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Next Level Student Retrospective Report of Findings, September 2012

What motivates kids to take multiple programs at the Minnesota Zoo? What makes Minnesota Zoo programs so comfortable and engaging that some kids just keep coming back? How do these experiences support kids’ interest in animals and wildlife conservation? The Minnesota Zoo (MN Zoo) offers over a dozen educational programs for youth tailored to encourage exploration of “what makes the MN Zoo tick.” After 10 years of programming for hundreds of youth, a cluster of youth return again and again to learn more about animal care, wild wildlife conservation, zoo work, and volunteer opportunities
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TEAM MEMBERS: Minnesota Zoo Cheryl Kessler
resource research Citizen Science Programs

Public Participation in Scientific Research: a Framework for Deliberate Design

Members of the public participate in scientific research in many different contexts, stemming from traditions as varied as participatory action research and citizen science. Particularly in conservation and natural resource management contexts, where research often addresses complex social–ecological questions, the emphasis on and nature of this participation can significantly affect both the way that projects are designed and the outcomes that projects achieve. We review and integrate recent work in these and other fields, which has converged such that we propose the term public participation
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jennifer Shirk Heidi Ballard Candie Wilderman Tina Phillips Andrea Wiggins Rebecca Jordan Ellen McCallie Matthew Minarchek Bruce Lewenstein Marianne Krasny Rick Bonney
resource research Media and Technology

LOOP Season One

Poster on NSF DRL-1114515 (LOOP Production Season One) presented at the 2012 ISE PI Meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Marisa Wolsky
resource research Media and Technology

Water's Journey through The Everglades poster

Poster on NSF DRL-0638977 (Water's Journey through The Everglades) presented at the 2012 ISE PI Meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Eileen Smith
resource research Aquarium and Zoo Exhibits

National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation

Poster on the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation from the 2012 ISE PI Meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: William Spitzer
resource research Community Outreach Programs

Collaborative Research: Full Scale Development: Native Universe - Indigenous Voice in Science Museums poster

Poster on NSF grant DRL-1114467 (""Collaborative Research: Full Scale Development: Native Universe - Indigenous Voice in Science Museums"") from the 2012 ISE PI Meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Nancy Maryboy
resource research Afterschool Programs

Making Natural Connections: An Authentic Field Research Collaboration

Poster on NSF grant DRL-0739874 (""Making Natural Connections: An Authentic Field Research Collaboration) from the 2012 ISE PI Meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jonathan Chase
resource research Public Programs

Inquiry in the Community presentation

Presentation on NSF grant DRL-0813455 (""Inquiry in the Community: Building Science Capacity in Volunteer Leaders"") presented at the CAISE Convening on Professional Development and Informal Science Education, February 2nd, 2012.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Stephanie Lingwood
resource research Public Programs

Future Earth Initiative poster

Poster on NSF grant DRL-0741760 (""Future Earth Initiative)"") presented at the 2012 ISE PI Meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Patrick Hamilton
resource research Media and Technology

Go Botany! Integrated Tools to Advance Botanical Learning poster

Poster on NSF grant DRL-0840186 (""Go Botany! Integrated Tools to Advance Botanical Learning"") presented at the 2012 ISE PI Meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Elizabeth Farnsworth
resource research Afterschool Programs

Girls Energy Conservation Corps poster

Poster on NSF grant DRL-0813434 (Girls Energy Conservation Corps) presented at the 2012 ISE PI Meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Gillian Puttick
resource research Media and Technology

Terrascope Youth Radio presentation

Presentation on NSF grant DRL-0917564 (""Terrascope Youth Radio"") presented at the CAISE Convening on Professional Development and Informal Science Education, February 2nd, 2012.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Ari Epstein