Did you know that the Ocean Explorium has the only Science on a Sphere® exhibit in New England that the public can visit?  Did you know that the Ocean Explorium is working in a unique partnership with NASA to develop a new NASA Earth Observatory (NEO) program for the Science on a Sphere®? Science on [...] Read more »

  The Ocean Explorium awarded Professional Development Points to fourteen teachers who completed the recent “STEMming Across Gaps” workshop.  The workshop connects New Bedford elementary schools with the subjects of science, technology, engineering and math, using the ocean as a model for learning.  As part of the award for completing the workshop, the teachers will [...] Read more »

The Ocean Explorium announced a community-wide fundraising campaign to ‘Save Your Ocean Explorium, Build Your Future’. Executive Director Abbey Spargo stated that, as the name suggests, the campaign is necessary to keep the Ocean Explorium open and providing enriching educational programs for all. Ms. Spargo stated that “The Ocean Explorium will be communicating its message in [...] Read more »

The Ocean Explorium is kicking off a community-wide fundraising campaign to ‘Save Your Ocean Explorium, Build Your Future’.  According to Executive Director Abbey Spargo, “An anonymous donor has issued the Ocean Explorium a challenge match of $50,000 if we can raise $100,000 by July 1.”In order to meet the challenge match deadline, the Ocean Explorium will [...] Read more »

The Ocean Explorium has been selected to participate in the Free Fun Fridays program funded by the Highland Street Foundation.  Participating venues are chosen through a competitive application process, which the Ocean Explorium pursued in order to provide access for families in the community who might not otherwise be able to visit.  On Friday, August 9, the [...] Read more »

Celebrate ‘Earth Week’ at the Ocean Explorium during April school vacation, with themed programs and activities each day, leading up to Earth Day on April 22. Science experiments, hands-on learning activities, arts and crafts, and special Science on a Sphere® presentations will all highlight our planet and demonstrate such earthly phenomena as currents and climate, [...] Read more »

Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III assembled a group of educators, business leaders and other advocates in Needham yesterday to share a conversation about the STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and math.  As a member of the House Committee on Science and Technology, Congressman Kennedy is deeply committed to STEM and hopes to contribute to the [...] Read more »

When Erin Adams and Heather Marshall open up live sea scallops and let their students peer inside, they are, at first, a little surprised.  After all, what they see does not look anything like the scallops they might enjoy for dinner.  Surrounding the edible muscle are all the other parts that keep the scallop alive, [...] Read more »