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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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What a great opening tonight for ACM InterActivity 2025! We hope to see you tomorrow at our booth.
#ACM #ACM25 #acminteractivity #interactivity #interactivity2025 #explora #childrensmuseumofalbuquerque #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
May 15, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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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
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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
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We love seeing partners celebrating Brain Awareness Week, like our friends at The Bell in Saint Paul, MN!
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Spotlight Science: Brain Power - Bell Museum
Spotlight Science is a regular program connecting you to current research at the University of Minnesota and giving you the chance to meet the scientists and students who make the projects possible. J...
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March 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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4/14 is World Quantum Day & 2025 is International Year of Quantum Science & Technology!
#WorldQuantumDay #InternationalYearofQuantum #Quantum #QuantumMechanics #QuantumInformationScience #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #Planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Quantum | NISE Network
A compilation of quantum public engagement and professional learning resources. Also included are resources for annual events including World Quantum Day held April 14.
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April 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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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.
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May 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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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
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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
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Sign up for our first online workshop of 2025 (1/14): STEM Identity, STEM Career Interest, and Participation in Out-of-School Time Activities.
#STEMIndentity #UnderrepresentedInSTEM #NISENet #Nisenetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums
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
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International Dark Sky Week is April 21-28; the NISE Network is grateful to The Powerhouse in Durango, CO for sharing about their. #ThePowerhouse #VisitDurango #DarkSkyCelebration #InternationalDarkSkyWeek #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #Planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Partner Highlight: The Powerhouse in Durango, Colorado brings the Night Sky to Life for a Dark Sky Celebration | NISE Network
The Powerhouse in Durango, Colorado brought the wonder of the night sky to life at their Dark Sky Celebration, partnering with tourism organization Visit Durango and utilizing resources from the NISE ...
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April 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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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
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Join us next week at the ACM InterActivity Conference! Find us in the exhibit hall & in concurrent sessions.
#ACM #acminteractivity #interactivity #interactivity2025 #Explora #childrensmuseumofalbuquerque #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Association of Children's Museums InterActivity Conference 2025 | NISE Network
NISE Network activities at the 2025 Association of Children's Museums (ACM) Interactivity Conference will include a booth and participation in professional development sessions.
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May 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Workshop recording: STEM Identity & Career Interest for Students Traditionally Underrepresented in STEM is now available.

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Online Workshop: STEM Identity & Career Interest for Students Traditionally Underrepresented in STEM | NISE Network
Online professional development workshop about research exploring factors that affect STEM interest, identity and career interest for students traditionally underrepresented in STEM.
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January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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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
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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
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ONLINE WORKSHOP 12/2/25: The Climate Action Playbook - Resources Focused on the Developmental Needs of Early Learners, 2-3pm Eastern #OnlineWorkshop #climateactionplaybook #caretakersofwonder #madisonchildrensmuseum #nisenet #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Online Workshop: The Climate Action Playbook - Resources Focused on the Developmental Needs of Early Learners | NISE Network
Online workshop introducing to The Climate Action Playbook, a new developmental framework created to help informal education organizations approach this topic in developmentally appropriate ways.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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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.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Don't forget to join us tomorrow for "How to Be a Part of 2.50 Million Acts of Science with SciStarter," 1/13 at 2pm E

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Online Workshop: How to Be a Part of 2.50 Million Acts of Science with SciStarter | NISE Network
Online workshop with representatives from SciStarter, who will share more information about their 2.50 Million Acts of Science initiative and the resources available to use in your community.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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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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May 31, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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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