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5 hours ago

Science Fiction, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Superheroes | NISE Network There are many ways to incorporate authentic hands-on STEM in science fiction, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Superhero events! A compilation of ways to connect STEM activities to the imaginative and creat...

4/5 is Star Trek First Contact Day; check out our SciFi resources for STEM in science fiction, including Star Trek events!
#StarTrekFirstContact #StarTrekDay #StarTrek #LiveLongandProsper #SciFiScience #nisenetwork #museums #Planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

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5 hours ago

Acts of Science: Connected (Facilitators) - Citizen science month Host Acts of Science: Connected One project. Two hours. Collective impact on science.  Bring people together in your space, or invite them to join from wherever they are, to part...

It's finally hear, it's Citizen Science Month!!! This April, join a global movement and help create 2.5 Million Acts of Science with @scistarter.bsky.social!
#SciStarter #America250 #Semiquincentennial #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

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5 hours ago

Online Workshop: Finding and Collaborating with NASA Experts - Solar System Ambassadors and Night Sky Network | NISE Network Online workshop exploring how to find and engage with subject matter experts in your community.

Register for our next Online Workshop: Finding and Collaborating with NASA Experts, 4/14/26 at 2pm Eastern.

#onlineworkshop #ProfessionalDevelopment #NASA #nasaexperts #ssa #nightskynetwork #collaboration #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

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5 hours ago

This Tiny Crab Is Speeding Up Microplastic Breakdown — and Potentially Sending Nanoplastics Into the Seafood We Eat A recent study tracked fiddler crabs in heavily polluted mangroves in Colombia. The crabs accumulated plastic at levels far higher than the surrounding sediment — and as they fed, their grinding diges...

NANO NEWS: A study found that crabs are producing nanoplastics that could quickly move into the seafood we eat.
#nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

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5 hours ago

NanoDays Kit | NISE Network Public programs, hands-on activities, and professional development resources about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology and their impact on society.

Happy NanoDays! Be sure to share about your events & download our resources to engage audiences.
#NanoDays #nanodays2026 #biggesteventsmallestscience #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

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5 hours ago

Keep up with Artemis news, then check out our Moon resources page for activities & more to engage audiences.
#Artemis #ArtemisII #ArtemisIIMission #ArtemisMission #BackToTheMoon #NASA #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetariums #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

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6 hours ago

DIY Solar System App | NISE Network DIY Solar System makes it easy for families and educators to explore the solar system from anywhere, anytime!

We're "over the Moon" about Artemis! Take your own trip through our Solar System with our DIY: Solar System app!
#Artemis #ArtemisII #ArtemisIIMission #ArtemisMission #BackToTheMoon #moon #ToTheMoon #NASA #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

@nisenet.bsky.social

5 days ago

Online Workshop: Museums Share Experiences Participating in STEM Learning Ecosystems | NISE Network Online workshop exploring NISE Network partner museums' experiences participating in their local STEM learning ecosystems.

Don't miss tomorrow's (3/31) online workshop: Museums Share Experiences Participating in STEM Learning Ecosystems at 2pm Eastern!
#onlineworkshop #collaboration #cocreation #stemecosystems #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

@nisenet.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Join the Biggest Hour for Earth | Earth Hour Join us again next year for Earth Hour 2026 on Saturday, 28th March at 8:30 pm your local time as we create the Biggest Hour for Earth.

"Give an Hour for Earth" on 3/28/2026, from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM local time. Learn about activity ideas & all you can do to honor the Earth. #EarthHour #EarthHour2026 #GiveAnHourForEarth #earth #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

@nisenet.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Online Workshop: Finding and Collaborating with NASA Experts - Solar System Ambassadors and Night Sky Network | NISE Network Online workshop exploring how to find and engage with subject matter experts in your community.

Register for our April online workshop: Finding & Collaborating with NASA Experts - Solar System Ambassadors & Night Sky Network, 4/14 at 2pm Eastern! #onlineworkshop #NASA #nasaexperts #collaboration #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

@nisenet.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Online Workshop: Museums Share Experiences Participating in STEM Learning Ecosystems | NISE Network Online workshop exploring NISE Network partner museums' experiences participating in their local STEM learning ecosystems.

Sign up for our March online workshop: Museums Share Experiences Participating in STEM Ecosystems, 2pm Eastern 3/31! #onlineworkshop #ProfessionalDevelopment #collaboration #cocreation #stemecosystems #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

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@nisenet.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Artificial Intelligence | NISE Network A compilation of public engagement and professional learning resources for informal science educators about artificial intelligence (AI).

National AI Literacy Day is 3/27; the NISE Network has a compilation of resources to help start conversations about AI and connect learners' values to shaping future technology
#AI #AILiteracy #NationalAILiteracyDay #nisenetwork #museums #Planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

@nisenet.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Happy Spring Equinox (3/20 in the Northern Hemisphere)! NASA Space Place is a great site to learn more about Earth's seasons.
#NASA #NASASpacePlease #SpringEquinox #Equinox #FirstDayofSpring #nisenetwork #museums #Planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

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2 weeks ago

NanoDays Kit | NISE Network Public programs, hands-on activities, and professional development resources about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology and their impact on society.

Make certain those NanoDays kits are ready to go, NanoDays is March 28-April 5! Browse all our resources to celebrate the biggest event for the smallest science.
#NanoDays #NanoDays2026 #biggestEventSmallestScience #nisenetwork #museums #Planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

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@nisenet.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Oxytocin Crash: Why Sleep Loss Leaves You Socially Forgetful - Neuroscience News Seep deprivation impairs social memory by disrupting oxytocin signaling in the hippocampus and prelimbic cortex.

