Brian Magerko (Principal Investigator) shares about the project: Fostering AI Literacy through Embodiment and Creativity across Informal Learning Spaces (NSF #2214463). What is your project’s big idea and what inspired you to start this project? We look at what the role is of creativity and embodiment in the design of interactive installations for AI literacy … Read more
Authors and affiliations Amy Grack Nelson, Science Museum of Minnesota Evelyn Christian Ronning, Science Museum of Minnesota Introduction Getting people to participate in science, particularly through C*Sci1 projects, is an instrumental way to increase their interest in scientific discovery. As the public is invited to participate in scientific research, understanding the extent of their skills … Read more
This NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)-funded Science and Ethics in Informal STEM Contexts (DRL- 2040350) project was designed to explore research ethics in science and the history of science, particularly within informal STEM institutions, through the lenses of multiple cultural traditions, and to produce a documentary, tentatively titled Decolonizing Science? to engage both scientists and informal … Read more
Scott Bellman, University of Washington DO-IT Center Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington Accessible Technology Services Meena Selvakumar, University of Washington Museology Graduate Program A graduate student at the University of Washington (UW) Museology Graduate Program grew up surrounded by individuals with significant disabilities, sharing: “They were my classmates, my friends, and my mother’s coworkers, representing … Read more
Authors: Sue Ellen McCann, Asheley Landrum, Sevda Eris An exploration of millennials’ science media consumption habits, curiosity about science, and cultural beliefs has revealed some useful insights for engaging this generation when it comes to science. Millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996) are far more engaged with social media than previous generations and have … Read more
Introduction Although science museums are making efforts to become more inclusive and relevant, they are still not for everyone. Some people would never consider visiting one, even if they pass by it daily (Dawson, 2014). Many factors feed into this feeling (e.g., systemic racism and bias that make science museums irrelevant to many, architecture that belittles nonwhite guests). But … Read more
Authors: Preeti Gupta, Rachel Chaffee, Karen Hammerness, Anna MacPherson, and Kea Anderson with Youth Co-Researchers: Mahmoud Abouelkheir, Lucie Lagodich, Manaka Shiomi & Erica Chen “When I started at college, being a woman [in] STEM was very isolating for me because a lot of people in my classes didn’t really share similar experiences. … I just … Read more
By Day Greenberg and Angela Calabrese Barton, University of Michigan The YESTEM Project: Science Learning + Partnerships to Support Equitable STEM Pathways for Minoritized Youth (U.S. PI: Angela Calabrese Barton, UK PI: Louise Archer) “When I’m here [at science club], I feel like I can be me. Like, it’s not judgmental here. We get to learn and do things … Read more
Written by Shannon McManimon with contributions from Choua Her, Zdanna King, Joseph Adamji The Kitty Andersen Youth Science Center (KAYSC) at the Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) aims to “empower youth to change our world through science.” The KAYSC is a long-term, out-of-school-time (OST) pathway program for youth who are under-represented in STEM (girls, … Read more
Authors: Alicia Torres, Isabel Griffith, Gabriel Pina, Claire Kelley, Sarah Kelley, and Isai Garcia-Baza Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented hardships for families across the globe and has heightened emotional, economic, and educational stressors. In response to widening disparities during the pandemic, Child Trends was awarded a one-year RAPID grant from the National … Read more