Cool Science Credits

The activities in "Cool Science for Curious Kids" were developed by five museums that receive support from the Precollege and Public Science Education Program of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The Institute's grants program supports these and hundreds of other innovative science education projects at museums, universities, medical schools, zoos and other institutions across the United States. The grants complement the Institute's primary mission of carrying out biomedical research with its own scientific teams nationwide.

The five activities were developed by the following museums:

Air Junk
The Children's Museum, Boston

Classifying Critters

Science Scene: KIDS and TEENS program

One-Inch Square and
the Miniature World

Children's Discovery
Museum, San Jose

Where Do Butterflies Come From?
Scotia-Glenville Children's Museum

Plant-Parts Salad
Minnesota Children's Museum

HHMI thanks the museums for their cooperation and encourages you to visit these and other museums that are helping to get young people excited about science. This site will help you find a science museum in your corner of the world.

Cool Science for Curious Kids

Special Thanks to:

Suzanne L. Collins of The Center for North American Amphibians and Reptiles, for the fish photos in Classifying Critters

Sharon Glick for the illustrations in Air Junk

Jane Bond for animation in One-Inch Square and Where do Butterflies Come From?

Bob Jackson for lifecycle illustration in Where do Butterflies Come From?

Kathy O'Rourke for web design, sound and production of Air Junk

Lynda Richardson for the salamander photo in Classifying Critters

Mark Snyder for programming and sound production in Plant-Parts Salad and Classifying Critters

David Tenenbaum for writing and information design for Cool Science for Curious Kids

Thanks also to:

Sarah and Patrick Holloway for their participation as on-the-spot beta testers

Staff of Cloverly Elementary School, Silver Spring, Maryland for sharing their experience as educators

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