Survey of Café Topics for Teen Leaders

An example and downloadable template of a survey of potential topics for Teen Science Cafés that teen leaders can rate so as to give you an idea of where their interests lie.

Writing a Bio & Essay – Scientist Prep for a Teenage Audience

  Writing a Bio and Essay for a Teen Audience Café Scientifique New Mexico's Teen Science Café organizers ask their presenters to compose a short essay that captures the essence of the presenter's topic and a short informal bio that captures their unique story about how you got into their career. The essay and bio get posted on the

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 coaching process and the resulting quality of science communication.