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Newsletter: November 2022

NOVEMBER 2022 NETWORK NEWS Eyes to the Skies for the Lunar Eclipse! Early morning on Tuesday November 8th A Lunar Eclipse will be visible throughout North America in the very early morning on Tuesday November 8th. On the West Coast
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Pensacola Mess Hall in Florida event with a child looking through telescope to observe the Moon

Partner Highlight: Pensacola MESS Hall Observes the Moon and More for International Observe the Moon Night

November 2, 2022
Christina Leavell
Pensacola MESS Hall hosts an Observe the Moon-themed "Curiosity Day" full of events in collaboration with the Escambia Amateur Astronomy Association.
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Newsletter: October 2022

OCTOBER 2022 NETWORK NEWS National Chemistry Week Get those “Fabulous Fibers” ready, because National Chemistry Week (NCW) is right around the corner! This year’s event is October 16-22 with the theme Fabulous Fibers: The Chemistry of Fabrics. Check out these
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Young participants investigate worms with magnifying glasses

Partner Highlight: Imagination Station in Toledo “Crushes” Sustainability Goals with New Recycling and Waste Reduction Initiative

October 5, 2022
Caitlyn Carter, Imagination Station
Partner highlight about the work of Imagination Station and how their participation in the 2011 Sustainability Fellowship has been a catalyst for change.
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Newsletter: September 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022 NETWORK NEWS NISE Network Events at the ASTC Conference If you are attending the ASTC Conference September 11-15th, we hope to connect with you in person in Pittsburgh! Please join us for: Networking Happy Hour, Sunday, September 11
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Maine discovery kits stacked with staff person standing between boxes

Partner Highlight: Maine Discovery Museum Uses 10 Years’ Worth of Kits and Collaboration to Inspire Programming Shifts During COVID-19 Pandemic

August 25, 2022
Trudi Plummer, Maine Discovery Museum
Partner Highlight: Maine Discovery Museum engages audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic with Discovery kits.
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Newsletter: August 2022

AUGUST 2022 NETWORK NEWS NISE Network Events at the ASTC Conference If you are attending the ASTC Conference September 11-15th, we hope to connect with you in person in Pittsburgh! Please join us for: Networking Happy Hour, Sunday, September 11
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Partner Highlight: “Under the Stars” with the Science of Webb and the Lykens Valley Children’s Museum in Pennsylvania

August 11, 2022
Christina Leavell
Partner Highlight: Lykens Valley Children's Museum hosts multiple events to celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Newsletter: July 2022

JULY 2022 NETWORK NEWS Webb Space Telescope First Images The newly released James Webb Space Telescope images are spectacular! You can learn more about these first images including the side-by-side image above of the Southern Ring Nebula at nasa.gov/webbfirstimages You
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Two young learners using the DIY Sun Science app

New version of the DIY Sun Science App is now available.

July 11, 2022
Darrell Porcello, Children's Creativity Museum
From designing a UV detector to tracking solar storms, DIY Sun Science for the iPad and iPhone lets anyone, anywhere investigate the Sun with easy, low-cost, and fun hands-on activities. This popular, free app has now been updated with the addition of two new activities and a complete Spanish translation.
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Brain Congressional briefing neuroethics and STEM public engagement June2022 slide screnschot.

NISE Network Changing Brains Team Members Present at Congressional BRAIN Initiative Briefing on Neuroethics

July 1, 2022
Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University
Jayatri Das, Chief Bioscientist at The Franklin Institute and Claire Weichselbaum, Barbara Gill Civic Science Fellow at Arizona State University recently gave an interactive presentation as part of the Congressional BRAIN Initiative Briefing on the importance of neuroethics. The presentation includes a short poll activity giving just a taste of some of the content the NISE Network Changing Brains project team is working on.
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Children and adults using NanodDays Hands-on Sunblock  activity from a past NanoDays event at Highland Road Park Observatory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Partner Highlight: NanoDays activities and solar viewing at the 13th annual NanoDays event at Highland Road Park Observatory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

July 1, 2022
Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University
For the thirteenth consecutive year at Highland Road Park Observatory in Baton Rouge, LA, big things in the Universe took a backseat to all things tiny! Dr. Juana Moreno and her colleagues from Louisiana State University Department of Physics & Astronomy returned to the observatory for another public celebration of nanotechnology in spring 2022.
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A group of kids and adults pose for the Communities for Immunity Photo Booth with handheld signs that say "Vaccines are Safe!"

