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This poster, which was presented in Alexandria, VA at the CAISE AISL PI meeting in February 2019, summarizes the Under the Arctic: Digging into Permafrost traveling exhibition developed for the Hidden World of Permafrost project.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Victoria Coats Matthew Sturm Laura Conner
resource research Exhibitions
This poster, which was presented in Alexandria, VA at the CAISE AISL PI meeting in February 2019, summarizes the Winter Worlds/Snow: Musuem Exhibit, Educational Outreach, and Learning Research collaborative project that engages audiences in snow as a platform to explore Earth’s climate system and explores how culture affects STEM learning in informal settings.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Matthew Sturm Victoria Coats Deborah Wasserman
resource research Public Programs
This poster was presented at the 2019 NSF AISL Principal Investigators Meeting, and describes a project conducting science cafes in Richmond, VA.
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resource research Media and Technology
The STEM + Digital Literacies (STEM+L) project investigates science fiction composing as an effective mechanism to attract and immerse adolescents (ages 10-13) from diverse cultural backgrounds in socio-scientific issues related to environment. The participating students (G5-8) work in small groups to design and produce STEM content rich, multimedia science fictions during the summer (1 week) and the academic year (4-6 2.5hr sessions). Culminating activities include student presentations at a local science fiction film festival. The research component employs an iterative, design-based
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TEAM MEMBERS: Ji Shen Blaine Smith
resource research Public Programs
How does focusing on “community science literacy” change the role of an informal science learning center? This poster was presented at the 2019 NSF AISL Principal Investigators meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Billy Spitzer
resource research Exhibitions
This project creates interactive experiences about the social sciences in the middle of San Francisco's Civic Center open space. How do we design this to work for all walks of life?
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TEAM MEMBERS: Josh Gutwill
resource research Exhibitions
This project creates "data-catcher" exhibits that allow museum visitors to participate in scientific research, contributing data from their interactions while engaged in compelling learning experiences.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Josh Gutwill
resource research Media and Technology
Latina SciGirls addresses specific barriers that prevent many young Latinas from participating fully in STEM, including: Lack of STEM identity (girls’ ability to envision themselves as STEM professionals) Limited exposure to STEM role models who look like them Lack of knowledge and/or misunderstanding of STEM fields
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TEAM MEMBERS: Rita Karl Alicia Santiago Brenda Britsch Brad McLain Valerie Knight-Williams
resource research Media and Technology
The goal of this three-year project is to leverage NSF’s investment in both SciGirls and computer science education by engaging 8-13 year-old girls in computational thinking and coding through innovative transmedia programming which inspires and prepares them for future computer science studies and careers.
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resource research Media and Technology
SciGirls CONNECT 2 is a three-year NSF project that examines how the gender equitable and culturally responsive strategies currently employed in the SciGirls informal STEM educational program influences middle school girls’ STEM identity formation.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Rita Karl Alicia Santiago Karen Peterson Roxanne Hughes
resource research Public Programs
In this participatory research project, a partnership between the Kitty Andersen Youth Science Center (KAYSC) and the Department of Evaluation and Research in Learning at the Science Museum of Minnesota, participants are working to rename and reclaim theory and research methods so as to foster relevance and equity. We have renamed the theory of science capital: "science capitxl" signals its roots in equity work and invites questioning. We are using what we have called "embedded research practices" for data generation and analysis. This poster was shared at the 2019 AISL PI meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Shannon McManimon
resource research Public Programs
This poster was presented at the 2019 AISL PI Meeting, and describes the evaluation of the STEM Scouts program.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jennifer Urban Miriam Linver