This $631,404 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) in developing resources to help informal STEM educators conduct more effective and culturally responsive program evaluations. Over the 2-year project period from September 2024 to August 2026, NYSCI will collaborate with caregivers to identify meaningful evaluation metrics and develop a toolkit to empower educators to gather and apply...
This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support the development of informal learning resources and activities for Black families to engage children ages 6-10 in engineering practices across multiple disciplines. The New York University (NYU) research team will co-create identity-affirming engineering resources with Black families, including video workshops for caregivers and a suite of hands-on engineering...
This $3,269,924 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports the "Scientists in the Family: Engaging Black Communities in STEM Through Accessible and Inclusive Science Stories" project. The key products/services to be delivered include: a feature-length documentary, a community engagement experience, a companion digital project with 30 short-form videos, and an integrated research study. The project aims to...
The New York Hall of Science was awarded a $1.6 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant will support the organization's efforts to develop teacher understanding of emergent computational thinking in early elementary school students. As part of the NSF's mission to ensure the vitality of the nation's STEM education enterprise, this award will help the New York Hall of...
This $164,944 project grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a partnership development and planning project between the Long Island Children's Museum and the Westbury School District. The key activities include: Conducting continual trainings and reflections on diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural competence for the two institutions Holding listening sessions throughout the culturally and linguistically diverse local community...
The National Science Foundation's STEM Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (STEM ED PRF) Program with co-funding from the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Program has awarded a $1,245,879 Project Grant to the New York Hall of Science. This 3-year grant will support the recruitment and mentorship of two postdoctoral fellows to conduct research on equitable and inclusive informal STEM learning experiences. The fellows will work in residence at the New York Hall of Science,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative research project titled "From Stories to Solutions: Engaging Latinx Families as Design Partners to Advance Equitable Informal Engineering Learning Opportunities for Young Children". The $787,042 award, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, aims to engage 90 Latinx caregivers and their 5- to 8-year-old children as design partners to create...
This $100,055 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research led by a team at Temple University to investigate the impact of parent-child interactions on spatial skills and STEM achievement and motivation among 1st and 2nd grade students. The key products and services to be delivered include: Identifying specific aspects of parent-child interactions that predict children's spatial skills and STEM learning and motivation...
This $334,155 federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to explore how family involvement in everyday activities like cooking can spark children's interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), with a focus on Latino families. The project will evaluate the effects of culturally affirming, at-home, co-cooking activities on children's STEM identity, career aspirations, and diet quality over a 5-week period....
This $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076) will fund the development of an informal learning program and associated research study aimed at increasing interest in STEM careers among Black girls aged 10-12. The University of Georgia Research Foundation will receive funding to design and implement a summer camp exploring engineering, math, and physical science concepts. Participants will make connections between hands-on science...