NISE Network partners awarded a physical 2018 Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit.
Physical kits were shipped in January 2018.
Listed alphabetically by state and city:
AK, Anchorage, Anchorage Museum, https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/
AK, Fairbanks, Fairbanks Children's Museum, https://www.fairbankschildrensmuseum.com
AK, Fairbanks, University of Alaska Museum of the North, http://www.uaf.edu/museum/
AL, Birmingham, McWane Science Center, http://www.mcwane.org
AL, Huntsville, U.S. Space & Rocket Center, https://www.rocketcenter.com
AL, Mobile, Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center, http://www.exploreum.com
AR, Fayetteville, University of Arkansas, Center for Math and Science Education, http://cmase.uark.edu
AR, Hot Springs, Mid-America Science Museum, https://www.midamericamuseum.org
AR, Jonesboro, Arkansas State University Museum, http://museum.astate.edu
AZ, Phoenix, Arizona Science Center, https://www.azscience.org
AZ, Tempe, Arizona State University, School for the Future of Innovation in Society (ASU SFIS), https://sfis.asu.edu
AZ, Tucson, Children's Museum Tucson, http://www.childrensmuseumtucson.org
AZ, Yuma, Children's Museum of Yuma County, http://yumachildrensmuseum.com/
CA, Arcata, Humboldt State University Natural History Museum (HSU), http://www.humboldt.edu/natmus
CA, Berkeley, Lawrence Hall of Science, https://www.lawrencehallofscience.org
CA, Chico, Gateway Science Museum (Cal State University Chico), http://www.csuchico.edu
CA, Escondido, San Diego Children's Discovery Museum, http://www.sdcdm.org
CA, Eureka, Redwood Discovery Museum, https://www.discovery-museum.org
CA, Irvine, Pretend City Children's Museum, https://www.pretendcity.org
CA, Lodi, World of Wonders WOW Science Museum, http://www.wowsciencemuseum.org/
CA, Modesto, Modesto Junior College - The Great Valley Museum Planetarium, https://www.mjc.edu/instruction/sme/gvm/planetarium.php
CA, Modesto, National Ag Science Center, http://agsciencecenter.org
CA, Newbury Park, Discovery Center for Science and Technology, http://www.discoverycntr.org
CA, Rancho Cordova, Sacramento Children's Museum, https://sackids.org
CA, Redding, Turtle Bay Exploration Park, https://www.turtlebay.org
CA, Sacramento, Powerhouse Science Center, http://powerhousesc.org
CA, San Diego, Fleet Science Center, http://www.rhfleet.org
CA, San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences (Cal Academy), https://www.calacademy.org
CA, San Francisco, Children's Creativity Museum, https://creativity.org
CA, Temecula, Pennypickle's Workshop, the Temecula Children's Museum, http://www.pennypickles.org
CO, Boulder, CU Science Discovery, University of Colorado Boulder, http://sciencediscovery.colorado.edu
CO, Boulder, University of Colorado Boulder - Fiske Planetarium, http://www.colorado.edu/fiske/
CO, Denver, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, http://www.dmns.org
CO, Durango, Powerhouse Science Center (formerly Durango Discovery Museum), http://powsci.org
CO, Vail, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, http://bettyfordalpinegardens.org
CT, Bridgeport, Discovery Museum and Planetarium, http://www.discoverymuseum.org
CT, Bristol, Imagine Nation Children's Museum, http://www.imaginemuseum.org
CT, Niantic, Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut, http://www.childrensmuseumsect.org
CT, Norwalk, Stepping Stones Museum for Children, http://www.steppingstonesmuseum.org
CT, West Hartford, The New Children's Museum, http://www.thechildrensmuseumct.org
DC, Washington, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, https://airandspace.si.edu
DE, Wilmington, Delaware Museum of Natural History (DMNH), http://www.delmnh.org
FL, Fort Lauderdale, Museum of Discovery and Science, http://www.mods.org/home.html
FL, Fort Myers, IMAG History and Science Center , http://www.imaginariumfortmyers.com
FL, Fort Walton Beach, Emerald Coast Science Center, http://www.ecscience.org/
FL, Marathon, Crane Point Museum and Nature Center, https://www.cranepoint.net
Fl, Naples, Golisano Children's Museum of Naples, http://www.cmon.org/
FL, Orlando, Orlando Science Center, http://osc.org
FL, Pensacola, Pensacola MESS Hall, http://www.pensacolamesshall.org
FL, St. Petersburg, Great Explorations, The Children's Museum, https://greatex.org
FL, Tallahassee, Challenger Learning Center - Tallahassee, http://www.challengertlh.com
FL, Tampa Bay, Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), https://www.mosi.org
FL, Titusville, American Space Museum and U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, http://spacewalkoffame.org
FL, West Palm Beach, South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, http://sfsm.org
GA, Atlanta, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, http://fernbankmuseum.org
GA, Macon, Museum of Arts and Sciences - Mark Smith Planetarium, https://www.masmacon.org
HI, Hilo, `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i, http://www.imiloahawaii.org
HI, Honolulu, Bishop Museum, http://www.bishopmuseum.org
HI, Honolulu, Hawaii Children's Discovery Center, http://www.discoverycenterhawaii.org
HI, Kihei, Maui Science Center, http://www.mauisciencecenter.com
IA, Bettendorf, Family Museum of Arts and Science, http://www.familymuseum.org
IA, Des Moines, Science Center of Iowa, http://www.sciowa.org
ID, Boise, Discovery Center of Idaho, http://dcidaho.org
ID, Idaho Falls, Museum of Idaho, https://museumofidaho.org/
ID, Pocatello, Idaho Museum of Natural History, https://www.isu.edu/imnh/
IL, Aurora, SciTech Hands On Museum, http://scitechmuseum.org
IL, Carbondale, The Science Center, http://yoursciencecenter.org
IL, Champaign, Orpheum Children's Science Museum, http://orpheumkids.com
IL, Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry (MSI), https://www.msichicago.org
IL, DeKalb, Northern Illinois University Smart Space Learning Center (STEM Outreach) , http://www.niu.edu/STEM/
IL, Edwardsville, Edwardsville Children’s Museum, http://www.edwardsvillechildrensmuseum.org
IL, Normal, Children's Discovery Museum, http://www.childrensdiscoverymuseum.net
IL, Oak Lawn, Children's Museum in Oak Lawn, http://www.cmoaklawn.org
IL, Oak Park, Wonder Works Children's Museum, http://www.wonder-works.org
IL, Peoria, Peoria Riverfront Museum, http://www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org
IL, Rockford, Discovery Center Museum, http://www.discoverycentermuseum.org
IL, Woodstock, Challenger Learning Center for Science & Technology, http://www.challengerillinois.org
IN, Bloomington, WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology, http://www.wonderlab.org
IN, Columbus, kidscommons: columbus' community children's museum, http://www.kidscommons.org
IN, Crawfordsville, Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County, http://www.cdpl.lib.in.us/services/carnegie
IN, Fort Wayne, Science Central, http://sciencecentral.org
IN, Hammond, Challenger Learning Center - NW Indiana, http://www.clcnwi.com
IN, Indianapolis, Children's Museum of Indianapolis, https://www.childrensmuseum.org
IN, Indianapolis, Link Observatory Space Science Institute, http://www.linkobservatory.org
IN, Lafayette, Imagination Station, http://www.imagination-station.org/
IN, Muncie, Muncie Children's Museum, http://munciemuseum.com
KS, Atchison, Atchison County Historical Society, http://atchisonhistory.org
KS, Holton, Banner Creek Science Center and Observatory, https://www.bcscience.org
KS, Overland Park, Museum at Prairiefire, http://www.museumatpf.org
KS, Topeka, Kansas Children's Discovery Center, http://kansasdiscovery.org
KS, Wichita, Exploration Place, http://www.exploration.org
KY, Lexington, Living Arts and Science Center, https://lasclex.org/
KY, Prestonsburg, East Kentucky Science Center and Planetarium, http://www.bigsandy.kctcs.edu/EKSC
KY, Richmond, Eastern Kentucky University - Hummel Planetarium, http://planetarium.eku.edu
LA, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Art and Science Museum, http://www.lasm.org
LA, Luling, St. Charles Parish Library Planetarium, http://www.myscpl.org/planetarium
LA, Manderville, Children's Museum of St. Tammany, http://cmstkids.org
LA, Shreveport, Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center, http://www.sciport.org/
LA, Thibodaux, Bayou County Children's Museum, http://www.bayoucountrychildrensmuseum.org
MA, Boston, Museum of Science, Boston, https://www.mos.org
MA, Holyoke, Children's Museum at Holyoke, http://www.childrensmuseumholyoke.org/
MA, Nantucket, Maria Mitchell Association, https://www.mariamitchell.org
MA, Norwell, South Shore Natural Science Center, http://southshorenaturalsciencecenter.org
MD, Baltimore, Port Discovery Children's Museum, http://www.portdiscovery.org
MD, Gaithersburg, Gaithersburg Community Museum, http://gaithersburgmd.gov/about-gaithersburg/city-facilities/internatio…
MD, Hagerstown, Discovery Station at Hagerstown, https://discoverystation.org
MD, Rockville, Rockville Science Center, http://rockvillesciencecenter.org
ME, Bangor, Maine Discovery Museum, https://www.mainediscoverymuseum.org
ME, Hinckley, L.C.Bates Museum, https://www.gwh.org/lcbates
MI, Alpena, Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan, http://www.bessermuseum.org
MI, Battle Creek, Kingman Museum, http://www.kingmanmuseum.org
MI, Detroit, Michigan Science Center, http://www.mi-sci.org
MI, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Children's Museum, http://www.grcm.org
MI, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Public Museum, http://www.grpm.org
MI, Jackson, Imagine Planet, https://imagineplanet.net/
MI, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Valley Museum, http://www.kalamazoomuseum.org
MI, Lansing, Impression 5 Science Center, http://www.impression5.org/
MI, Traverse City, Great Lakes Children's Museum, https://www.greatlakeskids.org
MN, Bemidji, Headwaters Science Center, http://hscbemidji.org
MN, Duluth, Duluth Children's Museum, http://www.duluthchildrensmuseum.org
MN, Minneapolis, The Bakken Museum, https://thebakken.org
MN, Saint Paul, Bell Museum of Natural History, https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/
MN, Saint Paul, Science Museum of Minnesota, https://www.smm.org
MO, Kansas City, Science City at Union Station, www.sciencecity.com
MO, Malden, Bootheel Youth Museum, http://www.bootheelyouthmuseum.org
MO, Rolla, The Kaleidoscope Discovery Center, https://thekaleidoscope.org
MO, Saint Louis, Saint Louis Science Center, https://www.slsc.org
MS, Gulfport, Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, http://www.lmdc.org
MS, Pearlington, Infinity Science Center, http://www.visitinfinity.com
MT, Billings, Wise Wonders - A Montana Children's Museum, http://wisewonders.org
MT, Bozeman, Montana State University Extended University - Burns Technology Center (MSU), http://eu.montana.edu
MT, Helena, Exploration Works!, https://www.explorationworks.org
MT, Missoula, University of Montana - spectrUM Discovery Area, http://spectrum.umt.edu
NC, Boone, The Children's Playhouse, http://goplayhouse.org
NC, Chapel Hill, Kidzu Children's Museum, https://www.kidzuchildrensmuseum.org
NC, Charlotte, Discovery Place, Inc., https://www.discoveryplace.org
NC, Durham, Museum of Life + Science, https://www.lifeandscience.org
NC, Greensboro, Greensboro Children's Museum, http://www.gcmuseum.com/
NC, Greensboro, Greensboro Science Center, http://www.greensboroscience.org
NC, Hendersonville, Hands On! - A Child's Gallery, http://handsonwnc.org
NC, Raleigh, Marbles Kids Museum, http://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org
NC, Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, http://naturalsciences.org
NC, Rosman, Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI), Http://www.pari.edu
NC, Sunset Beach, Museum of Coastal Carolina - Ingram Planetarium, http://museumplanetarium.org/planetarium-events/
NC, Wilmington, Cape Fear Museum, https://www.capefearmuseum.com
NC, Winston-Salem, Kaleideum North, http://north.kaleideum.org
ND, Bismarck, Gateway to Science, http://www.gatewaytoscience.org
NE, Kearney, Kearney Area Children's Museum , https://kearneychildrensmuseum.org
NE, Kearney, University of Nebraska - Kearney, http://www.unk.edu
NH, Concord, McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, https://www.starhop.com
NH, Manchester, SEE Science Center, http://www.see-sciencecenter.org
NJ, Glassboro, Rowan University - Edelman Planetarium, http://www.rowan.edu/planetarium/
NJ, Newark, Newark Museum, http://www.newarkmuseum.org
NJ, Princeton, Princeton University, https://pccm.princeton.edu/education
NM, Alamogordo, New Mexico Museum of Space History, http://www.nmspacemuseum.org
NM, Albuquerque, Explora, http://www.explora.us
NM, Albuquerque, New Mexico Museum of Natural History, http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org
NM, Farmington, E3 Children's Museum & Science Center, http://www.fmtn.org/223/Museums
NM, Las Cruces, Las Cruces Museum of Nature and Science, http://las-cruces.org/museums
NM, Los Alamos, Los Alamos National Laboratory- Bradbury Science Museum, http://www.lanl.gov/museum/
NM, Los Alamos, Pajarito Environmental Education Center, http://peecnature.org
