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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.
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Voyage through the Solar System Kit Recipients

NISE Network partners awarded a physical 2023 Explore Science: Voyage through the Solar System kit list and map.
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Newsletter: November 2023

NOVEMBER 2023 NETWORK NEWS Partners Celebrate the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse We are thrilled to hear so much positivity from partners about their events to celebrate the October 14, 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse! It’s wonderful to hear stories and see
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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.
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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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Newsletter: October 2023

OCTOBER 2023 NETWORK NEWS ASTC Conference If you are attending the ASTC Conference October 7-10th, we hope to connect with you in person in Charlotte! Please join us for: • Networking Happy Hour, Friday, October 6th, 7:30pm • Booth (#801)
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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.
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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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FrankenToy Activity Stuffed Animal Pieces Next to Imagining Life Activity Cards

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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Newsletter: September 2023

SEPTEMBER 2023 NETWORK NEWS Preparing for Solar Eclipses - New Slideshow and Workshop Recording Now Available! Two major solar eclipses are coming to North America on Saturday, October 14, 2023 and Monday, April 8, 2024. Even if you are not
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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.
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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.
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Museum of Life and Science Staff meet with Congresswoman Valerie Foushee and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy

Partner Highlight: Special Guests Drop by the Museum of Life and Science to Learn more about Initiatives to Engage Hispanic Communities in Durham, NC

September 18, 2023
Christina Leavell
Congresswoman Valerie Foushee and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy paid a special visit to the Museum of Life and Science to discuss initiatives to engage Hispanic communities in STEM.
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Newsletter: August 2023

AUGUST 2023 NETWORK NEWS Voyage through the Solar System Kits Shipped to 350 NISE Network Partners We are thrilled to announce that all 350 copies of the Explore Science: Voyage through the Solar System physical kit have been shipped to
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Twenty Years of Nanotechnology! Opportunity to engage your community with NanoDays activities

August 14, 2023
Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University
This year the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) community will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, which authorized the creation and funding of the NNI. In 2003, the United States made the long-term commitment to be a world leader in nanoscale science and technology through the passage of this law. This October, around National Nanotechnology Day (October 9), we will mark this milestone with a series of events that reflect on NNI advances and applications that have enabled the nanotechnology revolution and envision our promising future. We invite the U.S. nanotechnology community to join this celebration! Details will be forthcoming on nano.gov."
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Partner Highlight: Great Repackaging Guide for the Nano Exhibition Courtesy of North Dakota's Gateway to Science, Bismarck, ND

July 27, 2023
Christina Leavell
Partner highlight about the a guide developed by North Dakota's Gateway to Science that shows detail about how they repackaged their copy of Nano for a trip across the country.
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Happy First Birthday to the Webb Space Telescope!

July 20, 2023
Christina Leavell
The Webb Space Telescope completed one year of providing us with awe inspiring imagery and new discoveries about our own Milky Way Galaxy and galaxies far beyond.
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Voyage through the Solar System Kits Awarded to 350 Partners

July 20, 2023
Christina Leavell
Details about the Explore Science: Voyage through the Solar System physical and digital kit, available by late August 2023.
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Newsletter: July 2023

JULY 2023 NETWORK NEWS Build a Human Habitat on Mars exhibit shipped to 52 locations throughout the United States Build a Human Habitat on Mars is a hands-on exhibit designed to inspire, engage, and educate the next generation of explorers
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Partner Highlight: Connecting the Neuro Futures Card Game with Science Fiction at the Museum of Science, Boston

June 28, 2023
Christina Leavell, Arizona State University
Partner Highlight offering a list of sci-fi connections to the Neuro Futures Card Game that was created by Susan Heilman from the Museum of Science, Boston.
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Build a Human Habitat on Mars exhibit shipped to 52 locations throughout the United States

June 28, 2023
Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University
​​​​​​​Build a Human Habitat on Mars is a hands-on exhibit designed to inspire, engage, and educate the next generation of explorers about human exploration on Mars. Designed as an addition to the Sun, Earth, Universe exhibition, 52 copies of this new exhibit have been fabricated and distributed by the Science Museum of Minnesota to accompany 52 copies of the Sun, Earth, Universe exhibition located throughout the United States.
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Newsletter: June 2023

JUNE 2023 NETWORK NEWS Summer STEM Fun The summer months are full of opportunities to engage children and adults in STEM topics and take time to observe the natural world around us. Many of your institutions are already deep into
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Partner Highlight: Pizza and Planetary Science at Wonder Works Children’s Museum in Oak Park, IL

June 6, 2023
Erin Dowdall
Partner highlight about Wonder Works Children’s Museum integrated Earth and Space toolkit resources into their Space Weekend 2023 event.
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