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Explore Science: Earth & Space 2020 toolkit - contents list

Kit contents list for the Explore Science: Earth & Space 2020 toolkit. Hands-on STEM public engagement activities and professional development resources about Earth and space science.
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Newsletter: November 2019

Check out this month's NISE Network newsletter for the latest project and professional development opportunities, upcoming events, community announcements, science news, and much more.
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Partner Highlight: A Summer-Long Community Library Program Celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission

November 4, 2019
Jake Milliron, Mobius Children's Science Museum & Science Center
The Mobius Children's Science Museum & Science Center serves a large geographic community in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, reaching both rural and urban communities. This past summer, in support of the nation-wide program, A Universe of Stories, the children's museum created programming using their Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit and mobile planetarium engaging 1950 visitors across 24 different library events, which was a 20% increase from previous summer library programming!
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Congratulations to NISE Network NanoDays partner M. Stanley Whittingham from Binghamton University, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on lithium ion batteries

October 29, 2019
Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of Minnesota
The 2019 Nobel prizes were recently announced and one of the NISE Network NanoDays partners Stan Whittingham at Binghamton University, NY was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on lithium ion batteries. Lithium ion batteries are able...
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2020 toolkit training video film shoot

Lights, Camera, Action! Filming for a new set of training videos has wrapped for the 2020 Explore Science: Earth and Space Toolkit

October 27, 2019
Brad Herring, Museum of Life and Science
NISE Network project staff from the Museum of Life and Science, the Sciencenter and the Children’s Creativity Museum just wrapped filming a new set of content and facilitation training videos to accompany the hands-on activities in the new 2020 Explore...
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Mercury Transit November 11, 2019

November 11, 2019 - November 11, 2019
On November 11, we will see the planet Mercury move in front of the Sun for the first time since 2016, and the last time until 2032! When: Monday, November 11, 4:35 a.m. to 10:04 a.m. PST Where: Daytime (when...
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Sustainable Futures 2019 workshop

Sustainable Museums, Sustainable Futures

October 22, 2019
Rae Ostman, Arizona State University
In September, professionals from 30 different museums joined forces to help create a sustainable future. They represented the first cohort of NISE Network’s Sustainability Fellowship program, which will include over 90 organizations in 2019-2020. This program is a key part of the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability in Science and Technology Museums initiative, which provides professional development, educational materials, and other resources to help museums integrate sustainability into their public engagement work, operations, and community partnerships.
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American Chemical Society (ACS) 2019 Fall National Meeting Highlights

October 22, 2019
David Sittenfeld, Museum of Science
This past August, members from the NISE Network's Explore Science: Let's Do Chemistry project participated in the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Fall Meeting in San Diego, CA, which included presenting project activities and findings as part of a half-day symposium about chemistry education beyond the classroom. Additionally, during this year's ACS ChemLuminary Awards, a special ChemAttitudes Partnership Award was presented to the Kentucky Lake Local Section for their use of the Explore Science: Let's Do Chemistry kit, serving and engaging over 500 children across their rural region in hands-on chemistry activities.
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Online Workshop Recording: Empowering Girls in Science Through Growth Mindset and the New Girl Scout Space Science Badges

Online professional development workshop recording (2019).
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Newsletter: October 2019

Check out this month's NISE Network e-newsletter for the latest project and professional development opportunities, upcoming events, community announcements, science news, and much more
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