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4. The Importance of the Adult Leader ( 10 )
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Enriching the Lives of High School Teenagers With Science Cafés

Enriching-the-Lives-of-High-School-Teenagers-With-Science-Cafés This chapter provides a roadmap for any who are inspired to start a teen science café program as a member of the teen science café network. These out-of-school programs are a free, fun way for teens to explore the advances in science and technology affecting their lives. Teens and scientists

Webinar: Teen Science Cafés: Keeping the STEAM Pipeline Open and Full

Webinar: Teen Science Cafés: Keeping the STEAM Pipeline Open and Full This webinar answers these three questions: What is a teen science café? Why do they matter? How can you get involved?

Publication: Science Communication in a Café Scientifique for High School Teens

Publication: Science Communication in a Café Scientifique for High School Teens Effective science communication between scientist-presenters and teens focuses on coaching scientists so engagement is on a personal level, meeting the teen audience where it is in terms of both prior knowledge and social context, while making connections to the teens’ daily lives. Scientist-presenters report strong satisfaction with the

Publication: Design Impacts of a Youth-directed Cafe Scientifique Program

Publication: Design Impacts of a Youth-directed Cafe Scientifique Program This peer reviewed article is based on three years of formative and summative evaluation of the teen café model within the Café Scientifique New Mexico program.

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