The new Digital Discovery Room hosted by Carnegie Museum of Natural History invites children ages 3–8 to explore their world and share their discoveries with museum experts and science educators!

What is Digital Discovery Room?
Digital Discovery Room encourages your early learners to go outside, take digital pictures, and share their discoveries with science experts and other kids online.

Research shows that self-directed exploration is an important part of a child’s learning development, and as anyone with a child in their life knows, kids love playing in nature! Digital Discovery Room provides families the opportunity to turn outside playtime into learning time, through the use of modern tools such as digital cameras and the Web. Posting their nature photos and observations to the online Digital Discovery Room forum opens up an interaction with museum experts and science educators that allows families to foster their child’s crucial relationship with the environment.  

Visit the HOW TO button above to begin your exploration!

Project sponsor and partners
This project is supported in part by Spark, an initiative of The Sprout Fund, catalyzing projects and programs that engage children ages birth to eight through the creative use of technology and media. Spark challenges individuals, organizations, and communities to generate inventive technology-based solutions to the issues and opportunities facing today’s young child.

Through its funding opportunities and extensive network of support, Spark is unleashing the innovative potential of southwestern Pennsylvania and transforming our region into one of the best places on earth to be a kid. The Sprout Fund enriches the Pittsburgh region’s vitality by engaging citizens, amplifying voices, supporting creativity and innovation, and cultivating connected communities. Founded in 2001, Sprout facilitates community-led solutions to regional challenges and supports efforts to create a thriving, progressive, and culturally diverse region.

Digital Discovery Room is a project of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, in partnership with the CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, the Children’s Department at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh—Main, and Carnegie Science Center.

How to use the site
Learn more about the Digital Discovery Room community through these links:

• Community Guidelines
• Terms & Conditions
• Privacy Policy