Teen Science Café

Calling all teens, grades 7-12! Join us for a monthly meeting featuring conversations with scientists and hands-on activities. We will start with pizza before researchers from the University of Minnesota talk about their work studying climate change and climate solutions. Our teen advisory board planning this series are especially interested in highlighting climate research from a local perspective to an international scale. To kick things off, how do researchers study climate change? How long have humans known about climate change? Meet our first guest speaker, Dr. Xue Feng. She is a professor at the University of Minnesota in the College of Science and Engineering, and she aims to discover new ways that water shapes ecosystem responses to climate change and use this knowledge to advance Earth system modeling and climate predictions. Questions? You can reach us at BellTSC@umn.edu. Click here to RSVP for Teen Science Café    What is Teen Science Café? Teen Science Cafés are free out-of-school time programs that include fun activities, engaging conversation with a scientist, and free pizza. This year, we are diving into themes of climate change solutions! Cafés are from 6:00-8:00 pm on Wednesdays, once a month. The Teen Science Café Network (TSCN) is a national network and is a quickly expanding constellation of currently 69 café programs across the country. These events are made for teens, by teens. Parents and Guardians We value creating a space for teens to socialize and interact with teens and scientists. If adults would like to stay onsite, they can stay in the lounge of the first floor, or browse our new exhibit Wonder. Teens will be upstairs on the second floor.   Our teen advisory board is working to plan these programs. Check back for more information on each event. Join us for the following dates: March 18, 2026 6:00-8:00 pm April 15, 2026 6:00-8:00 pm May 20, 2026 6:00-8:00 pm   Teen Science Café generously supported by: