Shark Dissection
Recently, the South Carolina Aquarium Teen Science Café held a café all about SHARKS! Using jaws, teeth, specimens, and real sharks, Biologist Bryan Frazier from the Department of Natural Resources, talked about his career work with sharks' biology and anatomy. He talked the research that is currently being conducted with sharks. He dissected two Atlantic Sharpnose sharks, one
Changing Oceans & Living Seashells
Teens explored the impacts of ocean acidification on shell fish and discussed changes they can take to reduce CO2 emissions.
When Will I Know My Results? Medical Diagnosis
Cool Café Written by Ellie Ramirez, Teen Leader At this October café, held at the University of Vermont, teens in the VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café learned about the work that happens in medical labs around diagnosing patients with a disease or sickness. We had two main presenters, Katrina Moreau and Koala Ray. We
Pathology: Cancer Treatment Discovery! Form Fits Function
Teens from Vermont learned about pathology and in particular cancer and it's causes and effects and how cancer is treated.
Between a Rock and a Soil Place
Teens in Vermont learned about how the study of soil is helping us better understand climate change.
Invitation to Participate in Rural Teen Science Café Research Project
Gain research skills in implementing a Rural Teen Science Café
Webinar: Supporting Teen Cafés in Rural & Isolated Communities
Webinar: Supporting Teen Cafés in Rural & Isolated Communities October 8 at 9 am PDT, 10 am MDT, 11 AM CDT and 12 pm EDT OR October 9 at 11am PDT, 12 pm MDT, 1PM CDT and 2PM EDT Is your teen science café serving teens in rural or more isolated communities?
Spotlight—David Wallace
What are the things you do in the background to help the Network run smoothly? I began working with the Teen Science Café Network in 2013. I helped arrange the logistics for the first face-to-face large annual workshop. At that time, the TSCN was brand new, and the workshop to be held in St. Louis where I live. The
Spotlight on Sammamish
Editor's note: A couple of years ago at our workshop in Dallas we invited guest speakers, who were teens that created a Teen Science Café held at the Dallas Zoo. Most attendees noted how beneficial it was to hear from Teen Facilitators. We at the Teen Science Café Network are excited about Sammamish TSC because, like Dallas, it too was
Fire Evacuation Mapping With GIS
Teens in San Diego learned how to use GIS software to look at historic fires that happened in their area and used the GIS software to develop escape routes from home to safety in the event that there is another fire near them.
Earthquake Detection
Sammamish Teen Science Café learned about earthquakes and how and why they happen. Also discussed was to do in the event of an earthquake.