NISE Network Blog

Applications for free physical 2017 Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkits of hands-on activities due November 4, 2016

October 13, 2016

Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of Minnesota

The National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Net) is pleased to offer 250 free Explore Science: Earth & Space 2017 toolkits to new and existing eligible partners in the US. In collaboration with NASA, the NISE Network has assembled a...

Partner Highlight: Building with Biology at Port Discovery Children's Museum: Purposeful Play and Learning through Meaningful Science Experiences

October 1, 2016

Sarah Zimmerman, Port Discovery Children's Museum

On July 30th, 2016 scientists, students, and families came together at Port Discovery Children’s Museum in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to explore and discover the emerging field of synthetic biology. The museum’s Building with Biology event was a great success, attracting...

Partner Highlight: Children’s Museum of Eau Claire's "Science Troupe" Visits SMM!

September 30, 2016

Christina Leavell

At the end of summer 2016, our friends at the Children’s Museum of Eau Claire dropped by the Science Museum of Minnesota for a behind-the-scenes look around the museum. With them they brought the "Eau Claire Science Troupe" summer camp...

New project announcement: ChemAttitudes

September 2, 2016

Kayla Berry, Museum of Science

We are pleased to announce the new project, ChemAttitudes , funded by the National Science Foundation. The ChemAttitudes project builds on the existing NISE Network infrastructure to raise the capacity of museums and informal science educators to engage the public...

NISE Network announces application for free Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkits of hands-on activities

August 31, 2016

Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of Minnesota

The National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Net) is pleased to offer 250 free Explore Science: Earth & Space 2017 toolkits to new and existing eligible partners in the US. In collaboration with NASA, the NISE Network has assembled a...

NISE Network Transitioning to New Regional Hub Structure

August 24, 2016

Kayla Berry, Museum of Science

Dear NISE Network partners, As the NISE Network makes a formal transition to the National Informal STEM Education (NISE) Network, we wanted to let you know that our regional hub structure will be changing slightly with some regions being combined...

Partner Highlight: NanoGagliato, Italy: Where Science Meets the Public

August 23, 2016

Paola Ferrari, NanoGagliato

NanoPiccola – a junior academy established to educate and inspire youth in nanoscience The Eighth Edition of NanoPiccola , the junior academy of nanosciences based in Gagliato, Calabria, Italy, took place at the end of July 2016. Gagliato is a...

Southern Connecticut State University Building with Biology workshop

Partner Highlight: Connecticut Educators Learn to “Build with Biology” with Southern Connecticut State University Faculty & 2016 iGEM Team

August 23, 2016

Bryn Pinkerton, Office of STEM Innovation & Leadership, Southern Connecticut State University

On August 2nd, 2016, middle & high school Connecticut educators participated in a Building with Biology professional development workshop with Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) faculty: Dr. Sarah Roe , Assistant Professor of Philosophy, and Dr. Nicholas Edgington , Associate...

Partner Highlight: Engineering Inside and Out at Science Central in Fort Wayne, Indiana

August 23, 2016

Jenny Young, Science Central

Science Central paired one of our annual engineering events with Building with Biology. Every July during Fort Wayne Indiana’s Three River Festival, we partner with a local architecture firm for an engineering egg drop competition from the top of our...