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Center for the Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE): http://caise.insci.org/

Exploratorium: http://www.exploratorium.edu

Informal Science: http://www.informalscience.org/

Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center: http://www.learnlab.org/