FrontMatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Informal Environments for Learning Science -- 2 Science and Science Learning -- 3 Design for Science Learning: Basic Principles -- 4 Learning with and from Others -- 5 Interest and Motivation: Steps Toward Building a Science Identity -- 6 Assessing Learning Outcomes -- 7 Culture, Diversity, and Equity -- 8 Learning Through the Life Span -- 9 Extending and Connecting Opportunities to Learn Science -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Photo Credits -- Index -- Biographical Sketches of Authors.