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  • What’s a Teen Science Café?

    Teen Science Cafés are a free, fun way for teens to explore the big advances in science and technology affecting their lives. Teens and local scientists, engineers, and inventors engage in lively conversations and activities to explore a topic deeply.

    The TSCN can help you get started now.

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Publication: Teen Science Cafés: A Gateway to STEM Literacy and Exploring STEM Careers Publication

Teen Science Cafes are providing a gateway to STEM literacy and STEM careers

Addressing Cultural Disconnects in a Teen Science Café

Establish relationships with STEM entities focused on under-represented populations.

Benefits of Partnerships

Not only does partnering with other organizations lighten the workload for adult leaders, the teens benefit as well. Read more...

Teen Leadership: An Adult Leader’s Guide

This Leader's Manual from the University of Vermont 4-H Extension Program provides great guidance for adults to more effectively guide youth in their growth as leaders.

Survey Form for Café Attendees

Survey form used to gather information about the cafe experience from teen attending cafes in Chapel Hill, NC at the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Getting Started Toolkit

This zipped folder is an assemblage of documents created and freely shared as examples by Members to support others' implementation of a Teen Science Café. You are free to revise and repurpose them for your own café. It includes promotional materials, Teen Leadership Team application forms, and much more! If you significantly revise or create new documents that would
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