中國科協(xié)青少年科技中心（科普活動中心）是中國科協(xié)所屬社會公益性機(jī)構(gòu)，從事向青少年和社會公眾傳播科學(xué)，開展示范性、導(dǎo)向性科學(xué)普及活動，組織青少年科技競賽的工作。中國科協(xié)作為中國科技工作者的群眾組織，認(rèn)真履行《中華人民共和國科學(xué)技術(shù)普及法》和《全民科學(xué)素質(zhì)行動計劃綱要》賦予的重要職責(zé)，把促進(jìn)公眾理解科學(xué)提升科學(xué)素質(zhì)作為自己的重要使命。中國科協(xié)青少年科技中心（科普活動中心）是中國科協(xié)開展青少年科技教育、向公眾進(jìn)行科學(xué)技術(shù)傳播的重要力量。
自上世紀(jì)七十年代以來，中國科協(xié)青少年科技中心在青少年中開展了多種多樣的科技教育活動，這些活動旨在培養(yǎng)年輕一代對科學(xué)的熱愛，使他們樹立科學(xué)的思想和精神，提高未來社會公民的科學(xué)素質(zhì)。2006年國務(wù)院頒布了《全民科學(xué)素質(zhì)行動計劃綱要》，對科學(xué)普及工作提出了更高的要求。中國科協(xié)青少年科技中心同時成為中國科協(xié)科普活動中心，擔(dān)負(fù)組織面向廣大社會公眾的科學(xué)普及活動的任務(wù)。中國科協(xié)青少年科技中心（科普活動中心）進(jìn)一步擴(kuò)大了自己活動的領(lǐng)域。這些活動在全國范圍產(chǎn)生了很大影響。
Children & Youth Science Center of CAST is a non-profit organization. The center is engaged in the spread of science knowledge for adolescents and the public, organization of pilot science activities as well as science contests. As a non-governmental organization of scientists and engineers, CAST performs its obligations according to Law of the People’s Republic of China on Popularization of Science and Technology and Outline of National Scheme of Scientific Literacy for All Chinese and considers the promotion of public understanding of science and the enhancement of science literacy as its missions. And Children & Youth Science Center is a driving force of CAST for the adolescent science education and the popularization of science and technology. Since the 1970s, Children & Youth Science Center has developed various science education activities for adolescents in order to cultivate their interest in science, build up scientific mind and spirit as well as promote their science literacy as the future citizens. In 2006 the State Council (the Cabinet) of China promulgated Outline of National Scheme of Scientific Literacy for All Chinese, having higher requirement for science dissemination. Meanwhile Children & Youth Science Center of CAST added another name-Science Communication Event Center. Having the two names, the center enlarged its functions from organizing science educational activities for adolescents only to conducting some important large scale science communication activities for both adolescents and adults. All these activities generate great influences around the country.