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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.

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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.

Video: Why Scientists Present at Teen Science Cafés

NM café organizers sat down with some of their scientist-presenters and asked them, “Why do you do it?”  Listen to their heartfelt answers.

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.
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