NM, Roswell, Roswell Museum and Art Center, http://roswell-nm.gov/308/Roswell-Museum-Art-Center
NV, Reno, Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, https://nvdm.org
NY, Buffalo, Buffalo Museum of Science, http://www.sciencebuff.org
NY, Garden City, Cradle of Aviation Museum, https://www.cradleofaviation.org
NY, Garden City, Long Island Children's Museum (LICM), https://www.licm.org
NY, Ithaca, Sciencenter, http://www.sciencenter.org
NY, New York, American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), http://www.amnh.org
NY, Oneonta, AJ Read Science Discovery Center at Oneonta, http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/sdc/
NY, Port Jefferson, Maritime Explorium, http://maritimeexplorium.org
NY, Rochester, Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC), http://rmsc.org
NY, Rye, Westchester Children's Museum, http://www.discoverwcm.org
NY, Schenectady, miSci Museum of Innovation and Science (formery the Schenectady Museum), http://www.misci.org
NY, Syracuse, Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MoST), http://www.most.org
NY, Troy, SUNY Poly Children's Museum of Science & Technology (CMOST), http://www.cmost.org
NY, Upton, Brookhaven National Laboratory Science Learning Center (BNL), https://www.bnl.gov/education/
NY, Vestal, Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, http://www.kopernik.org
NY, Yonkers, Hudson River Museum - Andrus Planetarium, http://www.hrm.org/index.html
OH, Akron, Akron Children's Museum, http://www.akronkids.org
OH, Bay Village, Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, http://www.lensc.org
OH, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Observatory Center, http://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org
OH, Cleveland, Great Lakes Science Center, http://greatscience.com
OH, Findlay, Children's Museum of Findlay, http://www.cmfindlay.org
OH, Mount Vernon, SPI Spot (Science Play-Space Initiative), http://www.spi-mountvernon.org
OH, Newark, The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art and Technology, http://attheworks.org
OH, Sylvania, Lourdes University - Appold Planetarium, http://www.lourdes.edu/about-lourdes/outreach/appold-planetarium/
OH, Youngstown, OH WOW! The Roger and Gloria Jones Children's Center for Science and Technology, http://ohwowkids.org
OK, Oklahoma City, Science Museum Oklahoma, www.sciencemuseumok.org
OK, Stillwater, Oklahoma Wondertorium, http://www.okwondertorium.org
OK, Tulsa, Tulsa Children's Museum, http://www.tulsachildrensmuseum.org/
OR, Ashland, ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum, http://www.scienceworksmuseum.org
OR, Eugene, The Science Factory, http://sciencefactory.org
OR, Portland, OMSI, https://omsi.edu
PA, Erie, ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum, http://www.eriechildrensmuseum.org/
PA, Pittsburgh, Carnegie Science Center, http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org
PA, State College, Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania, https://mydiscoveryspace.org
PR, Arecibo, Arecibo Observatory - Angel Ramos Foundation Visitor Center, http://outreach.naic.edu/ao/
RI, Providence, Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, http://providenceri.com/museum
RI, Saunderstown, Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA), http://rimosa.org
SC, Greenville, Roper Mountain Science Center, https://ropermountain.org
SC, Hilton Head Island, The Sandbox: An Interactive Children's Museum, http://www.thesandbox.org
SC, Rock Hill, Museum Of York County - Main Street Children’s Museum, Culture & Heritage Museums, http://www.chmuseums.org/myco/
SD, Pierre, South Dakota Discovery Center, https://sd-discovery.org
SD, Sioux Falls, Kirby Science Discovery Center at the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, https://www.washingtonpavilion.org
TN, Chattanooga, Creative Discovery Museum, http://www.cdmfun.org
TN, Knoxville, The Muse Knoxville, http://www.themuseknoxville.org
TN, Memphis, Pink Palace Museum, http://www.memphismuseums.org/
TN, Murfreesboro, Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, https://explorethedc.org
TN, Nashville, Adventure Science Center, http://www.adventuresci.org
TN, Oak Ridge, American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE), http://amse.org
TN, Union City, Discovery Park of America, http://www.discoveryparkofamerica.com
