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The Museum of Science (MOS) seeks to establish a Network, a national infrastructure designed to foster public awareness, engagement and understanding of nanoscale science and engineering (NSE). As part of...
DATES: October 1st, 2005 - September 30th, 2011
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The Museum of Science, Boston (MOS) and its primary collaborators, the Science Museum of Minnesota (St. Paul, MN) and the Exploratorium (San Francisco, CA), are continuing and expanding the Nanoscale...
DATES: September 15th, 2010 - August 31st, 2015
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Presentation on NSF funded Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (DRL-0940143), presented at the CAISE Convening on Organizational Networks, November 17th, 2011....
DATE: November 17th, 2011
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Nanoscale Education Outreach (NEO) workshop participants were interviewed 6+ months after their attendance to determine the effect of the workshop on the participants' professional capacity and to determine the effect...
DATE: May 1st, 2009
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The NISE Network content map articulates the key ideas for our educational products, including programs, exhibits, and media experiences. It presents the content knowledge the network has identified as the...
DATE: January 1st, 2011
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Troy Dassler's 12 minute TEDx presentation about how he came to introduce nanoscience into his elementary school. Based on his experiences at Aldo Leopold Elementary School working with scientists at...
DATE: April 27th, 2011
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New forms of co-working spaces and community labs, such as Hackerspaces and Fablabs, but also open science and citizen science initiatives, by involving new actors often described as makers, tinkerers,...
DATE: December 21st, 2012
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This professional development event was held on November 6 and 7, 2005 at the Museum of Science, Boston, under the direction of the Museum’s Director for Strategic Projects, Carol Lynn...
DATE: August 15th, 2006
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This professional development event was held on November 6 and 7, 2006, at the Museum of Science, Boston, under the direction of the Museum’s Director for Strategic Projects, Carol Lynn...
DATE: January 15th, 2008
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In the last decade, social studies of nanotechnology have been characterized by a specific focus on the role of communication and cultural representations. Scholars have documented a proliferation of...
DATE: December 21st, 2012
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The Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Network) is a national infrastructure that links science museums and other informal science education organizations with nanoscale science and engineering research organizations. The...
DATE: November 5th, 2005
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This report evaluates the nanotechnology-related presentations delivered at the Museum of Science, Boston, in an effort to more effectively educate the public. Interview questions used in this study are included...
DATE: September 1st, 2007
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Oregon Public Broadcasting is requesting funds to produce three one-hour nationally broadcast television programs, a project website, community-centered outreach coordinated by AAAS in 7 U.S. cities, a seminar discussion guide...
DATES: June 1st, 2005 - May 31st, 2010
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This paper discusses conceptions of identity in relation to science education and presents material from a series of interviews and focus groups with graduate students in science and technology. Given...
DATE: May 1st, 2009
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In this theoretical paper we explore the use of narrative as a learning tool in informal science settings. Specifically, the purpose of this paper is to explore how narrative can...
DATE: April 2nd, 2014
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The narrative method of presenting popular science method promises to extend the audience of science, but carries risks related to two broad aspects of story: the power of narrative to...
DATE: September 29th, 2015
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This poster was presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, CA in April 2019.
Young children have been described as immersed in a diverse world of personal stories,...
DATE: April 5th, 2019
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Using data from interviews with 133 physicists and biologists working at elite research universities in the United States, we analyze narratives of outreach. We identify discipline-specific barriers to outreach and...
DATE: January 1st, 2013
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In this article, Erich Zuern, Producer for Derse Museum Group, discusses Request For Proposals (RFPs) and how to make sure you receive proposals that are focused on your needs from...
DATE: January 1st, 2007
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Climate change science is becoming a more frequent and integral part of the middle school curriculum. This project, NASA Data in My Field Trip, proposes to leverage a regional network...
DATES: September 27th, 2010 - September 27th, 2010
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Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Howard B. Owens Science Center (HBOSC) will infuse NASA Earth, Heliophysics, and Planetary mission science data into onsite formal and informal curriculum programs to...
DATES: September 26th, 2014 - September 25th, 2019
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Research Announcement 2017 Competitive Program for Science Museums, Planetariums, and NASA Visitor Centers (Announcement Number NNH17ZHA002N) is now accepting proposals, which are due Monday June 19, 2017. Eligible proposers include U.S. non-profit science museums, planetariums, youth-serving organizations, and libraries. Proposals are solicited in this NRA to uniquely perform NASA education or ...
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DATE: April 5th, 2017
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NASA is seeking proposals for the 2024 NASA TEAM II Community Anchor and STEM Innovator Awards. Eligible proposers include U.S. nonprofit science museums, planetariums, youth-serving organizations, and libraries. Selected parties will offer inquiry- or experiential-based opportunities that include NASA education and research and directly align with space exploration, aeronautics, space science, earth science, or microgravity. ...
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DATE: July 9th, 2024
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This catalog details the extent of NASA’s game portfolio, so that others developing new games are able to build upon the lessons learned from the past. Enclosed herein are details...
DATE: June 1st, 2014
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As part of its continuing effort to maximize efficiency by assessing the effectiveness of its efforts, NASA’s Office of Education contracted with Abt Associates in July 2009 to evaluate the...
DATE: December 28th, 2010