The Lawrence Hall of Science

The public science center of the University of California, Berkeley.

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Evaluation Services at The Lawrence

Whatever your evaluation needs, whatever the size of your organization, we’re ready to work with you. Through a range of evaluation services from helping you design an evaluation you can implement yourself, to full scale multi-year evaluations with complex reporting requirements, we work to help organizations create powerful STEM learning opportunities that inspire and engage in ways that advance equity and opportunity. Our work spans learning environments (formal in-school, informal-out-of-school time) and content areas (Environmental Education, Professional Learning, Computational and Digital Learning, Engineering and Robotics, and more).

Four students are working on a project building a robot car

What can you expect from working with us?

We pride ourselves on meeting you where you are and making sure your needs are met—which means all evaluations can be customized to meet your needs. Here’s an example of how we might work with you on an evaluation.

  • Help you describe the goals/purposes of services
  • Figure out how your program is designed and intended to work
  • Design a study to test if your program is working as intended
  • Develop surveys or other tools
  • Collect data on your program
  • Develop reports for different audiences and purposes

Why choose us?

  • The Lawrence Hall of Science is an established science center and research organization, a part of University of California, Berkeley, with access to its world-class institutional resources.
  • We have a unique perspective as a science center and evaluation service provider—we are experts in STEM learning in schools, out of schools, in science centers, and in universities. We work in all of these settings! 
  • We have years of experience helping a range of clients, from small orgs, to large international nonprofits, to schools and universities, with their evaluation needs.
  • We have extensive experience leading and/or partnering on grant proposals and projects funded by federal agencies, private foundations, and nonprofits. We understand how to talk to different audiences, meet reporting requirements, and navigate complex contexts with competing priorities.
  • We are leaders in STEM and Environmental/Outdoor Learning.
  • Our work takes a critical lens to evaluation through forwarding  social justice, culturally sustaining practices, and attention to the margins and marginalized peoples. 
  • We are committed to a collaborative/client-centered approach. We prioritize relationship-building and ongoing communication with our clients to ensure that we understand how best to meet their needs.
  • We have staff across the United States, giving us an understanding of multiple geographical locations.

We want to work with you! Please send us a message to give us an idea of what your needs are and schedule an appointment.

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Subscription Services

We’re excited to launch our new self-service system this summer! Please check back in July 2026, or contact us for more information.

Our Projects

Sunstones at The Lawrence

Working Towards Equitable Organizations in Environmental Education

Working Towards Equitable Organizations Workshop Series is a collaboration between the Lawrence Hall of Science and an organization called Youth…

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Children playing on the DNA sculpture at the Lawrence

Positioning Youth for Success in Science: Studying the Malleability and Impact of Computational Thinking for Science

Researchers and curriculum designers at the Lawrence have been engaged in a three-year project (NSF STEM+C #1838992) that investigates computational…

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Two Mississippi FIRST LEGO League competitors from Stokes-Beard Magnet Elementary School in Columbus urge their robots on during the annual tournament

FIRST

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science & Technology (FIRST® ) is a national and international nonprofit organization that seeks to…

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Activation Lab

The Learning Activation Lab is a national research and design effort to dramatically strengthen learning in the United States and…

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Students working together on an EBAYS project.

East Bay Academy for Young Scientists

Based at the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley, the East Bay Academy for Young Scientists (EBAYS) serves youth…

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Publications

Youth Engaged in STEM and Service

Designed to support STEM identity development in female-identifying youth and youth of color in middle school, the new, hands-on summer program YESS offered culturally relevant […]

Investigation of an Augmented Reality Exhibit for Family Learning Conversations

This study investigates the impact of an augmented reality (AR) exhibit, Bugtopia, on family learning conversations at The Lawrence Hall of Science.

Improving Outdoor Science Teaching and Learning: The Implementation of a Capacity-Building Model in Outdoor Science Programs

This paper examines the role and value of professional learning and organizational capacity building in outdoor science education by investigating several questions analyzing the Better […]

BEETLES: An Evaluation of a Capacity Building Model to Support Outdoor Science Programs

This brief shares (1) the underlying goals and design principles for the BEETLES project, (2) a summary of the field-testing process, and (3) program leaders’ […]
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Our Values

We believe that the utility and validity of evaluation are enhanced through a culturally responsive and equitable stance that gives explicit attention to issues of race, gender, social class, power and privilege, and the voices of populations that have been systematically marginalized and underserved.

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Looking to collaborate? We’d love to speak to you.