TX, Brownsville, Children's Museum of Brownsville, http://cmofbrownsville.org
TX, Cedar Park, Texas Museum of Science and Technology (TXMOST), http://www.txmost.org
TX, Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, https://www.ccmuseum.com
TX, Dallas, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, https://www.perotmuseum.org
TX, El Paso, El Paso Children's Museum, https://epcf.org/childrens_museum
TX, Frisco, Sci-Tech Discovery Center, http://mindstretchingfun.org
TX, Houston, Children's Museum of Houston, http://www.cmhouston.org
TX, Houston, Space Center Houston, http://spacecenter.org
TX, Laredo, Imaginarium of South Texas, http://www.imaginariumstx.org
TX, Lubbock, Science Spectrum, http://www.sciencespectrum.org
TX, San Antonio, San Antonio College - Scobee Edcuation Center, , http://sacscobee.education
TX, Texarkana, Texarkana Museums System, http://www.texarkanamuseums.org
TX, The Woodlands, The Woodlands Children's Museum, http://woodlandschildrensmuseum.org
TX, Victoria, Children's Discovery Museum of the Golden Crescent, http://www.cdmgoldencrescent.com
TX, Waco, Mayborn Museum Complex, http://www.baylor.edu/mayborn/
UT, Salt Lake City, Clark Planetarium, https://slco.org/clark-planetarium/
VA, Danville, Danville Science Center, http://dsc.smv.org
VA, Fairfax, Children's Science Center, https://childsci.org
VA, Portsmouth, Children’s Museum of Virginia - Portsmouth Museums, http://www.childrensmuseumva.com/
VA, Wallops Island, NASA Wallops Flight Facility, https://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/visitorcenter
VA, Winchester, Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum, http://www.discoverymuseum.net/
VT, Burlington, ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, http://www.echovermont.org
VT, Norwich, Montshire Museum of Science, http://www.montshire.org
WA, Bellevue, KidsQuest Children's Museum, http://www.kidsquestmuseum.org
WA, Everett, Imagine Children's Museum, https://www.imaginecm.org
WA, Lakewood, Pierce College Science Dome, http://wp.pierce.ctc.edu/blog/sciencedome/
WA, Mukilteo, Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour, https://www.futureofflight.org
WA, Spokane, Mobius Spokane (Mobius Kids and Mobius Science Center), http://mobiusspokane.org
WA, Walla Walla, The Children's Museum of Walla Walla, https://www.cmww.org
WI, Appleton, Paper Discovery Center, https://www.paperdiscoverycenter.org
WI, Eau Claire, Children's Museum of Eau Claire, http://www.childrensmuseumec.com
WI, Green Bay, The Children's Museum of Green Bay, http://www.gbchildrensmuseum.org
WI, Madison, Wisconsin Science Museum, https://wisconsinsciencemuseum.org
WI, Milwaukee, Betty Brinn Children's Museum, http://www.bbcmkids.org
WI, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Museum, http://www.mpm.edu
WI, Sheboygan, Above & Beyond Children's Museum, http://abkids.org
WV, Huntington , Marshall University - West Virginia Science Adventures, http://ssawv.com
WV, Morgantown, Spark! Imagination and Science Center, http://sparkwv.org
WY, Casper, The Science Zone, http://www.thesciencezone.org
Digital toolkits
Digital versions of toolkits are available as a free download:
- 2020 Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit: www.nisenet.org/earthspacekit-2020
- 2019 Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit: www.nisenet.org/earthspacekit-2019
- 2018 Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit: www.nisenet.org/earthspacekit-2018
- 2017 Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit: www.nisenet.org/earthspacekit-2017
Physical toolkits
- Partners who received an Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit (2020) 350 copies
- Partners who received an Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit (2019) 350 copies
- Partners who received an Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit (2018) 250 copies
- Partners who received an Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit (2017) 250 copies
About the Project
- Learn more about the toolkits: www.nisenet.org/earthspacekit
- Learn more about the application process for physical toolkits: www.nisenet.org/earthspacekit-apply
- Learn more about the project: http://www.nisenet.org/space
Acknowledgements
This material is based upon work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award numbers NNX16AC67A and 80NSSC18M0061. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).