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BIG GIVE 2021 THANK YOU! Your support will make a BIG impact
March 11, 2021

Big Give 2021

BIG THANKS for helping us meet our Inspiring Tomorrow Big Match Challenge, and for going beyond! Your generosity during BIG…

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March 11, 2021

Designing NGSS Assessments for Young Learners

Researchers at The Lawrence, in collaboration with WestEd and SRI International, are developing an approach to assessing science learning in first grade. Learn more about the Next Generation Science Assessments for Young Scientists.

Two children using a science app
February 24, 2021

Science in your kitchen, back yard, and more!

An Update from The Lawrence at Home While the past year has been filled with challenges, we’re thankful we got…

How to Train Your Robot book cover in which three students are examining a robot vacuum cleaner.
February 18, 2021

How To Train Your Robot

How To Train Your Robot by Blooma Goldberg, Ken Goldberg, and Ashley Chase, illustrated by D. Clegg (with support from…

Jennifer Doudna speaking at an event at The Lawrence Hall of Science
October 9, 2020

UC Berkeley Biochemist Dr. Jennifer Dounda Wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

UC Berkeley Biochemist Dr. Jennifer Doudna won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, sharing the prize with Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier,…

A young person sits in the forest reading
August 20, 2020

BEETLES & BaySci Host Virtual Open Space Conference

Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lawrence Hall of Science researchers and educators have felt gravely concerned about its…