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| 1. | What are the criteria for funding science and technology museums? | | The science learning grants within the San Francisco Bay Area Portfolio seek to promote science literacy among Bay Area educators, students, and the general public. The portfolio supports a number of San Francisco Bay Area science-rich education institutions through funding for innovative programs and exhibits that will measurably increase scientific awareness and critical inquiry. The programs have in common a strong emphasis on science education for students, including professional development for teachers. To date, grantees have included the California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco), the Chabot Space & Science Center (Oakland), the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley), the Computer History Museum (Mountain View), The Exploratorium (San Francisco), KQED's QUEST program (San Francisco), The Tech Museum of Innovation (San Jose), and the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. | | 2. | What are some examples of grants the Foundation has awarded for local science and technology museums? | | The Foundation supports a range of institutions that provide rich science learning experiences for children and their families. Some recent examples include: - The Foundation supported the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley to transplant their Ingenuity Lab to a community center in Vallejo, CA in order to provide more children with rich, experiential programming focused on design and engineering problem solving, and to generate lessons learned from the experience of reaching beyond institution walls.
- The Foundation supported an expansion of the Community Science Workshops. Funds for CSW targeted additional programming, articulating best practices and projects across workshop sites, professional development for facilitators, and rigorous evaluation both to provide feedback to staff and establish a case for impact.
- The Children’s Discovery Museum received fund to evaluate their existing program for 9 and 10 year old students to do field studies along the Guadalupe River and develop an accompanying program that engages middle-school aged children in digital media and communication about environmental science.
- The California Academy of Sciences and the Exploratorium received funds to collaborate on the planning and implementation of teen programming that included engaging in science content and career readiness.
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