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Glass Activities

Celebrate the International Year of Glass - 2022! A compilation of activities about glass including glass lenses in microscopes and telescopes and scientific images of glass.
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Size, Scale, & Measurement

A compilation of activities and resources focused on size, scale, and measurement. Resources can be incorporated into annual events including Metric Day, Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, World Quantum Day, DNA Day, NanoDays, Earth and space events, and more.
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Early Learners

A collection of activities and resources for young learners and early childhood educators.
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Butterflies

A collection of resources about butterflies that can be integrated into other programs or exhibits on butterflies. These butterfly activities and resources focus on light, color, iridescence, pigmentation versus structural color, and technology inspired by nature.
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Water

A compilation of water public engagement resources and activities; topics include water quality, pollution, supply, hydrological cycle, properties at the small scale including hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties, bubbles, ice, and clouds. Also included are resources for annual events including Groundwater Awareness Week, World Water Day, Earth Day, World Oceans Day, National Pollution Prevention Week, Coastal Cleanup Day, Earth Science Week, and Imagine a Day Without Water.
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Air Quality

A compilation of educational resources and activities about air, air quality, and pollution.
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Climate Change

A compilation of climate change and weather public engagement and professional learning resources for informal science educators.
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Girls in STEM

A compilation of resources for engaging girls and young women in STEM as well as resources for collaborating with Girl Scouts.
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Asteroids, Comets, Meteors, and Meteorites

A compilation of educational materials about asteroids, comets, meteors, and meteorites including resources for Asteroid Day, meteor showers, and links to NASA missions such as Lucy, OSIRIS-Rex, Psyche, Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), and Near-Earth Asteroid Scout (NEA Scout).
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Citizen and Community Science

A compilation of citizen science and community science resources; these community projects enable people from all walks of life to participate in and advance scientific research.
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Halloween

A collection of hands-on STEM activities for creating Halloween spooky science events.
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Polarized Light activity with hands holding paper and polarizing tape materials up to the window

Light Activities

A compilation of public engagement activities that explore light visible to our eyes and other wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Food Activities

Food is a great way to connect relevance of STEM content to our lives. Activities explore the science of cooking and preparing food, some of the societal choices about how we grow and process food. Activities can be incorporated into events that involve cooking an eating, food festivals, and annual celebrations like Halloween and Valentine's Day.
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Science Fiction, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Superheroes

There are many ways to incorporate authentic hands-on STEM in science fiction, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Superhero events! A compilation of ways to connect STEM activities to the imaginative and creative world of sci-fi!
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¿Qué es Nano?

Las nanotecnologías tienen el potencial de transformar la manera como vivimos. Todos tenemos una función en la formación de nuestro nanofuturo.
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Learners looking at a nano experiment

What is Nano?

Nano exhibition and NanoDays resources for public audiences. Nanotechnologies have the potential to transform the way we live. We all have a role in shaping our nano future.
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Sun, Earth, Universe Exhibition

The Sun, Earth, Universe exhibition is an engaging and interactive museum exhibition about Earth and space science for family audiences.
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Getting Started

New to the NISE Network? A set of steps for how your and your institution can get involved.
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Timely Topics

Timely professional learning topics for informal science educators and scientists.
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Summative Evaluation Reports

At the end of a project, summative evaluation is used to assess the impact of a completed project; summative evaluation usually includes observing visitors while they experience a program or exhibit and interviewing or surveying them before and/or after this experience.
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Collaborations

NISE Network encourages partnerships among museums, universities, and other organizations that support lifelong STEM learning. By collaborating, we can leverage our complementary strengths and resources and achieve outcomes we couldn't do alone!
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Professional Learning

NISE Network professional learning resources and tools to help improve the STEM engagement practices and skills of educators and scientists.
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¿Cómo está cambiando la Tierra con el tiempo?

Sol, Tierra, Universo es una interesante exposición interactiva sobre la Tierra y la ciencia del espacio para familias.
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Bluemarble image of the Earth then from space by NASA

How is the Earth changing over time?

Sun, Earth, Universe is an engaging and interactive museum exhibition about Earth and space science for family audiences.
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A model of the intense magnetic fields around the Sun

¿Por qué tantas herramientas?

Sol, Tierra, Universo es una interesante exposición interactiva sobre la Tierra y la ciencia del espacio para familias.
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