Open Minds Teen Science Cafés bring teens together in an informal setting to learn about science and technology. Each café will include a scientist presentation, an interactive activity relating to the discussion, and time to meet other teens that enjoy science. The cafés are led by Café Coordinator groups, so they are truly teen events.
These cafés are funded by a grant from the Duke Energy Foundation. The North Carolina network partners include the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Morehead Planetarium and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Whiteville.
All teens are welcome to join us for our FREE Teen Science Cafés. No registration needed!

• Teen Science Café Raleigh @ the NC Museum of Natural Sciences Cafés at Raleigh are held on first Fridays of the month.
• Teen Science Café Morehead @ Morehead Planetarium and Science Center meets on the second Fridays of the month while school is in session. Guest speakers include University of North Carolina scientists, NASA Solar System Ambassadors, and community educators. Food is available at 5:30, with the Cafe running from 6:00-7:00.
• Teen Science Café Whiteville @ the NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville has café listings on its café Facebook page.
  

Member contributions to TeenScienceCafe.org:

• Café Summary: Find the iNaturalist in You (Whiteville 10/2018)
• Café Summary: Forensics of Fingerprints (Whiteville 6/2018)
• Café Summary: Sea Turtles Dig The Dark (Whiteville 6/2018)
• Café Summary: Your Brain on Yoga (Whiteville, 2/2018)
• Café Summary: CSI: Whiteville (Whiteville, 2018)
• Café summary: Bats! Beneficial, Beautiful, Bountiful, but Burdened (Whiteville, 2017)
• Café summary: Rescuing Rare Butterflies (Raleigh, 10/2017)
• Café summary: Adventures of Teen Bird Nerds (Whiteville, 10/2017)
• Member Spotlight: Mickey-Jo Sorrell: A Woman of Many Hats (Chapel Hill 6/2017)
• Member Spotlight: Kathryn Rende – Digital Engagement Draws Teens (Raleigh 5/2017)
• Cafe summary: Scuba Diving Into NC History – Underwater Archaeology (Whiteville, 4/2017)
• Blog: Why Teen Science Cafe Whiteville Has Teen Leaders Sign a Behavior and Expectations Contract (3/2017)
• Video: Using Hashtags to Market Your Teen Science Café #TeenScienceCafe (2/2017 & 8/2016)
• Café summary: Don’t Get Crazed in the Maze (Whiteville 10/2016)
• Member Spotlight: Vicki DiMuzio – Getting NC Teens Involved in the Community (6/2015)
• Presentation for 2106 TSCN Members Workshop – Re: Community Support and Involvement (8/2016)
• Café Attendees Survey – example (Chapel Hill 2016)
• Café summary: Whiteville café visits local newspaper office – How It’s Made, Newspaper Edition (Whiteville 10/2015)
• Café summary: Whiteville Teen Leaders Visit Bald Head Island (Whiteville 8/2015)
• Café summary: Cicadas: The Perfect Bug (Raleigh 8/2015)
• Café summary: Lionfish: Invaders in Our Waters (Raleigh 7/2015)
• Café summary: Painted Buntings: Birds of a Colorful Feather (Raleigh 7/2015)
• Café summary and video: The Price of Palm Oil (Raleigh 7/2015)
• Café summary: African Lions: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors (Raleigh 7/2015)
• Café summary and video: African Forest Elephants (Raleigh 7/2015)
• Café summary: Ocean Acidification (Whiteville 5/2015)
• Teen Leaders Go Above and Beyond – volunteering with the museum outside of café time (Whiteville 11/2013)
• Café summary: Bats Sound Off! (Whiteville 8/2013)
• Café summary: The Exoskeletons In Your Closet (Whiteville 8/2013)
• Café summary: Plague (Raleigh 8/2013)
• Café summary: Simple Rules to Move By (Raleigh 8/2013)
• Café summary: Adventures of a Museum Veterinarian (Raleigh 7/2013)
• Café summary: Dinosaurs Are All Around Us (Raleigh 7/2013)
• Café summary: Science of a Park Ranger (Whiteville 7/2013)
• Café summary: What’s In Your Water? (Raleigh 6/2013)
• Is Our Social Media Working? Adventures in Social Media #4 (4/2013)