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Building with Biology Event Planning and Marketing Guide

Detailed guide for planning and promoting your Building with Biology event providing an information on event preparation, volunteer recruitment and training, facilitating conversations.

DESCRIPTION

This is a detailed guide for planning and promoting your Building with Biology event. The guide covers each step of preparing for your event, recruiting and training volunteers and scientist partners, facilitating conversations during the event, and evaluating the event afterwards. Also included is a sample press release for your Building with Biology event, as well as a photo release form. The press releases are customizable, so you can include your institution's name, the date and location of your event, and any other additional relevant information. The photo release form should be used if you wish to record your event through video, audio, or photographs; these forms will allow you document which visitors do—or do not—consent to the collection and use of their image by your institution and the NISE Network.

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  • family and educator using a biology activity with squeeze bottles
  • promotional materials for Building with Biology
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  • Two children extracting visible DNA from wheat germ in Building with Biology kit
  • family and educator using a biology activity with squeeze bottles
  • promotional materials for Building with Biology
  • Mother and Facilitator watch as child cuts string for the VirEx Delivery activity
  • Two children extracting visible DNA from wheat germ in Building with Biology kit

DESCRIPTION

This is a detailed guide for planning and promoting your Building with Biology event. The guide covers each step of preparing for your event, recruiting and training volunteers and scientist partners, facilitating conversations during the event, and evaluating the event afterwards. Also included is a sample press release for your Building with Biology event, as well as a photo release form. The press releases are customizable, so you can include your institution's name, the date and location of your event, and any other additional relevant information. The photo release form should be used if you wish to record your event through video, audio, or photographs; these forms will allow you document which visitors do—or do not—consent to the collection and use of their image by your institution and the NISE Network.

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OBJECTIVES

BIG IDEA

Prepare your facility, staff, volunteers, and partners for a fun and successful Building with Biology event.

Credits

YEAR CREATED
2016
OWNING INSTITUTION

Museum of Science

FUNDING

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number DRL 1421179.  Any opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

PERMISSIONS

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

NISE Network products are developed through an iterative collaborative process that includes scientific review, peer review, and visitor evaluation in accordance with an inclusive audiences approach. Products are designed to be easily edited and adapted for different audiences under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license. To learn more, visit our Development Process page.