This video, provided by the City Skies program at The Franklin Institute, provides an overview of things to keep in mind when planning a star party.
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A feasibility study compiled by Propellus, The Volunteer Centre of Calgary for Beakerhead festival. For those of you who attended the April Festival Community of Practice Webinar hosted by Philadelphia Science Festival; this was alluded to by Danielle Kraus on the call! Thank you to Philly and Beake...
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.
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...
This resource "Science Night on the Web" serves as an example on how science festivals promote their events on the web, in this case in an effort to recruit host sites for Science Night events.
This resource is a sample of Event Logistics form provided to host sites who host a star gazing event at a Science Festival.
This resource was created to help Astronomy Night host sites prepare for a star party.
This resource provides a sample budget developed by the Philadelphia Science Festival for a past Beer Chemistry program.
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 resource provides a closer look at the Discovery Day events held during the Philadelphia and North Bay Science Festivals.
This resource provides an example of a Discovery Day budget.
This presentation, developed by Marissa Hartzler of the North Carolina Science Festival and Kishore Hari of the Bay Area Science Festival describes the analysis of zip code data for better understanding the geographic and audience reach of their festivals.
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.
This is a sample Hypothesis Worksheet that was distributed to event participants during the Cookie Lab program.
This resource is the PowerPoint used in the Cookie Lab program.
This resource provides an overview of the set-up and flow of event for the Cookie Lab Program.
This resource is a sample budget for the Cookie Lab program.
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
