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OVERVIEW
SSI’s Education & Public Outreach program is innovative, fosters collaboration, and has strategic impact on the communities we serve. We take great pride in successfully bridging the worlds of cutting edge research with the multi-faceted realm of engaging and enlightening science communication.

The results are dynamic and pioneering E/PO programs that span a wide range of audience needs and learning modalities: from web-enabled interactive experiences to fully immersive museum exhibitions; from hands-on teaching materials and standards-based curricular supplements to ability-enhancing partnerships between scientists and educators, and much more.

We are also building upon our areas of expertise and striving to expand into new educational frontiers, such as mass media projects. Together with key partners, we are leading the way to more meaningful, more effective, and more innovative science education.

The four major E/PO program areas are depicted in the figure below.

SSI is a national leader in developing traveling science exhibitions. All of our E/PO programs represent a vital link between scientific research and science education. They are designed with national and state efforts in science education reform and incorporate the effective use of educational technologies.

None of the program areas depicted in the figure above stand alone. Delving into any one of them reveals enriching interconnections with all of the other pillars and principles of SSI's education efforts. For example, Alien Earths is a new 3000 square-foot traveling exhibition at SSI, that has just begun its national tour. includes the exhibit, an interactive web site, workshops for museum educators, and other components that span SSI's major program areas.