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Tips for a Screen-Free Science Summer
Between remote schooling, long distance family gatherings, and streaming TV shows, screen time has dominated many children’s lives over the past few years. So, it’s more important now than ever to give kids an opportunity to get outside and explore their world without...
Pacific Science Center Receives $1 Million Amazon Future Engineer Grant to Deliver Science and Technology Education to Students from Underserved Communities
Two-year initiative to reach 80,000 K-8 students in Title I schools across Puget Sound SEATTLE – May 9, 2022 – Pacific Science Center (PacSci) and Amazon Future Engineer today announced a new collaboration, fueled by a $1 million grant from Amazon, to spark curiosity...
Create and Innovate with Tinker Tank Makerspace
During the third week of May, it is National Week of Making where we honor makers and their innovations. We wanted to highlight our own makerspace, Tinker Tank and its renewal this July! Hear from our Tinker Tank Supervisor Caitlin McQuinn on the exhibit, what...
Become a Community Scientist
PacSci is all about inspiring curious minds from all backgrounds to engage with science. In honor of this commitment, we are looking forward to participating in Global Citizen Science Month. This celebration takes place every year during the month of April and focuses...
Scientist Becomes Ambassador
Pacific Science Center is very happy to announce that one of our Science Communication Fellows has been selected as an AAAS – The American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Ambassador.
Jessica Fagerstrom, Ph.D., DABR joined our Science Communication Fellowship program in 2017 and is an active participant and presenter at PacSci. She can often be seen at one of our Meet a Scientist events.
“This national initiative furthers women in STEM by empowering current innovators and inspiring the next generation of pioneers,” she said. “I’m excited to be the medical physicist representative of the 125 chosen ambassadors.”
Commitment To GWIS
Pacific Science Center is committed to empowering Girls and Women in STEM. We encourage you to listen to what this new ambassador has to say in the PacSci Podcast embedded below. Then use the resources here to learn more about this important work.
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