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Now Showing: Film, TV, Museums & More
Promoting Public Understanding of Science & Engineering
NSF supports a wide variety of educational and informational projects for the general public
IMAX films and other film projects for diverse audiences
Museum Exhibits:
Permanent, regional and traveling exhibits and associated outreach programs
Innovative programs for children and adults, and science information material for broadcasters
Radio shows, Web-based resources, community programs, life-long learning opportunities
Overview of NSF's Informal Science Education program

Museum Exhibits

Cell Lab Cell Lab
Enter the "Cell Lab" at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul to learn about cellular biology, molecular biology and microbiology by completing one of seven different wet lab experiments.
Cosmic Questions: Our Place in Space and Time Cosmic Questions: Our Place in Space and Time
What is the universe like? Was there a beginning to time? How do we fit in to the cosmos? Questions like these are at the heart of the 5,000 sq. ft. traveling exhibition Cosmic Questions: Our Place in Space and Time.
CSI: The Experience CSI: The Experience
You've seen the hit television crime drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Now you can play the role of crime scene investigator at this traveling exhibit. You will learn scientific principles and real investigative techniques as you try to solve a crime scene mystery.
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Dragon Skies: Astronomy of Imperial China Dragon Skies: Astronomy of Imperial China
How did Imperial Chinese astronomers achieve their sophisticated knowledge of celestial events and why was astronomy so important to the emperors? "Dragon Skies: Astronomy of Imperial China," an interdisciplinary traveling exhibition, invites students and families to discover the answers.
Explore Evolution Explore Evolution
From rapidly evolving HIV to whales that walked, "Explore Evolution" invites the public to learn about seven current research projects on evolution in organisms ranging from the very smallest to the very largest.
Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear logo Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear
Why do our hearts race, our knees shake, and our bodies sweat when we are scared? "Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear," a new exhibit developed by the California Science Center explores this universal emotion that can save our lives.
MarsQuest MarsQuest
MarsQuest has successfully toured the United States for three years. A renovated version of this exhibition will feature the latest discoveries from missions to Mars.
Places & Spaces – Mapping Science Places & Spaces – Mapping Science
Maps have guided mankind's physical exploration for centuries. Now they also help mankind to navigate the world of science.
Polar-Palooza logo "Polar-Palooza" Comes to a Museum Near You
"Polar-Palooza" is a multimedia initiative that involves researchers, Alaskan natives, in-person presentations at science centers and natural history museums, video and audio podcasts, and more.
composite face of several races RACE--Are We So Different?
RACE--Are We So Different? is a traveling exhibition. The exhibition explores the science, history and lived experience of race and racism in the United States.
sLowlife sLowlife
The exhibition "sLowlife," at the United States Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C., a blend of science, still and time-lapse photography and movies and sounds, provides an engaging and scientifically accurate look into the world of plants as they respond to their surroundings. Open from October 27 thru March 26, 2006.
Darth Vader and 2 storm troopers, for Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
This exhibit takes fantasy technologies in the Star Wars movies as engineering design challenges and allows visitors to examine their potential for someday becoming real.
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Strange Matter Strange Matter
This exhibit invites us to explore the fascinating world of stuff and uncover the surprising science behind the materials we use every day.
Photo of boy sizing up his hand with that of a gorilla's Surviving: The Body of Evidence
A new, interactive exhibition that explores the process of evolution and its profound impact on humans, began a multicity, national tour on April 19, 2008, at the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
The World Around Us The World Around Us
Natural and earth sciences come to life in "The World Around Us," a new interactive, permanent exhibit at the Louisville Science Center.
kid building molecules Too Small to See
"Too Small to See" is a 5,000-square-foot interactive exhibit that zooms into the world of nanotechnology, providing a fun, interactive experience for visitors of all ages.
Kids and an adult in front of a monitor Understanding Birds
The new visitor center at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology helps visitors learn about bird identification, behavior and ecology.
snow goggles Yupiit: Sophisticated Science in an Unforgiving Landscape
An exhibit at the Anchorage Museum highlighting 19th and early 20th century tools, containers, weapons, and more in an exploration of the scientific principles and processes of the Yup'ik people, inhabitants of Alaska's sub-arctic tundra.

 

 

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