PROFILE Clea Matson Project Intern with CILS Exploratorium About informal science Research What is the impact of a science center on its community? Using creativity to fuel physics teaching and learning Providing more types of hands-on resources with subtle guidance supports learner inquiry Guiding educators to implement culturally relevant science Engagement through practice-linked identity in basketball and in mathematics class Developing a practice-based theory of long-term interest Acknowledging cultural activities as mathematical endeavours influences learner identity and power