Watch this informative video interview by Arizona SciTech Youth Reporter Ri' Ann for a taste of Renaissance Science at Student Days. If you are interested in this video, look for the Just Add Science toolkit.
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With funding from the Simons Foundation, the Science Festival Alliance is accepting applications by July, 2015, for support of new or substantially expanded Just Add Science activity. Please take a moment to consider the Just Add Science toolkit, and when you are ready download the application mater...
An evaluation guide for coordinators from the 2012 North Carolina Science Festival. This guide gives tips and suggestions for administering an attendee survey.
This is a sample job posting to recruit field researchers to conduct evaluation of the 2013 North Carolina Science Festival.
The attendee survey from the 2014 Philadelphia Science Festival.
A sample of an executive summary brochure from the 2013 North Carolina Science Festival's Thorp Science Night.
The community evaluation report from the 2014 Arizona SciTech Festival.
A checklist for evaluation planning for expos for the North Carolina Science Festival.
This guide provides tips and suggestions for data collection at the 2015 North Carolina Science Festival.
SpectrUM, the science outreach center of the University of Montana, takes science to the Flathead Indian Reservation for three days each July in conjunction with the Reservation’s annual powwow. This link will take you to a video describing this event.
This passport encourages Arizona SciTech festival-goers to participate in the many activities offered throughout the multi-week festival calendar and across the state. Prizes for filled passports encourage a wide mix of people to participate in Festival activities. See the passport on the last page ...
An informational video that tells the do's and dont's for creating a successful hands-on activity.
This resource serves as a template for developing a budget for Discovery Day.
This presentation developed by Dr. Christine Bevc of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill describes the purpose, use and potential of Social Network Analysis for understanding the reach and impact of a science festival.
The following resource is a compilation of information about year-round science calendaring that includes input and expertise from science event organizers from around the country, along with input from science café organizers, and a web design company.
A guide to the benefits and important considerations from public science experts from across the United States
A quasi-technical look at common platforms, tips, must-haves and nice-to-haves
A list compiled by festival and event organizers from around the country. Note that there is also a list of must haves/nice to haves compiled by a web expert in the “Tips from a Web Expert” document.
An example of a year round science calendar from the North Carolina Science Festival.
An example of a year round science calendar from the Bay Area Science Festival.
