Planetary Science E/PO Forum October Tag-Up October 9, 2014

Attending*

Jackie Allen Jennifer Grier Lindsay Bartolone Andrea Jones Kerri Beisser Larry Lebofsky Lora Bleacher Laura Peticolas Don Boonstra Susan Runco Sharon Bowers Andy Shaner Sanlyn Buxner Susan Shebby Cynthia Cheung Christine Shupla Whitney Cobb Dawn Turney Heather Dalton Alice Wessen Kay Ferrari Erin Wood Paige Graff

*Please let Andrea Jones know if you attended and are not included on the list (andrea.j.jones@nasa.gov). Please also let her know if any information from the tag-up is missing or misrepresented – she’s happy to correct it!

Please let Stephanie know if you’d like to present your events and projects at future planetary community teleconferences!

Community News and Announcements • Don Boonstra ([email protected]) developed a Comet Siding Spring Natural Events lesson for the comet fly-by of Mars on October 19; available on the Mars Education ASU website: o http://marsed.asu.edu/stem-lesson-plans/natural_events • Sanlyn Buxner ([email protected]): There was a lunar eclipse on October 8; partial solar eclipse coming up later this month! • Susan Shebby ([email protected]): 46% response rate to Planetary E/PO Forum community survey (slightly higher than in past years) – Thanks very much for your feedback! • Sanlyn Buxner ([email protected]): There is a second survey for people involved in multiple Forums. The questions are not the same. Please respond to both surveys!

HQ News Sanlyn Buxner ([email protected]) • The Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) is in development by SMD! o Anticipated schedule: draft this fall, CAN this winter, award(s) before the start of FY2016 o Please send Stephanie and Sanlyn your questions; they will share them with Stephanie Stockman and Kristen Erickson at SMD HQ o Link to announcement: http://smdepo.org/post/7461 • Ruth Netting has retired; we have not heard who her replacement will be yet

Partner Spotlight: National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) Sharon Bowers ([email protected]) • NIA has worked with NASA for the past 10 years. Projects include: • NASA 360 o Emmy-award-winning broadcast o Over 3 million Facebook and Twitter fans – can post things for us, if we want them shared! o http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/nasa360/ - .VD6qd0vNmnI • Innovation Now o A series of more than 500 radio and podcast episodes o 90-second episodes feature revolutionary ideas, emerging technologies, and the people behind the concepts that are shaping our future o Broadcast on NPR and other stations o http://innovationnow.us • NASA eClips o Award-winning educational resources o Video segments designed for 3 separate age categories . Our World for K–5 . Real World for 6–8 . Launchpad for 9–12 (focused on innovation) o No more than 4–7 minutes in length o Sharon is reviewing these clips to make sure they are all current o Able to tailor STEM-focused educational content to students in a way that is engaging and informative, while also supporting curriculum aligned with national standards o http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/nasaeclips/index.html • And more! o Planetarium and single-screen video and outreach resources . The Future of Human Space Exploration o Video about NASA’s plans for sending humans farther into the solar system than ever before. o http://www.nasa.gov/content/the-future-of-human-space-exploration- video-english-version . NASA Exploration Design Challenge o Goal: Have students research and design ways to protect astronauts from space radiation o Nasa.gov/education/edc . Real World/In World – NASA Optimus Prime Spinoff Challenge o Video challenge for students in grades 3–12 o Itpo.gsfc.nasa.gov/optimus/ . Working with Sten Odenwald on Space Math o http://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov • Please let Sharon or Harla Sherwood ([email protected]) know if you have any projects or programs you’d like to feature, or any ideas for partnering or collaborating!

Informal Educator Survey Lindsay Bartalone ([email protected]) • National survey of informal educators about their resource and professional development needs, conducted by the cross-Forum Informal Education Working Group • Survey results – some highlights o Majority of respondents are paid informal educators o Majority of respondents’ institutions offer STEM programs at some point during the year; 26% report conducting STEM programs every day o STEM topic most widely covered: Earth Science; STEM topics least widely covered: Engineering and Math o Many respondents said they are required to participate in professional development as part of their job duties o 60–90% of respondents said they are likely or very likely to train others on the content they learn in professional development sessions • Survey results – some recommendations o NASA should respond to the demand for professional development for informal educators o Provide in-person professional development, when possible o NASA supports the literature-based philosophy that professional development must be sustained to provide maximum impact – but keep in mind preference of educators for shorter sessions o Resource providers must design resources for specific informal education audiences, as they vary widely o Provide access to a community of practice for the session attendees o Provide alignment to state standards, when possible and practical – but keep in mind common core and national standards alignment as well o There are many successful NASA informal education professional development programs! Before initiating a new project, review project profiles on the community workspace (http://smdepo.org/projects) - provide access to evaluation reports, help us avoid duplicative programs, and maximize impact by opening up collaboration opportunities • Full report and recommendations available on the SMD E/PO community workspace o http://smdepo.org/post/7213 • If you are interested in discussing the report, results, and recommendations in more detail, email Sanlyn ([email protected]) – she will compile names and send them to Lindsay

NASA Communication Campaigns Sanlyn Buxner ([email protected]) • A series of campaigns supported by NASA Headquarters – jump onboard! o Earth Right Now: Your Planet is Changing. We’re On It. o International Space Station: We’re Working Off the Earth, For the Earth. o Technology: Technology Drives Exploration. o Mars: Join Us On the Journey. o Aeronautics: NASA is With You When You Fly. o Solar System and Beyond: Our Journey of Discovery. • Members of the Communications Campaign team are included in the slides from this tag-up • From Jim Green: “Planetary is mostly events-driven… let’s take advantage of this” o We can leverage these events through the NASA communications campaigns o Reminder of some upcoming planetary events in the slides from this tag-up • For November tag-up: Consider thematic/collaborative approaches to upcoming PSD events o How do we, as a community, approach these events to educate and excite our audiences about planetary exploration and discoveries? o What are the themes? o How can we leverage SMD assets (scientists, education programs and products, nasawavelength.org, each other, etc.)? o How can we collaborate across our community?

International Observe the Moon Night Andrea Jones ([email protected]) • International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) is an annual observing event, sponsored by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, dedicated to encouraging people to ‘look up’ at the Moon and to celebrate the lunar science and exploration. • 5th annual InOMN celebration held on September 6, 2014 o 471 registered events worldwide, in 46 countries o 193 US events, in 47 states • Get ready! Next year’s event will be on September 19, 2015 • For more information, visit observethemoonnight.org

Planetary Science and E/PO Happenings Sanlyn Buxner ([email protected]) • DPS Annual Meeting 2014, November 9–14, Tucson, AZ o Regular registration deadline – today! Late registration October 23 o Several education activities: workshops on Sunday, public star party after Sunday reception, education session and poster session on Tuesday (focused on small bodies), Sagan Medal education talk on Thursday evening by Brother Guy Consolmagno . Workshop flier: http://smdepo.org/post/7253 o If you know of any scientists that are available to have lunch with students on Monday, please let Sanlyn know o An E/PO MoO will also be organized o http://aas.org/meetings/dps46 • AGU Fall Meeting 2014, December 15–19, San Francisco, CA o Education sessions scheduled all week long! o Scientific Meeting Program has been posted o Planetary Science/Heliophysics Student/Scientist Mixer on Sunday night o Anticipate cross-Forum Meeting of Opportunity o Questions or suggestions? Contact Sanlyn Buxner ([email protected]) o http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2014/ • ASTC annual conference, October 18–21, Raleigh, NC o http://conference.astc.org/home • Science Happenings o MAVEN Spacecraft Returns First Mars Observations . http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?Category=Planets&IM_ID=1 9648 o Swirling Cloud at Titan's Pole is Cold and Toxic . http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=48202 o Curiosity Drill Pulls First Taste From Mars Mountain . http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=48181 o NASA's Spitzer Telescope Witnesses Asteroid Smashup . http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=48039 o NASA Instrument aboard Rosetta Returns First Science Results . http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=48063 o New Horizons Crosses Neptune Orbit En Route to Historic Pluto Encounter . http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/news_center/news/20140825.php o Lunar Eclipse 10/9/14 . http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/lunar.html