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Summer Cafés – Yes, You Can!

It might seem funny to post about summer in the winter, but this is a great time to start considering making the leap to summer cafés! Read on to see how Taking Flight Nights at Tracy Aviary got their start during the summer… Motivation to Inspiration Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City, Utah had a problem. Its reputation as a

Natural Disasters: Forest Fires and Fighting Them With Sim Tables

Teens in Santa Fe learned about forest fires and how fire fighters are working to prevent them, as well as how they are approached once they have begun.

Mescalero Apache School Named New Mexico State Winner in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest

Under the guidance of Nathanial Raynor, one of our Teen Science Cafe Sites, the Mescalero Teen Science Café has earned a high honor and opportunity through the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest. Way to go Teens! About the Contest: Selected from thousands of entries nationwide, Mescalero Apache School in Mescalero has been named the New

Spotlight— Denise Thompson

To start with, can you tell us in a nutshell about your Teen Café program? What's special or unique about it? Explora is a place for hands-on science. People come to tinker, experiment with variables, make discoveries, and enjoy learning that is active and open-ended. What's your background...