by Jen Gathings | Sep 8, 2020 | General News
What do we know? The emerging consensus among researchers and professionals is that participation in informal science learning opportunities is more impactful when participants have the opportunity to actively engage in hands-on activities and demonstrations.Science...
by Jen Gathings | Sep 8, 2020 | General News
What do we know? Science festival organizers often create events with the goal of inspiring wonder, awe, surprise, and/or curiosity among attendees, thus giving emotions a central place in the production and reception of science public science communication.Emotion...
by Jen Gathings | Sep 8, 2020 | General News
What do we know? Research shows that formal science learning (i.e., in the classroom) and informal science learning (i.e., learning without formal structure) can impact attitudes toward and interest in science.Informal science activities, including exposure and...
by Jen Gathings | Sep 8, 2020 | General News
What do we know? Although science festivals tend to be geared toward children and families, many science festivals have begun including demonstrations and activities for adults (e.g., beer tastings, the science of gaming, etc.).Pint of Science is one of the largest...
by Jen Gathings | Jun 29, 2020 | General News
Article: “Understanding Engagement with Science Festivals: Who Are the Engaged?” What do we know? In 2015, the British Science Association (BSA) began developing a framework to describe how various groups differentially engage with science. They posited...
by Jen Gathings | Jun 29, 2020 | General News
Article: “How we engaged audiences in informal science education through the inaugural Arkansas Science Festival” What do we know? Few science festivals are held in the rural Mississippi Delta, an economically poor region with a historically agricultural...
