Children's Museum of Northern Nevada receives grant award for STEM improvements
The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada recently received a $5,000 grant award from the Robert S. and Dorothy Keyser Foundation for the acquisition of STEM themed exhibits and enhancements for the facility's science room.
The science room is being renovated to more closely integrate with the Next Generation Science Standards currently being used in the Carson City schools. The renovation began in May of 2019 with the acquisition of state of the art furniture so that children could collaborate with each other during staffed science presentations.
The Children’s Museum was incorporated as a private, non-profit educational institution in 1988. It opened with limited space in the Nevada State Museum in 1991. It then moved in 1994 to the restored Carson City Civic Auditorium with 30 hands-on exhibits, 4,000 square feet of exhibit space plus stage and foyer for admission desk, gift shop and restrooms.
A lower level remodel occurred in 2000 which added kitchen space, class and meeting rooms, a workshop and storage areas. In 2010, another remodel updated the lobby to include Nevada State history exhibits and opened the stage area to include problem solving activities.
In 2013, the STEM room became operational with exhibits for children 2-8 featuring an aquarium, greenhouse, models of the human body and a virtual computer generated animal dissection station.
For more information about museum programs, go to www.cmnn.org or call 775-884-2226.
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