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Online Workshop Recording: Learn More About the 2018 Explore Science: Earth & Space Toolkit

Online professional development workshop recording (2017).
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Newsletter: September 2017

Welcome to the monthly e-newsletter for the National Informal STEM Education (NISE) Network and community.
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Partner Highlight: Solar eclipse 2017: A few NISE Net partner highlights

September 6, 2017
Kayla Berry, Museum of Science
A few NISE Net partner highlights from the August 21, 2017 solar eclipse events, activities, public outreach, scientific data collection, and more!
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Building with Biology

Building with Biology project receives supplemental funding from the NSF to develop dialogue program about human genome editing

September 6, 2017
David Sittenfeld and Katie Todd, Museum of Science
The Building with Biology project began in the fall of 2014, and through collaborative partnerships with scientists a kit of Building with Biology hands-on activities and public dialogue programs were created and disseminated to nearly 200 sites across the U.S. to help recipients incorporate public engagement with science (PES) activities about synthetic biology into their educational programming. While the initial project introduced new content (synbio) and practices (PES) into a variety of organizations, and with the current news around the gene editing technique CRISPR, the time is right to address this topic through the development of a brand new forum program on human genome editing.
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L.C. Bates Museum

Partner Highlight: L.C. Bates Museum Celebrates the Solar Eclipse on the Ground and in the Sky

September 1, 2017
Deborah Staber, L.C. Bates Museum
Since early 2017, with the help of the NISE Net's Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit , the L.C.Bates Museum introduced the solar eclipse science to thousands of people and distributed over 3,000 pairs of solar eclipse glasses. The solar...
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Kentucky Science Center

Partner Highlight: Kentucky Science Center's Eclipse Adventure - A Report from Three Sites

August 31, 2017
Andrew Spence, Kentucky Science Center
On a scale only previously seen at our gala fundraiser and the Thunder over Louisville extravaganza, Kentucky Science Center’s team joined forces on August 21, 2017 to deliver eclipse programming to three sites: two in totality and one at our...
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NISE Net Online Workshop

Online Workshop: Museum Community Partnerships - Part 1: Libraries (Recorded)

October 10, 2017
Libraries are wonderful venues for reaching new, underserved audiences, since they are free and open to everyone. Join us to hear about successful partnerships between science museums and their local libraries, and how you can build a connection with the library in your own community. We'll also highlight activities from the Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkits that are ideal for library programs.
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The Sun, Earth, Universe exhibition is an engaging and interactive museum exhibition about Earth and space science for family audiences. This page outlines all the associated resources with the exhibition including promotional materials, videos, awarded locations, and archival application information for reference only.
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Frankenstein200 Kit - Contents List

Hands-on activities and professional development resources that encourage creativity and reflection about responsible innovation, developed in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.
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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.
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