Children are building crafts

Featured projects

Inside of museum

Build a Mars habitat

Hands-on exhibit exploring what it will take to survive and thrive on the red planet.

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Changing brains

Experiences encouraging mutual learning among scientists, public audiences and policymakers related to neuroscience ethics.

A desert and road path from the middle

Climates of inequality

Public history and global issues

Exhibition and programming sharing stories of environmental justice through local histories and dialogue.

A family is teaching their children

Engaging Hispanic communities

Co-creating exhibitions and programming with Latinx communities

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Make games, save the planet

Teen leaders designing an immersive digital narrative about local climate futures.

Children are exploring science

Space and earth

Exhibitions and activities bringing NASA science and discoveries to communities nationwide.

Children are learning

Sparking interest in STEM

Collaborating with Hispanic communities to create activities and programs

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STEM and social capital

Partnership broadening STEM career participation of refugee communities through family learning and innovative uses of technology.

Children are doing art crafts

STEM learning ecosystems

Community-wide partnership centering equity and engaging learners in authentic STEM.

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Sustainability and museums

Resources empowering museums to advance sustainability in their local communities.

Additional projects

Information and materials related to many of our other previous projects are available from the National Informal STEM Education Network