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Hello, I'm new on the forum. I'm wondering if there is a good way to collaborate with national museums for science event with the actor Alan Alda. It's called the Flame Challenge. We challenge scientists to submit answers to simple questions such as: what is energy, what's a flame? And 11 year olds get to be the judges! Any thoughts on potential collaborators?Thanks! The Flame Challenge

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The Flame Challenge The Flame Challenge is an international competition in which scientists answer a technical question in a clear and entertaining way, specifically geared toward an audience of 11-year-olds. Launched in 2012, The Flame Challenge began with Alan Alda's own childhood query, "What is a flame?" View this on Alda Kavli Online Learning Center >

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Chris Bill

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We would be interested!  Alan Alda has come to the National Institutes of Health many times to help our scientists learn to explain their research.  Please email me off-list at lyonsm@od.nih.gov

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Michele Lyons
Curator
Stetten Museum of Medical Research NIH
Bethesda MD
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-13-2017 03:28 PM
From: Chris Bill
Subject: Alan Alda Center: Flame Challenge

Hello, I'm new on the forum. I'm wondering if there is a good way to collaborate with national museums for science event with the actor Alan Alda. It's called the Flame Challenge. We challenge scientists to submit answers to simple questions such as: what is energy, what's a flame? And 11 year olds get to be the judges! Any thoughts on potential collaborators?Thanks! The Flame Challenge

Alda Kavli Online Learning Center		remove preview
The Flame Challenge The Flame Challenge is an international competition in which scientists answer a technical question in a clear and entertaining way, specifically geared toward an audience of 11-year-olds. Launched in 2012, The Flame Challenge began with Alan Alda's own childhood query, "What is a flame?" View this on Alda Kavli Online Learning Center >

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Chris Bill

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Thanks Michele, We'll be in touch!

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Chris Bill
Communications
Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science
Stony Brook University
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-14-2017 07:28 AM
From: Michele Lyons
Subject: Alan Alda Center: Flame Challenge

We would be interested!  Alan Alda has come to the National Institutes of Health many times to help our scientists learn to explain their research.  Please email me off-list at lyonsm@od.nih.gov

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Michele Lyons
Curator
Stetten Museum of Medical Research NIH
Bethesda MD
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-13-2017 03:28 PM
From: Chris Bill
Subject: Alan Alda Center: Flame Challenge

Hello, I'm new on the forum. I'm wondering if there is a good way to collaborate with national museums for science event with the actor Alan Alda. It's called the Flame Challenge. We challenge scientists to submit answers to simple questions such as: what is energy, what's a flame? And 11 year olds get to be the judges! Any thoughts on potential collaborators?Thanks! The Flame Challenge

Alda Kavli Online Learning Center		remove preview
The Flame Challenge The Flame Challenge is an international competition in which scientists answer a technical question in a clear and entertaining way, specifically geared toward an audience of 11-year-olds. Launched in 2012, The Flame Challenge began with Alan Alda's own childhood query, "What is a flame?" View this on Alda Kavli Online Learning Center >

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Chris Bill

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his sounds like a very interesting public communication forum. We would be interested in participation.

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James Walther
Executive Director
National Museum of Nuclear Science and History
Albuquerque NM
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-13-2017 03:28 PM
From: Chris Bill
Subject: Alan Alda Center: Flame Challenge

Hello, I'm new on the forum. I'm wondering if there is a good way to collaborate with national museums for science event with the actor Alan Alda. It's called the Flame Challenge. We challenge scientists to submit answers to simple questions such as: what is energy, what's a flame? And 11 year olds get to be the judges! Any thoughts on potential collaborators?Thanks! The Flame Challenge

Alda Kavli Online Learning Center		remove preview
The Flame Challenge The Flame Challenge is an international competition in which scientists answer a technical question in a clear and entertaining way, specifically geared toward an audience of 11-year-olds. Launched in 2012, The Flame Challenge began with Alan Alda's own childhood query, "What is a flame?" View this on Alda Kavli Online Learning Center >

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Chris Bill

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Thanks James, Yes he's got a very honest and funny way of getting people to relate to each other. We'll be in touch!

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Chris Bill
Communications
Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science
Stony Brook University
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-14-2017 10:01 AM
From: James Walther
Subject: Alan Alda Center: Flame Challenge

his sounds like a very interesting public communication forum. We would be interested in participation.

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James Walther
Executive Director
National Museum of Nuclear Science and History
Albuquerque NM
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-13-2017 03:28 PM
From: Chris Bill
Subject: Alan Alda Center: Flame Challenge

Hello, I'm new on the forum. I'm wondering if there is a good way to collaborate with national museums for science event with the actor Alan Alda. It's called the Flame Challenge. We challenge scientists to submit answers to simple questions such as: what is energy, what's a flame? And 11 year olds get to be the judges! Any thoughts on potential collaborators?Thanks! The Flame Challenge

Alda Kavli Online Learning Center		remove preview
The Flame Challenge The Flame Challenge is an international competition in which scientists answer a technical question in a clear and entertaining way, specifically geared toward an audience of 11-year-olds. Launched in 2012, The Flame Challenge began with Alan Alda's own childhood query, "What is a flame?" View this on Alda Kavli Online Learning Center >

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Chris Bill

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his sounds like a very interesting public communication forum. We would be interested in participation.

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James Walther
Executive Director
National Museum of Nuclear Science and History
Albuquerque NM
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Hi--
Any interest in history museums that touch on science and science concepts - such as geology at a site commemorating the first successful oil well or forest ecology at a museum about the history of the lumber industry? Or the home of an eminent 18th-century chemist and possibly the first scientific lab in the US?

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Amy Killpatrick Fox
Museum Educator
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Harrisburg PA
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-13-2017 03:28 PM
From: Chris Bill
Subject: Alan Alda Center: Flame Challenge

Hello, I'm new on the forum. I'm wondering if there is a good way to collaborate with national museums for science event with the actor Alan Alda. It's called the Flame Challenge. We challenge scientists to submit answers to simple questions such as: what is energy, what's a flame? And 11 year olds get to be the judges! Any thoughts on potential collaborators?Thanks! The Flame Challenge

Alda Kavli Online Learning Center		remove preview
The Flame Challenge The Flame Challenge is an international competition in which scientists answer a technical question in a clear and entertaining way, specifically geared toward an audience of 11-year-olds. Launched in 2012, The Flame Challenge began with Alan Alda's own childhood query, "What is a flame?" View this on Alda Kavli Online Learning Center >

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Chris Bill

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Hi Chris,

How about an automotive museum?  We facilitate inquiry based learning and the world of the automobile is full of science questions to ponder.  I look forward to learning more about ways to collaborate.

Best,

Debbie

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Debbie Kray
Education Manager
LeMay America's Car Museum
Tacoma WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-13-2017 03:28 PM
From: Chris Bill
Subject: Alan Alda Center: Flame Challenge

Hello, I'm new on the forum. I'm wondering if there is a good way to collaborate with national museums for science event with the actor Alan Alda. It's called the Flame Challenge. We challenge scientists to submit answers to simple questions such as: what is energy, what's a flame? And 11 year olds get to be the judges! Any thoughts on potential collaborators?Thanks! The Flame Challenge

Alda Kavli Online Learning Center		remove preview
The Flame Challenge The Flame Challenge is an international competition in which scientists answer a technical question in a clear and entertaining way, specifically geared toward an audience of 11-year-olds. Launched in 2012, The Flame Challenge began with Alan Alda's own childhood query, "What is a flame?" View this on Alda Kavli Online Learning Center >

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Chris Bill

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Hi Chris,

I'm at The Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia. I'd be interested in learning more about how science museums might collaborate with you around the Flame Challenge. Thanks!

Jayatri (contact)

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Jayatri Das PhD
Chief Bioscientist
The Franklin Institute
Philadelphia PA
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-13-2017 03:28 PM
From: Chris Bill
Subject: Alan Alda Center: Flame Challenge

Hello, I'm new on the forum. I'm wondering if there is a good way to collaborate with national museums for science event with the actor Alan Alda. It's called the Flame Challenge. We challenge scientists to submit answers to simple questions such as: what is energy, what's a flame? And 11 year olds get to be the judges! Any thoughts on potential collaborators?Thanks! The Flame Challenge

Alda Kavli Online Learning Center		remove preview
The Flame Challenge The Flame Challenge is an international competition in which scientists answer a technical question in a clear and entertaining way, specifically geared toward an audience of 11-year-olds. Launched in 2012, The Flame Challenge began with Alan Alda's own childhood query, "What is a flame?" View this on Alda Kavli Online Learning Center >

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Chris Bill

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​Hi Chris. I work at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Md. I would be interested in learning more about how we might participate in the Flame Challenge or other programs.

