Science outreach - Topics

What to bring when a scientist visits a primary school classroom Museum nights with drinks: how do venues pull an adult crowd? Why do the same school groups always get the best science museum guides? How do you keep a rainy science festival day from being a total washout? Why do science weeks pull in crowds but fail to reach the people who need them? Do science festivals reach anyone outside the university crowd? Taking science outreach to rural schools with no lab equipment How do you book researchers who have never done an interview before? How much training does a volunteer science docent actually need? How many volunteers does a science festival week need? Volunteer programs carrying science popularization into rural schools What does it take to run a science carnival for a whole city? Clergy who study science and the communities they serve How long does it take to organize an international science festival? Evening science classes for adults who hated science at school Partnering with a local library instead of a school Science camps for teenagers: what makes them more than babysitting Who hires science communicators: museums vs universities vs agencies Running a hands-on demo that survives contact with thirty children Why do community science nights mostly attract parents who already love science? What science museum volunteers wish visitors would stop doing Designing an open day for adults rather than for families with children Which branch of science would you point a curious teenager toward first? Community science nights in neighborhoods that never visit museums Taking science to a town that has no university within a hundred miles What to do when a visitor asks the question you are not allowed to answer Free public science lectures: who actually shows up? How much does it cost to enter an international science fair? An empty lecture hall: how do you fill seats for a science talk? Who pays for science popularization when government funding shrinks Designing an outreach program for blind and low-vision audiences Why fictional labs look nothing like the one down the hall