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The January 2026 NISE Network Newsletter is now available on our site for the latest news, stories, and ideas for what activities to pull out of those kits. www.nisenet.org/newsletter
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Newsletter | NISE Network
An archive of past NISE Network monthly newsletters.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:44 AM
12/23 is National Christmas Movie Marathon Day! Use it to brush up your facilitation strategies with a training video marathon modeling best practices in engagement. 😁 🎥 🎄
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Training Videos | NISE Network
Training videos are designed to show facilitation strategies for specific hands-on activities, share specific activity content and background information, and model best practices in public engagement...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Jamie Bell, @informalscience, kicks off #NABI17 Day 2 w/ a discussion of resources, expertise & infrastructure for Informal STEM Education
February 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Don't miss out: 2/11 online workshop: Introduction to STEM Learning Ecosystems. Whether you are already involved in one or simply want to create stronger community-wide partnerships, come learn with us.
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Online Workshop: Introduction to STEM Learning Ecosystems - Principles and Practices for Community-wide Partnerships | NISE Network
Online workshop providing an introduction to STEM learning ecosystems and principles and practices for place-based community-wide partnerships that create opportunities for authentic STEM learning.
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February 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
International Day of Scientific Culture is 9/28, aiming to highlight the importance of scientific culture in today's world and provide spaces for people to make science a part of their lives.
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International Day of Scientific Culture 2024 - Somedicyt A.C.
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September 19, 2024 at 2:19 AM
May 15, 2025 at 4:29 AM
World AI Week is October 6-10th! Learn more at the World AI Week site and then check out our AI resources to bring the world of AI to your local audiences. worldaiweek.ai
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Home Page - World AI Week
The world’s leading week-long AI gathering. Join 50+ events exploring business, science, tech & networking with global innovators in Amsterdam.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
8/5 is National Sand Castle Day! Our Nano Sand activity explores how water behaves differently when it comes in contact with nano sand and regular sand. 🏖 🏰 😎 www.nisenet.org/catalog/expl...
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Exploring Products - Nano Sand
In this activity, learners explore how water behaves differently when it comes in contact with nano sand and regular sand.
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July 31, 2024 at 7:44 PM
The May 2025 NISE Network Newsletter is available on our site for the latest news, stories, and ideas for what activities to pull out of those kits this month! www.nisenet.org/newsletter
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Newsletter | NISE Network
An archive of past NISE Network monthly newsletters.
www.nisenet.org
May 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The Afterschool Alliance has released the new edition of the America After 3PM report, providing insights about children & families during after school hours.
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America After 3PM
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December 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
6-3-2025 Online Workshop: America 250 - How Can Children's Museums and Science Centers Celebrate the United States Semiquincentennial?
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Online Workshop: America 250 - How Can Children's Museums and Science Centers Celebrate the United States Semiquincentennial? | NISE Network
Online workshop sharing ideas and resources available for celebrating the US Semiquincentennial.
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May 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Sign up for our first online workshop of 2025 (1/14): STEM Identity, STEM Career Interest, and Participation in Out-of-School Time Activities.
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Online Workshop: STEM Identity & Career Interest for Students Traditionally Underrepresented in STEM | NISE Network
Online professional development workshop about research findings from a recent NSF-funded study exploring STEM Identity.
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December 13, 2024 at 6:13 PM
SPACE NEWS: Located on a mountaintop in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun to capture the cosmos in exquisite detail.
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Rubin Observatory
NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory will revolutionize the way we explore the cosmos
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July 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If you are attending the 2024 ASTC Annual Conference in Chicago and have NOT come to say hi to your NISE Network friends, come on down!!! We are still in the exhibit hall until 5pm.
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September 29, 2024 at 8:04 PM
12/18 is Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day! While asking everyone who calls what their favorite color is, be sure to also mention the Chemistry is Colorful activity! 😜
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Chemistry is Colorful | NISE Network
In this activity, learners try to solve the mystery of which ink came from what marker by using colorful paper chromatography.
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December 18, 2024 at 9:34 PM
NANOTECH NEWS: Scientists are developing tiny, magnetically guided beads packed with lifesaving medications that can travel through blood vessels... #NanoNews #NanotechNews #nanotechnology #NISENetwork #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums
These tiny robots swim through your blood to fight strokes
Magnets steer the injectable microrobots to destroy blood clots.
www.popsci.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
National Girls Collaborative Project is conducting a brief survey to understand the impact of recent funding and policy changes. Responses are anonymous & findings will support & inform the field.
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Microsoft Forms
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May 31, 2025 at 4:59 AM
8/20 is World Mosquito Day, but explore Mosquito resources anytime with The Globe Mosquito Habitat Mapper!

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Mosquito Habitats Toolkit - GLOBE Observer - GLOBE.gov
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August 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM