ONLINE WORKSHOP: Co-Creating with Communities - Inspiring Partner Stories, Tuesday, October 28, 2025 2-3pm Eastern #OnlineWorkshop #ConnectingwithCommunities #STEAMBRANDO #STEAMBRANDOFUTUROS #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

ONLINE WORKSHOP: DIY NASA Exhibits with Earth Information Center & ViewSpace, 10/7 2pm Eastern #OnlineWorkshop #NASA #NASAExhibits #DIYExhibits #EarthInformationCenter #Viewspace #SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute #STScI #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

Dust off your NanoDays kits for National Nanotechnology Day on 10/9 (nanometer scale 10–9 meters). Our NanoDays activities, training, & more still live online. #NanoDays #NationalNanotechnologyDay #NISENet #Nisenetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

Did you know that the smallest difference in structure can change the taste or smell of a spice? Learn more & start planning for NCW: The Hidden Life of Spices, Oct 19-25! #TheHiddenLifeofSpices #ACS_NCW #NationalChemistryWeek #ACS #NISENet #Museums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

World AI Week is October 6-10th! Learn more at the World AI Week site and then check out our AI resources to bring the world of AI to your local audiences. worldaiweek.ai #WorldAIWeek #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

ENGINEERING NEWS: Some new humanoid robots are now able to master new tasks quickly based on human motion capture data recorded in long sequences. #EngineeringNews #Robots #NISENet #Nisenetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

NEXT ONLINE WORKSHOP: DIY NASA Exhibits with Earth Information Center & ViewSpace, 10/7, 2pm E #OnlineWorkshop #NASA #NASAExhibits #DIYExhibits #EarthInformationCenter #Viewspace #SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute #STScI #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

PARTNER HIGHLIGHT: Making Waves with Radio STEM Day at Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey California. #CCM #MLS #museumoflifeandscience #childrenscreativitymuseum #BCSC #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

NANOTECH NEWS: Scientists have been injecting succulent plants with nanoscale sized particles to make them glow like living rechargeable night lights. #NanoDays #NationalNanotechnologyDay #NanoTechNews #NISENet #Nisenetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

Get ready for National Nanotechnology Day! 10/9 pays homage to the nanometer scale 10–9 meters; learn more & download free activities, training guides, and more. #NanoDays #NationalNanotechnologyDay #NISENet #Nisenetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

It's Read A New Book Month; start planning for NCW: The Hidden Life of Spices Oct 19-25 with our Let's Do Chemistry Safety Guide. #ReadANewBookMonth #ACS_NCW #TheHiddenLifeofSpices #NationalChemistryWeek #ACS #NCW #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

Thank you to everyone who connected with us during the ASTC 2025 conference! If you missed us, we have posted resources shared at the conference, including session slides, handouts, & more. #ASTC #ASTC2025 #NISENet #NISENetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseum

1 MORE DAY to visit us at ASTC 2025! Exhibit Hall, Booth 614, 9/7, 10:30am-5pm. Thank you to everyone who already dropped by the booth and/or our networking event Friday night! nisenet.org/astc2025 #nisenet #nisenetwok #astc #astc2025 #informalscience #childrensmuseums #planetarium #museums

Attending the ASTC 2025 Conference? Come visit your NISE Network friends at our Networking Event at LeRoy King Carousel Plaza in front of the Children's Creativity Museum!!! We're here until 7pm. #astc25 #astcannualconference #astcommunity #Museums #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

Happy Labor Day Weekend! Looking forward to seeing many of you in person next week at the ASTC 2025 Annual Conference! #ASTC2025 #ASTC #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

After 15 years, we bid farewell to our colleague Ali Jackson from the Sciencenter. Ali has played an integral role in supporting our work & has been a passionate leader in almost all of our endeavors. We are so grateful for her impacts; thank you and we wish you the very best in this next chapter!

Happy Frankenstein Day, aka Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's birthday!!! Celebrate by exploring our kit about creativity & responsible innovation; themes that have captivated audiences & still resonate today. #FrankensteinDay #NISENet #Museums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

TBT to 8/21/17 & the Great American Eclipse! Until the next time the Moon photobombs the Sun, see our eclipse resources: nisenet.org/eclipse #TotalSolarEclipse2017 #Eclipse2017 #eclipse #SolarEclipse #NASA #NISENetwork #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseum

So grateful to have hosted the STEM Learning Ecosystems & Community Partnership meeting earlier this month! It was a great opportunity to learn from each other about the work we are all doing to engage local communities in STEM. #STEMLearningEcosystems #STEM #STEMEcosystems #SciAct #NASA #NISENet

8/20 is World Mosquito Day, but explore Mosquito resources anytime with The Globe Mosquito Habitat Mapper! #Globe #WorldMosquitoDay #MosquitoHabitatMapper #NISENetwork #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

August 20th is National Radio Day, so download one of our Making Waves with Radio kit activities to help learners explore the phenomena, uses, and societal impact of radio technologies. #NationalRadioDay #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

You’re invited to the National Rural STEM Learning Summit on August 26-39 in Fort McDowell, AZ! Learn more and take advantage of this opportunity.#NationalRuralSTEMLearningSummit #ArizonaScienceCenter #ScitechInstitute #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #informalscience #ScienceCenters #childrensmuseums

Join us at the ASTC 2025 Conference 9/5-8! We will gather informally the first night (9/5, 5-7pm, LeRoy King Carousel Plaza, @creativitymuseum.bsky.social); see our event page for more. #astc2025 #ASTC #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

The 1st Saturday of August is National Sand Castle Day; check out our Exploring Products: Nano Sand activity & explore how water behaves when it comes in contact with nano sand and regular sand. #NationalSandCastleDay #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

7/31 is Harry Potter's birthday, so get out your Invisibility Cloak activity & explore how refraction can be used to make a glass stir rod "disappear" in a cup of baby oil. #HappyBirthdayHarryPotter #invisibilitycloak #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums

SUSTAINABILITY NEWS: A device powered only by sunshine can harvest drinkable water from the air — even in one of the world’s driest deserts. #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

NEUROSCIENCE NEWS: Why are noisy rooms harder for some people? New research reveals that the insula brain region shows altered connectivity in people who struggle to understand speech in noisy environments. #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

If you missed the live Planetarium Centennial Celebration event, the full recording of the closing event is now available to watch anytime. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbaa... #PlanetariumCentennial #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

7/27 is Take Your Pants for a Walk Day! So take out your Nano Pants from Exploring Products: Nano Fabrics; learners explore the hydrophobic properties of pants made from nano fabric. #TakeYourPantsForAWalkDay #NASA #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

Happy World Brain Day! 🧠 🥳 There's still time to download & print some of the NISE Network's Changing Brains activities, like the "What Makes Us Human" and "Neuro Futures" card games. #WorldBrainDay #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

7/22 is World Brain Day! Learn how you can help raise awareness & promote advocacy for brain health, then see our Changing Brains activities. #WorldBrainDay #Brain WorldFederationofNeurology #neuroscience #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

7/18 is National Ice Cream Day!!! Watch Mr. O make our favorite, "Nano Ice Cream," then try it with learners for cool summer science! 🍦😎🍦 #NationalIceCreamDay #SummerProgramming #NISENet #NISENetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

Check out our new publication in Visitor Studies, “Implementing Culturally Responsive Evaluation Methods: Reflections on Challenges to Traditional Understandings of Power, Validity, and Rigor." #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

PARTNER HIGHLIGHT: Exploring Earth and Space Science with The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, IN! #TheChildrensMuseumofIndianapolis #NASA #EarthandSpace #CortevaAgriscienceSTEMLab #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

Does a long walk on the beach have you wondering, "Why Are Seashells So Strong?" 🤔 🐚 💪 Check out this hands-on activity & bring the beach to learners, even if you don't live by one! 🏖️ #SummerProgramming #NISENet #NISENetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

July 20th is the Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. Check out these Moon resources for ideas to engage the public! www.nisenet.org/moon #MoonLanding #Apollo11 #FirstStepsontheMoon #Moon #NASA #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

July 20th is the Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing 🚀🌕👨‍🚀 See our Moon resources for ideas for engaging audiences! #MoonLanding #Apollo11 #FirstStepsontheMoon #Moon #NASA #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

Register for the Smithsonian National Education Summit July 15-17; Many online sessions; free to attend! #SmithsonianNationalEducationSummit #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

SPACE NEWS: Located on a mountaintop in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun to capture the cosmos in exquisite detail. #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

Have a happy (and safe) July 4!!! Check out this great video from our friends at the American Chemical Society explaining the The Chemistry of Fireworks. #ACS #Chemistry #ChemistryOfFireworks #July4th #NISENet #NISENetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

See our Moon resources to start planning for the July 20th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, celebrating the first steps taken on the Moon! #MoonLanding #Apollo11 #FirstStepsontheMoon #Moon #NASA #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NASA’s Universe of Learning offers free interactive ViewSpace Image Tours. Users can explore NASA's stunning space imagery; pan, zoom, & uncover key details about astronomical objects. #NASAViewSpace #NASA #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NEUROSCIENCE NEWS: Ten habits Neurologists wish you would do for your brain health. Read the article and then check out our Brain and Neuroscience resources: www.nisenet.org/neuro #neuroscience #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

NASA Planetary Defenders documentary on planetary defense; finding, tracking, & understanding asteroids is free to show & includes promo; try for Asteroid Day 6/30! #AsteroidDay #NASAPlanetaryDefender #NASA #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

6/30 is Asteroid Day; see our Exploring the Solar System: Asteroid Mining activity! All you need can be downloaded from our site; just add markers and your own participants! #AsteroidDay #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

For National Mosquito Control Awareness Week (6/23-6/27) try our "Should We Engineer the Mosquito?" forum. #NationalMosquitoControlAwarenessWeek #BuildingWithBiology #SyntheticBiology #Semiquincentennial #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

Happy Summer Solstice (6/20)! Explore the seasons and more with resources from our friends at NASA SpacePlace. #SummerSolstice #NASA #NASASpacePlace #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

Recording available, NISE Network Online Workshop: America 250 - How Can Children's Museums and Science Centers Celebrate the United States Semiquincentennial #onlineworkshop #America250 #Semiquincentennial #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

National Selfie Day is June 21st, so be sure to download our DIY Solar System App & get a space selfie with your favorite planet! #NationalSelfieDay #diysolarsystem #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

Next Friday, 6/20, is the Summer Solstice & NOOA SciJinks has all the info you need, as well as resources for engaging middle & high school students in all things Earth science. #summersolstice #scijinks #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum