Uploaded June 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Iridescent's mission is to inspire and support children to become engineers, creators, tinkerers, inventors and scientists. Over the past 2 years, it has provided 107,827 contact hours to underserved children, youth and their families through the generous support of the Office of Naval Research.
Our impact:
FAMILY SCIENCE: +30,000 HOURS OF IMPACT
Empowering parents to explore and discover science along with their children
- 74% of children said that they would keep trying to complete a project even if they couldn't figure something on the first attempt
- 66% of parents reported increased confidence in talking about science with others
ENGINEERS AS TEACHERS: +15,000 HOURS OF TRAINING
Helping engineers and scientists communicate their passion to the public, they have developed more than 200 engineering activities.
BE AN INVENTOR: opportunity for middle school students to work on long-term, engineering projects
- 100% reported the program helped them to realize that they are good at engineering
EXPLAINERS: high school students pursuing long-term engineering projects and learning to mentor
TECHNOVATION CHALLENGE: inspiring girls to use technology to become creators, inventors and engineers
- Over 800 high school girls have created 125 mobile phone apps and learned how to start their own business
- 94% now believe that a career in technology is a good career for women
- 88% know more about programming
- 12,000 hours of mentoring from women in tech
DIGITAL CURRICULUM: exponentially increasing Iridescent's impact through technology
- 7 Phone Apps created
- + 150,000 downloads
CURIOSITY MACHINE: motivating self directed learning for science to become a family hobby
- 48,000 unique visitors
- + 30 educational videos
Iridescent's mission is to inspire and support children to become engineers, creators, tinkerers, inventors and scientists. Over the past 2 years, it has provided 107,827 contact hours to underserved children, youth and their families through the generous support of the Office of Naval Research.
Our impact:
FAMILY SCIENCE: +30,000 HOURS OF IMPACT
Empowering parents to explore and discover science along with their children
- 74% of children said that they would keep trying to complete a project even if they couldn't figure something on the first attempt
- 66% of parents reported increased confidence in talking about science with others
ENGINEERS AS TEACHERS: +15,000 HOURS OF TRAINING
Helping engineers and scientists communicate their passion to the public, they have developed more than 200 engineering activities.
BE AN INVENTOR: opportunity for middle school students to work on long-term, engineering projects
- 100% reported the program helped them to realize that they are good at engineering
EXPLAINERS: high school students pursuing long-term engineering projects and learning to mentor
TECHNOVATION CHALLENGE: inspiring girls to use technology to become creators, inventors and engineers
- Over 800 high school girls have created 125 mobile phone apps and learned how to start their own business
- 94% now believe that a career in technology is a good career for women
- 88% know more about programming
- 12,000 hours of mentoring from women in tech
DIGITAL CURRICULUM: exponentially increasing Iridescent's impact through technology
- 7 Phone Apps created
- + 150,000 downloads
CURIOSITY MACHINE: motivating self directed learning for science to become a family hobby
- 48,000 unique visitors
- + 30 educational videos