Thank you!
Andrea

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Andrea Schierkolk
Public Programs Manager
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Silver Spring MD
andrea.k.schierkolk.civ@mail.mil
http://www.medicalmuseum.mil
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-15-2017 03:36 PM
From: Jayatri Das
Subject: Alan Alda Center: Flame Challenge

Hi Chris,

I'm at The Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia. I'd be interested in learning more about how science museums might collaborate with you around the Flame Challenge. Thanks!

Jayatri (contact)

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Jayatri Das PhD
Chief Bioscientist
The Franklin Institute
Philadelphia PA
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-13-2017 03:28 PM
From: Chris Bill
Subject: Alan Alda Center: Flame Challenge

Hello, I'm new on the forum. I'm wondering if there is a good way to collaborate with national museums for science event with the actor Alan Alda. It's called the Flame Challenge. We challenge scientists to submit answers to simple questions such as: what is energy, what's a flame? And 11 year olds get to be the judges! Any thoughts on potential collaborators?Thanks! The Flame Challenge

Alda Kavli Online Learning Center		remove preview
The Flame Challenge The Flame Challenge is an international competition in which scientists answer a technical question in a clear and entertaining way, specifically geared toward an audience of 11-year-olds. Launched in 2012, The Flame Challenge began with Alan Alda's own childhood query, "What is a flame?" View this on Alda Kavli Online Learning Center >

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Chris Bill

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​Hello, Chris-- We were excited to learn about the Flame Challenge!  Naper Settlement (www.napersettlement.org), our outdoor history museum near Chicago, would love to participate in this.  Thanks for getting the message out to museums--we look forward to hearing more about it!





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Donna Sack
Vice President, Community Engagement and Audience
Naper Settlement
Naperville IL
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-13-2017 03:28 PM
From: Chris Bill
Subject: Alan Alda Center: Flame Challenge

Hello, I'm new on the forum. I'm wondering if there is a good way to collaborate with national museums for science event with the actor Alan Alda. It's called the Flame Challenge. We challenge scientists to submit answers to simple questions such as: what is energy, what's a flame? And 11 year olds get to be the judges! Any thoughts on potential collaborators?Thanks! The Flame Challenge

Alda Kavli Online Learning Center		remove preview
The Flame Challenge The Flame Challenge is an international competition in which scientists answer a technical question in a clear and entertaining way, specifically geared toward an audience of 11-year-olds. Launched in 2012, The Flame Challenge began with Alan Alda's own childhood query, "What is a flame?" View this on Alda Kavli Online Learning Center >

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Chris Bill

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Hi Chris,
I would love to talk with you about the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) can help you connect with science centers and museums across the globe. Please feel free to contact me directly at whancock@astc.org.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Wendy

http://www.astc.org/about-astc/

The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) is a global organization providing collective voice, professional support, and programming opportunities for science centers, museums, and related institutions, whose innovative approaches to science learning inspire people of all ages about the wonders and the meaning of science in their lives. Through strategic alliances and global partnerships, ASTC strives to increase awareness of the valuable contributions its members make to their communities and the field of informal STEM learning.

Founded in 1973, ASTC now represents over 600 members in nearly 50 countries, including not only science centers and museums, but also nature centers, aquariums, planetariums, zoos, botanical gardens, and natural history and children's museums, as well as companies, consultants, and other organizations that share an interest in informal science education.

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Wendy Hancock
Association of Science-Technology Centers
Washington DC
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-13-2017 03:28 PM
From: Chris Bill
Subject: Alan Alda Center: Flame Challenge

Hello, I'm new on the forum. I'm wondering if there is a good way to collaborate with national museums for science event with the actor Alan Alda. It's called the Flame Challenge. We challenge scientists to submit answers to simple questions such as: what is energy, what's a flame? And 11 year olds get to be the judges! Any thoughts on potential collaborators?Thanks! The Flame Challenge

Alda Kavli Online Learning Center		remove preview
The Flame Challenge The Flame Challenge is an international competition in which scientists answer a technical question in a clear and entertaining way, specifically geared toward an audience of 11-year-olds. Launched in 2012, The Flame Challenge began with Alan Alda's own childhood query, "What is a flame?" View this on Alda Kavli Online Learning Center >

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Chris Bill

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