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  • Beyond Earth: Weaving Science and Indigenous Culture
    Date: 08/15/2009
    Resource Category!: Project Descriptions
    This planning grant is designed to engage urban and rural families in science learning while piloting curriculum development and implementation that incorporates both Native and Western epistemologies. Physical, earth, and space science content is juxtaposed with indigenous culture, stories, language and epistemology in after-school programs and ... »
  • Collaborative Research: Project STEAM: Integrating Art with Science to Build Science Identities Among Girls
    Date: 09/15/2012
    Resource Category!: Project Descriptions
    The University of Alaska Fairbanks will partner with the National Optical and Astronomy Observatory, the University of Alaska Museum of the North, and the University of Washington-Bothell to bring biomaterials, optics, photonics, and nanotechnology content, art infused experiences, and career awareness to art-interested girls. This full scale ... »
  • Community Science Workshops for California
    Date: 08/15/1995
    Resource Category!: Project Descriptions
    San Francisco State University is collaborating with MESA of California to replicate the Mission Science Workshop (MSW) model for informal science education to establish 10 self-supporting interactive Community Science Workshops (CSW's) throughout California. The overriding theme for activities at the CSW's is to let children and parents "be" ... »
  • Hidden No More: Shedding Light on Science Stories in the Shadows
    Date: 09/01/2019
    Resource Category!: Project Descriptions
    There is a dearth of prominent STEM role models for underrepresented populations. For example, according to a 2017 survey, only 3.1% of physicists in the United States are Black, only 2.1% are Hispanic, and only 0.5% are Native American. The project will help bridge these gaps by developing exhibits that include simulations of historical ... »
  • Spyhounds Pilot: Evaluation Report
    Date: 01/01/2012
    Resource Category!: Formative
    Concord Evaluation Group (CEG) conducted an evaluation of the Spyhounds pilot test in October-December 2011. The goal of the evaluation was to assess the online resources for appeal and interest, as well as to provide WGBH with data on how a full-scale year-long project could be structured. CEG recruited a national sample of 5-8 year old children ... »