Ever struggled to remember a new face after a rough night’s sleep? You’re not just tired—your brain’s “social recognition” system might be offline. #BrainAwarenessWeek #NeuroscienceNews #neuroscience #changingbrains #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

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@nisenet.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Brain and Neuroscience | NISE Network A collection of public engagement and professional development resources about the brain, neuroscience, and neuro-ethics. Also included are resources for annual events including Brain Awareness Week, ...

It's Brain Awareness Week (March 16-22)! Are you doing any special programs? If not, there's still time to download & print materials from our Changing Brains kit!
#BrainAwarenessWeek #neuroscience #changingbrains #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

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3 weeks ago

Brain and Neuroscience | NISE Network A collection of public engagement and professional development resources about the brain, neuroscience, and neuro-ethics. Also included are resources for annual events including Brain Awareness Week, ...

Brain Awareness Week is 3/16-22, 2026; prep by downloading & printing materials like hands-on activities, training videos and more from our Changing Brains kit!
#BrainAwarenessWeek #neuroscience #changingbrains #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

@nisenet.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Artificial Intelligence | NISE Network A compilation of public engagement and professional learning resources for informal science educators about artificial intelligence (AI).

National AI Literacy Day is 3/27; the NISE Network has resources to facilitate conversations about AI & how learners' values can help shape future technology.
#nationalailiteracyday #AILiteracy #aiinstem #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

@nisenet.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Saturday is Pi Day (3/14 aka 3.14); our friends at howtosmile.org have some great resources that make math seem as easy as Pi! 🥧😉🥧
#howtosmile #piday #pidayfun #PiDayCelebration #canigetsomepi #EasyAsPi #nisenetwork #nisenet #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

@nisenet.bsky.social

4 weeks ago

Upcoming online workshops: www.nisenet.org/events
• Museums Share Experiences in STEM Ecosystems 3/31
• Finding & Collaborating with NASA Experts 4/14
• Library Collaborations 5/19
#collaboration #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

@nisenet.bsky.social

4 weeks ago

NanoDays Kit | NISE Network Public programs, hands-on activities, and professional development resources about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology and their impact on society.

Make certain those NanoDays kits are stocked with resources and ready to go, because NanoDays is coming up March 29-April 6, 2025!!! #NanoDays #NanoDays2025 #biggestEventSmallestScience #nisenetwork #museums #Planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

@nisenet.bsky.social

1 month ago

Newsletter: March 2026 | NISE Network

March 2026 NISE Network Newsletter - check out the latest news, stories, & ideas for activities to pull out of those kits soon (spoiler alert - get ready for NanoDays March 28-April 5, 2026)!!
#marchstem #newsletter #nisenet #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

@nisenet.bsky.social

1 month ago

All You Need to Know about Eclipses Check out our eclipse maps and animations and find local times for eclipses and planet transits all over the world.

Don't miss the Lunar Eclipse tonight/tomorrow morning, March 2-3, 2026! The event should be visible with clear skies throughout North America.
#lunareclipse #LunarEclipse2026 #bloodmoon #eclipse #moon #NASA #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

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1 month ago

Online Workshop Recording: Young People Co-creating STEM Engagement Projects | NISE Network Online workshop recording about developing and implementing a variety of programs, exhibits and games that can empower youth to help shape the future for their communities. (2026)

3/1 is World Futures Day-Young Voices. See the recording of our 2/3 online workshop about programs to empower youth to shape the future.
#worldfuturesday #youngvoices #youthprogramming #youthfutures #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

@nisenet.bsky.social

1 month ago

All You Need to Know about Eclipses Check out our eclipse maps and animations and find local times for eclipses and planet transits all over the world.

Don't miss next week's Lunar Eclipse, March 2-3! 🤩 The event should be visible (with clear skies) throughout North America. Check for timing in your area.
#lunareclipse #eclipse #moon #NASA #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

@nisenet.bsky.social

1 month ago

Register for an upcoming online workshop: 3/31-Museums Share Experiences Participating in STEM Ecosystems, 4/14-Finding and Collaborating with NASA Experts, 5/19-Library Collaborations
#NASA #nasaexperts #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NISE Network

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1 month ago

Artemis - NASA

Four NASA astronauts will soon travel around the Moon on Artemis II!
#NASA #ArtemisProgram #ArtemisMission #Artemis #ArtemisII #moon #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

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1 month ago

Books, Reading, and Storytelling | NISE Network A compilation of STEM read-aloud storybooks, storytelling, companion hands-on activities, lists of STEM books and biographies, library collaboration resources, and annual events such as Summer Reading...

Early happy birthday to Dr. Seuss, 3/2! Celebrate his legacy with our collection of STEM storybooks & activities.
#DrSeussDay #DrSeuss #happybirthdaydrseuss #NationalReadAcrossAmericaDay #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

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1 month ago

Desert Dialogues - High Desert Museum Learn about Desert Dialogues, an 18-month hybrid journey focused on reimagining museum work through partnership and collaboration.

Desert Dialogues: an 18-month hybrid program for rural museums in the West who want to reimagine their work through collaborative, community-centered practice. DUE 3/31
#ruralaudiences #HighDesertMuseum #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

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1 month ago

Training - NNOCCI Training Opportunities Training Matrix NNOCCI aims to change the national conversation around climate change to be positive, civic-minded, and solutions-focused. We use evidence-based communications m...

The National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) has set training dates for the calendar year ranging from one hour to longer format online courses.

#nnocci #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum