learn more about the science surrounding the 2017 total solar...