Partner Highlight: Vaccine Confidence Resources from The Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley, California

June 28, 2022
Lee Bishop, Lawrence Hall of Science
Staff from the Lawrence Hall of Science worked with public health scientists and community partners to design activities to boost vaccine confidence in families with young children. Some activities were adapted from NISE Networkresources, and detailed activity guides and materials are available online.
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Newsletter: June 2022

JUNE 2022 NETWORK NEWS Making Earth & Space Science More Relevant and Inclusive This new self-paced course is based on resources developed for the NISE Network’s Earth & Space Project-Based Professional Learning Community which took place in 2021-2022. These resources
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COSI-NASA Space Learning Lunchbox Kit Contents

Partner Highlight: Feeding Hungry Lives and Hungry Minds Worldwide

June 9, 2022
Ali Jackson, Sciencenter and Stephen M. White, Esq., COSI
The Center of Science and Industry (COSI) is partnering up with other community-based and human services organizations to feed hungry lives and hungry minds. Learn how your institution could become a Learning Lunchbox distribution partner in your local community
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Sun, Earth, Universe Exhibition at NASA Wallops Visitor Center

Partner Highlight: The NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center Gives a Warm Welcome to the Sun, Earth, Universe Exhibition

June 2, 2022
Christina Leavell
Partner highlight about the NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center hosting the NISE Network’s Sun, Earth, Universe exhibit.
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Lewisburg Nano exhibition setup along wall

Partner Highlight: The Nano Mini-Exhibition arrives at the Lewisburg Children’s Museum in Pennsylvania

June 2, 2022
Christina Leavell
The Nano Mini-Exhibition still goes strong after 10 years, arriving at the Lewisburg Children’s Museum in May 2022.
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Layers of the Atmosphere - New Exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Sciences

Partner Highlight: Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon, GA Develops New Tactile Exhibit "Layers of the Atmosphere"

May 31, 2022
Kimberly Novak
Partner Highlight about the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon, GA and their latest collaboration to increase opportunities for greater awareness, understanding, and access for the visually impaired.
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Father Daughter reading a picture book together (Free Stock Image Credit -Family First via StockSnap)

Talking with Children about Tragic Events in the News

A compilation of resources for talking with children about tragic events in the news, war, violence, racism, disasters.
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Brad Herring Headshot

Best wishes to Brad Herring!

May 5, 2022
Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University
Brad Herring will be leaving the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC to start a new venture as a videographer and storyteller. Many of you know Brad from his work leading NISE Network online workshops, our Earth & Space project-based professional learning community, and as the Southeast regional hub leader.
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Christina Leavell - Community Manager

Streamlining Partner Communications, Upcoming Projects and Opportunities

May 5, 2022
Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University
The NISE Network is streamlining our partner communications so that Christina Leavell will become our Community Manager and the primary contact for all NISE Network partners. Going forward, partners in any geographic region can reach out to Christina with any questions, concerns, or stories to share about network projects and opportunities. We also wanted to alert you about upcoming projects and opportunities.
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Newsletter: May 2022

MAY 2022 NETWORK NEWS Association of Children’s Museums InterActivity Conference in May We are looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new people in person at the Association of Children’s Museums InterActivity conference in May in Saint Louis. The
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Earthrise Apollo 8 image Image Credit: NASA, Apollo 8 Crew, Bill Anders; Processing and License: Jim Weigang

Making Earth & Space Science More Relevant and Inclusive

These professional learning resources are based on materials developed for the NISE Network’s Earth & Space Project-Based Learning Community which took place in 2021-2022. This project supported museums and science centers across the U.S. in their efforts to make Earth & Space science relevant and inclusive for their local communities. This collection features resources and recordings presented during this virtual online learning community.
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Cloud in a bottle activity Physics Phun Day at ECHO in Burlington VT 2022

Partner Highlight: Physics Phun Day with University of Vermont at ECHO in Burlington, VT

May 2, 2022
Alyssa Johnson, Sciencenter
University of Vermont students, staff, and faculty from the Physics Department recently spent a day at ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont to host a “Physics Phun Day,” where they facilitated hands-on activities and demonstrations about how scientists trap and study very cold atoms.
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Imagine Nation Bristol Connecticut with a young child and facilitator using star formation activity

Partner Highlight: Junior Ranger Night Explorers at Imagine Nation in Bristol, Connecticut

April 29, 2022
Alyssa Johnson, Sciencenter
Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center in Bristol, CT, and a division of the Boys & Girls Club of Bristol, celebrated space science last fall with a Junior Ranger Night Explorer outdoor event. Visitors viewed the Moon and stars using a real telescope, learned how stars form with the Star Formation activity, created a lunar mission with Moon Story Blocks, experimented with Hide and Seek Moon, and crafted a glowing stomp rocket.
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