Remembering Dr. Arlie Norman

Arlie was a tireless advocate for science education not just in the classroom, but in the community as well. “Arlie wanted SPARK to play an important role in support of science education,” remembers Jenkins. “He saw us not just as a museum, but a vehicle to engage young people in the wonders of science and invention.”

Teachers We’ll Never Forget

Here’s a favorite question we like to ask when getting to know new friends— “Can you recall a significant teacher in your life? Someone who helped you along the way?” A common response is usually something simple like “My 3rd grade teacher–Mrs. Miller,” or “Professor Benson, from freshman chemistry,” or “Mrs. Peterson, the school counselor”—often delivered with a warm smile, …

Why give to the SPARK Museum?

“This was the best 90 minutes of my life!” Exclamations like this, from a fourth-grader on a recent SPARK Science field trip, are why we do what we do. “I will never forget that comment, how spontaneously it came from that student,” says Tana Granack, operations director here at SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention in Bellingham. “Now that I think …