{"id":17467,"date":"2020-03-27T11:49:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T15:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/?page_id=17467"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:27:13","slug":"teen-virtual-science-cafes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/learn-at-home\/teen-virtual-science-cafes\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine 4-H Virtual Teen Science Caf\u00e9s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17475\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2020\/03\/Learn-at-Home-quaranTEEN-7-12-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"icon graphic for Teen Science Cafe sessions\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2020\/03\/Learn-at-Home-quaranTEEN-7-12-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2020\/03\/Learn-at-Home-quaranTEEN-7-12-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2020\/03\/Learn-at-Home-quaranTEEN-7-12-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2020\/03\/Learn-at-Home-quaranTEEN-7-12-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2020\/03\/Learn-at-Home-quaranTEEN-7-12-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2020\/03\/Learn-at-Home-quaranTEEN-7-12-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2020\/03\/Learn-at-Home-quaranTEEN-7-12.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,200px\" \/>University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering \u201cvirtual\u201d science caf\u00e9s! Come hang out for a bit, chat with a UMaine scientist, and learn about their work. <strong>It\u2019s free!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us each Tuesday where you will meet scientists, learn about how they ended up at UMaine and how they became involved in their work\/research, and participate in informal discussions. So, sign up and learn some cool science!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact Jessy Brainerd, Administrative Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension State 4-H Office, at <a href=\"mailto:jessica.brainerd@maine.edu\">jessica.brainerd@maine.edu<\/a> at least a week in advance of the session. If requests are received after this date, we may not have sufficient time to make the necessary arrangements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maine 4-H Virtual Teen Science Caf\u00e9s are recommended for teens in grades 7-12.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Date(s): <\/strong>Tuesdays from 4:00 &#8211; 4:45 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Science Caf\u00e9s will take place in Zoom (Video-Conferencing) Webinars<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wondering How to Access Zoom?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the Zoom App<\/a> (free to sign up!) on your desktop or mobile device and then visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joining a Meeting page<\/a> on the Zoom Help Center website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a id=\"schedule\"><\/a>Upcoming Maine 4-H Virtual Teen Science Caf\u00e9 Session Schedule:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Check back in the future for information on the schedule for the 2021-2022 school year.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/learn-at-home\/recordings-teen-virtual-science-cafes-march-31-june-9-2020\/\" style=\"text-transform:none;\" ><span class=\"button\">Recordings: QuaranTEEN Virtual Science Caf\u00e9s<\/span><\/a>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering \u201cvirtual\u201d science caf\u00e9s! 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