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NISE Network Guide - Nano Exhibition: Creating a Small-Footprint Exhibition with Big Impact

This guide provides an overview of the *Nano* exhibition created by the NISE Network. The April 2015 document describes the exhibition and summarizes the unique dissemination model of distributing 93 copies of this small footprint mini-exhibition to locations throughout the...

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Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
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NISE Net Public Impacts Nano Mini-Exhibition Study Year 8 Summative Evaluation (2013)

The Summative Study of the Nano Mini-exhibition took place during the spring and summer of 2012. After being observed during their Mini-exhibition experience, 455 visitors across six different partner institutions participated in surveys and interviews with NISE Net evaluation team...
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Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
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whatisnano.org website

The NISE Network has created a website for public audiences featuring links to videos, audio material, podcasts, games, DIY activities, and NanoDays information for the public. The site also features information about the Nano mini-exhibition including audio description files in...
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Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
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Nano Mini-Exhibition

Nano is an interactive exhibition that engages family audiences in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. Hands-on exhibits present the basics of nanoscience and engineering, introduce some real world applications, and explore the societal and ethical implications of this new technology....

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Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
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Sun, Earth, Universe Exhibition

Sun, Earth, Universe exhibition is an engaging and interactive museum exhibition about Earth and space science for family audiences.

The Sun, Earth, Universe exhibition is intended for long-term display in museums across the United States, where it will engage millions...

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Space and Earth Informal STEM Education Project
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Exhibitionist Journal article - Nano: Creating an Exhibition that is Inclusive of Multiple and Diverse Audiences

This article appeared in Fall 2015 issue of the *Exhibitionist*, a journal of reflective practice published by the National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME), a Professional Network of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). This article first appeared in Exhibitionist...

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Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
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NISE Net Research on How Visitors Find and Discuss Relevance in the Nano Exhibition

Over the final five years of the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net), the "Research on Public Learning and Decision-Making" (PLDM) team studied how visitors make decisions and learn about nanotechnologies through a variety of NISE Network educational products...
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Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
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Online Brown-Bag: Findings from NISE Net's Public Impact Studies (Recorded)

During this brown-bag conversation, participants learn about findings from several NISE Net evaluation studies focusing on the Network’s public impacts. In this conversation you’ll get (a) a snapshot of the entirety of NISE Net's ten-year public impact, and (b) a...

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Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
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Creating a Big Impact with a Small Foot Print

The goals of the Nano exhibition are to provide an opportunity for visitors to learn about key concepts related to nano and to create an engaging experience that would allow visitors to find personal relevance and meaning in the exhibition...
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Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
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Online Brown-Bag: Exhibit Small Talk - Engaging Various Audiences with the Nano Mini-Exhibition (Recorded)

The Nano mini-exhibition was designed to have a very wide reach, with hosts in multiple settings across the United States. Thus, a large part of the development process was dedicated to creating tools to make the exhibition welcoming and accessible...

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Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
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Online Brown-Bag: Exhibit Small Talk - Tips for Hosting the Nano Mini-Exhibition: Marketing Strategies (Recorded)

Second in a series of free online brown bag conversations about the Nano mini-exhibition, presenters discussed strategies for marketing the Nano mini-exhibition. They went over promotional materials developed by the NISE Network for the exhibit, the development process, and provided...

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Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
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Online Brown Bag: Exhibit Small Talk - Tips for Hosting the Nano Mini-Exhibition: Staff Training (Recorded)

In this first in a series of brown bags about the Nano mini-exhibition, we take a look at different approaches to training staff and volunteers to work with the Nano mini-exhibition. We will review the NISE Network resources available to...

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Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
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Nano mini-exhibition Audio Description

The audio description (AD) that accompanies the Nano exhibition was developed to increase access for visitors with low or no vision. It may also be able to support visitors with learning disabilities, and others for whom reading is challenging. The...
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Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
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