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In this paper, we examine the relationship between participantsā childhood science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related experiences, their STEM identity (i.e., seeing oneself as a STEM person), and their...
DATE: January 30th, 2019
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Meaningful Making 2 is a second volume of projects and strategies from the Columbia University FabLearn Fellows. This diverse group of leading Kā12 educators teach in Fab Labs, makerspaces, classrooms,...
DATE: March 8th, 2019
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This book contains project ideas, articles, and best practices from educators at the forefront of making and hands-on education. The Stanford University FabLearn Fellows are a group of KĀ-12 educators teaching...
DATE: May 12th, 2016
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Drawing on results from a recent national study, we draw attention to the importance of the experiential learning cycle for enhancing meaningful outcomes of interpretive and educational experiences. The experiential...
DATE: November 11th, 2020
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This study looks at the types of awe guests feel when they leave art and science cultural institutions of various sizes and context, and how it may be related to...
DATE: April 26th, 2021
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Face-to-face conversations between scientists and public audiences in an informal learning environment provide a valuable opportunity to support public engagement with scientific research. These types of experiences have significant benefits...
DATE: September 1st, 2019
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This is the second of a 2-part series about the changes that have taken place in how public libraries adapted to COVID-19. Part 1 focused on what libraries were doing...
DATE: January 1st, 2021
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With support from the Moore Foundation, Google, NASA, and the Research Corporation, we were able to distribute 2.1 million eclipse glasses (and an extensive booklet of eclipse information and outreach...
DATE: June 1st, 2019
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The STAR Library Network (STAR Net) utilizes webinars as a key tool in its suite of professional learning opportunities relating to STEM learning in libraries. Traditionally, continuing education for library...
DATE: March 13th, 2019
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Children and their families are practicing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) skills through a library program. Hand-crank generators and LED bulbs are set out on each of the...
DATE: January 1st, 2020
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As public libraries continue to evolve, library staff seek to expand their STEM facilitation skills and knowledge. āNASA STEM Workshopsā prepared 363 attendees to facilitate space-themed programs. External evaluation found...
DATE: February 1st, 2021
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NASA@ My Library is made possible through the support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate as part of its Science Activation program. The project is led by the National Center for...
DATES: February 2nd, 2016 - December 31st, 2022
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Poster presentation from the 2020 Association of Science and Technology Centers Annual Conference.
This poster presented preliminary findings from a configurative literature synthesis on how the literature posted on the InformalScience.org...
DATE: May 31st, 2021
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This is a poster created for the 2019 annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Below is the accepted abstract of the poster:
The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) network spans...
DATE: April 30th, 2021
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Astronomy has been an inherently visual area of science for millenia, yet a majority of its significant discoveries take place in wavelengths beyond human vision. There are many people, including...
DATE: July 1st, 2019
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This critical discourse analysis examined climate change denial books intended for children and parents as examples of pseudo-educational materials reproduced within the conservative echo chamber in the United States. Guided...
DATE: July 8th, 2019
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Knowing how specific publics understand and experience science is crucial for both researchers and practitioners. As learning and meaning-making develop over time, depending on a combination of factors, creative possibilities...
DATE: July 15th, 2019
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āCatanāĀ® (1995) is a multiplayer tabletop game with global sales of over 20 million copies. Presented here is an exploration of the steps that were taken in the development of...
DATE: July 22nd, 2019
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Keyes [2004, p. 15] says: āIn the post-truth era we don't just have truth or lies but a third category of ambiguous statements that are not exactly the truth but...
DATE: July 29th, 2019
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At a time when science is perceived to be under attack and our planet is facing severe challenges, the role of science journalism in taking on these challenges was a...
DATE: August 5th, 2019
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Research shows that news consumption plays a positive role in youths' environmental engagement. This article examines if this also holds true for sceptics by comparing Swedish climate change sceptics with...
DATE: August 19th, 2019
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The research explores the differential impact of exposure to one-sided vs. two-sided satire about climate change on message processing. Analyzing experimental data (N =141) we find that one-sided satire offered...
DATE: August 26th, 2019
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Fiction is often credited with shaping public attitudes to science, but little science communication research has studied fans' deep engagement with a science-themed fiction text. This study used a survey...
DATE: September 2nd, 2019
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Live science events engage publics with science in a social context. This article articulates the aims and ethos of this growing sector within a research context. Semi-structured interviews (N=13) and...
DATE: April 27th, 2021
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In early August 2019, the U.S.A. saw 2 significant mass shootings in just 48 hours. On Twitter, Neil deGrasse Tyson responded with a tweet to his millions of followers. He...
DATE: September 16th, 2019
