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.

Spotlight—Rhea Waldman

    To start with, can you tell us in a nutshell about your Teen Café program? What's special or unique about it? Our Teen Café program was started with a group of 8 enthusiastic teens and 2 adult mentors last September. Our leadership team has chosen the title "STEM SAVVY" for the café and

Mind Control

STEM Savvy teens learned how their brains operate and how easily their brains can be tricked. With the use of an EEG they were able to track brain activity.

Teen STEM Café: science, learning, fun and pizza!

Teen STEM Café filled with science, learning, and fun (and pizza!) Founded by Northern Illinois University through the leadership of Dr. Judith Dymond, our NIU Teen STEM Café has managed to pull off an amazing year filled with science, learning, and fun! Our teen STEM leadership team holds meetings once a month throughout the school year. During

Snack Food 101

Delaware teens learned about their favorite snack foods. They learned about production, and how food safety and quality checks are made to ensure safe, consistent products.