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

NEUROSCIENCE NEWS: Reflecting on the past year’s advancements in neuroscience, one standout is the recently FDA-approved vagus nerve stimulation device used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
#neuroscience #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetariums #informalscience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums

How Sci‑Fi Culture Inspired Future Tech Careers and Online Work in 2026 Explore how science fiction influences technology careers and online work in 2026, linking future tech inspiration with real opportunities and remote talent platforms.

Many sci-fi technologies imagined decades ago are now part of everyday life. As a result, a new tech professionals & creators build careers once only possible in stories.
#FuturesNews #ScifiTech #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetariums #informalscience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums

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

The Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Science is offering resources that highlight 250 American scientists, innovators & engineers. Learn more & fill out an interest form.
#America250 #Semiquincentennial #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums

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

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...

This April, join a global movement & help create 2.5 Million Acts of Science with SciStarter!
#Scistarter #america250 #semiquincentennial #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetariums #informalscience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums

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

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

March is Women's History Month & International Women's Day is 3/8. The National Women’s History Alliance (NWHA) has great resources & info!
#WomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInSTEM #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetariums #informalscience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums

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

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

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

Most Notable 2026 Astronomical Events: A Year of Watching the Skies - NASA So, get ready to watch the skies with us! Here are the top astronomical events happening this year:

2/28, 6 planets will align for a "planetary parade" that can be seen all over the world (with clear skies)! 🤩 Learn more about this & other most notable astronomical events of 2026.
#PlanetaryParade #newsletter #NISENet #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

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

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

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

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

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

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

Afterschool Programs: Implement New STEM Learning Journeys and Qualify for a Stipend Verizon™ and STEM Next launch online Learning Journeys to help afterschool educators more easily implement STEM learning.

In partnership with Verizon™, STEM Next has launched a new set of free resources for afterschool programs. #Stemnext #STEMLearningJourneys #Verizon #afterschool #youthprogramsupport #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetariums #informalscience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums

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 on 3/2! Check for timing in your area and then find all the resources you need to engage audiences on our Lunar Eclipses page.
#LunarEclipse #eclipse #moon #NASA #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetariums #informalscience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums"

Ready to share at #OSM26 in Glasgow about the geoscience summer camp program we have been partnering with the Boys and Girls Club over the last 2 years.

#geoscience #oceanscience #informalscience #STEMed

And the winner of this year’s ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ contest is … Helsinki chemist’s food-themed frolic wins overall honors as other awards recognize physics laser raps, swaying leaf cells, and collective dancing takeovers

The annual "Dance Your Ph.D." contest is again accepting submissions. If you are interested and missed the 2025 winners, here are some videos to help you prepare a submission! 💃🕺

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

@stsci.edu is offering tactile panels of the first images of Uranus by the James Webb Space Telescope at no cost to museums, libraries, & other informal learning sites in the US!
#Uranus #nasa #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetariums #informalscience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Science of Soccer: Curriculum Overview. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Join The Franklin Institute for an overview of a new suite of four activities all about the science of soccer. In these activities, learners use tabletop models to explore how the physics of force and...

@franklininstitute.bsky.social has developed a suite of activities about the science of soccer for informal educators, grades 2-6. Learn more at the 2/24 webinar!
#thefranklininstitute #scienceofsoccer #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

Black History Month Digital Toolkit Join us throughout Black History Month to share stories reflecting African American achievements across the arts, politics, sports, advocacy, and more.

February is Black History Month; the National Museum of African American History and Culture has a Digital Toolkit to help museums celebrate!
#BlackHistoryMonth #NMAAHC #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetariums #informalscience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums

Register today for one or all of our upcoming online workshops: Museums Experiences in STEM Ecosystems 3/31; NASA Experts 4/14; Library Collaborations 5/19

#onlineworkshop #ProfessionalDevelopment #NASA #stemecosystems #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

Newsletter: February 2026 | NISE Network

This Valentine's Day, we hope you feel the love & the science puns! A list of science valentines is in our February newsletter, now available on our site.
#ValentinesDay #ScienceValentines #InLovewithSTEM #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetariums #informalscience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums

Have you ever wondered what type of Olympic event in which your pet might excel? 🤔🐈🥇 Check out the Olympics activities on howtosmile.org
#WinterOlympics #WinterOlympics2026 #Olympics #howtosmile #STEM #STEMEducation #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum