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NASA Solar System Ambassador's STAR Library Education Network Monthly Webinar Series Inaugural Event! NASA Solar System Ambassador’s: Nationwide Support for Libraries You will be muted when you enter the room. To ensure that your microphone will work for the Q&A portion at the end of the call, please click “Communicate” at the top of your screen and then click “Test Audio”. If you can’t hear us, please type any concerns in the chat window. Solar System Ambassadors www.solarsystem.nasa.gov/ssa/home.cfm Solar System Ambassadors January 19, 2016 Solar System Ambassadors 2 Who We Are • 700 space enthusiast volunteers • 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands and US citizens living abroad: Netherlands, Nigeria, Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea January 19, 2016 Solar System Ambassadors 3 What We Do • Public engagement in a variety of venues • CY2015 Direct: 1,957 events reaching 608,068 people • CY2015 Media Estimates: 21,201,599 readers/viewers/listeners • Library Events since 2001: 1,707 events reaching 196,170 people • Some of us specialize… January 19, 2016 Solar System Ambassadors 4 Solar System Ambassador Master Teachers • Formerly Solar System Educators • 93 SSAMTs in 50 states and Puerto Rico • Consolidated with Solar System Ambassadors in 2014 • Professional development workshops for teachers, including facilitated Lunar and Meteorite Certification January 19, 2016 Solar System Ambassadors 5 How We Train • NASA Nationwide - formerly SSA professional development • Almost 400 archived telecons since 1999 • Collaborate with NASA Museum Alliance • NNW available to other NASA volunteers and networks, including STAR_Net librarians January 19, 2016 Solar System Ambassadors 6 How We Can Serve Your Library • Nationwide events: Pluto Flyby, Juno Arrival at Jupiter on July 4 • Speakers: Evening programs, Summer Reading Campaigns • Hands-on Activities: Science Days, Summer Camps • Telescope Viewing: Mercury Transit on May 9, Solar Eclipse 2017 • Your suggestions… January 19, 2016 Solar System Ambassadors 7 Why We’re Ambassadors ut not simpler.” If what I do makes a difference in the life of just one child, then it was worth doing. --Sr. Clarice Lolich, Solar System Ambassador January 19, 2016 Solar System Ambassadors 8 jpl.nasa.gov “Aliens, Astronauts and Astrobiology” Bringing Space Exploration to your Library Margaret Race, SETI Institute & JPL SSA (& Ginnie Golden, Contra Costa Libraries) SSA StarNet Webinar March 16, 2016 NASA’s 2014 Strategic Plan include the following three goals: • 1. Expand the frontiers of knowledge, capability, and opportunity in space. • 2. Advance understanding of Earth and develop technologies to improve the quality of life on our home planet. • 3. Serve the American public and accomplish our Mission by effectively managing our people, technical capabilities, and infrastructure. NASA’s 2014 Strategic Plan include the following three goals: • 1. Expand the frontiers of knowledge, capability, and opportunity in space. • 2. Advance understanding of Earth and develop technologies to improve the quality of life on our home planet. • 3. Serve the American public and accomplish our Mission by effectively managing our people, technical capabilities, and infrastructure. Aliens, Astronauts & Astrobiology: Bringing Space Exploration to your Library § Bottom Up – Mix, Match, Adapt § Fit with On-Going Programs & Local Community § AB = example of STEaM Topic § Can be Adapted (linKs to everything; All ages; Think Outside the Box) § Buildable, Borrowable, Reuseable, and Free (mostly) § Scalable and Adaptable…Easily § Be Creative--Schools, Libraries, & More– § (Girl Scouts, Summer camps, ... etc) In the Beginning Working With Schools - Science Enrichment § Parent-School Volunteer 1980’s § BerKeley; OaKland; Lafayette & Regional Schools/Museums § Marine Biologist - Mudflats and Ecology (in class & after school programs) § ‘90s: NASA Classroom Materials (Teacher Resource Ctrs.) § Grammar thru Middle School – Adapt, also use case examples) § Don’t Need to Be a Rocket Scientist § Bump in the Road - Changes in Standards, Curriculum The Next Phase: Serendipity LLLCF - Board of Trustees - Program Committee § Link with Consortium Partners - 2008 § Chabot Space & SC; UCB-LHS; St. Mary’s College, etc.. § STEaM topics can be adapted (Link to everything) § Science Café Template (Don’t reinvent the wheel!) § Interdisciplinary- Art and Science of…. Art/Sci/Technology of § Librarians picKed up Idea (even storytelling program) § Link to Timely Events (missions, eclipses, events at museums, school field trips, rare full moons etc.) § Partnership with Librarians (Assembling the Pieces) - Loan of NASA Photo Exhibit (FETTU and FETTS) - TalK & LinK with Schools (science curriculum) - Free NASA resources about Space, Missions etc. - Supplemental Materials for Librarians - Local Astronomy Club – Telescopes (ASP) - Can Invite varied Local ‘Experts’ Looking Back on What Developed § STEaM topics can be a Theme § Space linKs to everything; LLL § Librarians as Learners & ‘Users’ § in service ‘class’; Idea NotebooK § Buildable, Borrowable Kits (by librarians) § Reusable, Updatable and Free § PacKaged (Science in a Suitcase) § Adaptable to All Ages (pre-school to adults) § Fit Your Community (not all the same) § Give-Aways; Volunteer helpers § Contests with Winners! (Certificates etc) CAL STEaM CC Community Center AA Adaptable, All Topics (not just space science) LLL Libraries, Life Long Learning, Local STEM + a (Arts link to STEM) Phase 1: Define Your Mission Reimagine your library as a “Learning Center” Phase 2: Community Connections Develop your Partnerships Think Outside the Box too… Fire Dept; Museums, others...etc Phase 3: Prepare to Launch! One Event or Idea at a Time Phase 4: Reach for the Stars “AstroBlast!” It’s a Family Space Party! Now even MARS MADNESS (multiple events)- journals, contests, etc) Phase 4: Reach for the Stars “Mission: MARS” Phase 4: Reach for the Stars “The Future of Manned Missions to Mars” Invent the STEM opportunities— Books, movies, speakers, Career Day, Design an Alien contest… Planning a Trip to Mars etc. Phase 4+: Reach Even More &/orAdapt “Our” next steps • A “Year of STEM” • NASA & Other Grants • A Conversation with the Astronauts on ISS (keep trying)…. LOTS OF Resource List/emails • NASA- www.nasa.gov (NAI office & others) • Jet Propulsion Lab- www.jpl.nasa.gov • SETI Institute- www.seti.org • Lunar & Planetary Institute- www.lpi.usra.edu • STAR_Net- www.starnetlibraries.org • Think Local too… AGU, ASP, Astronomy Clubs • Newsletters: NASA Education list: http://www.nasa.gov/education....... and more!!! EXAMPLE: “The Mars Survival Kit is a collection of educational activities for students in grades K-12. Each eDucational activity incluDes a brief Description, as well as information about how the activities anD lessons align to the Next Generation Science StanDarDs….......” To learn more about NASA's Journey to Mars, visit http://www.nasa.gov/topics/journeytomars/index.html. Mars for Kids (Grades 3-5) Mars Activities Red Planet Imagine Mars (Grades K-5) (Grades 3-5) (Grades 3-8) Make Mars Rover Traction on Mars Life on Mars (Grades 6-12) (Grades 6-12) (Grades 6-12) Surviving and Thriving on Mars Activities (Grades K-5) Young explorers can take a trip to Mars with fun activities that share NASA’s journey to the red planet. There are a range of activities that are suitable for students ages 5-12. Mars Activities (Grades K-5) Mars for Kids (Grades 3-5) Link to online games about Mars, make paper spacecraft models, and download coloring sheets. There are additional activities about Mars under “More Ways to Explore”. Mars for Kids (Grades 3-5) Games and Fun! GRADES 3-5 •TaKe a Mars Adventure! •Mars Word Find •Weight on Mars •MaKe Your Own 3D Glasses and See Mars in 3D •Explore Mars Map •Drive on Mars Be an artist with these coloring sheets •Curiosity Rover (PDF, 3.89 MB) •ATLAS RocKet (PDF, 81 KB) •MAVEN Orbiter & Curiosity Rover (PDF, 84 KB) •MAVEN Orbiter at Mars (PDF, 65 KB) Make your own paper spacecraft models •Mars Pathfinder •2001 Mars Odyssey (PDF, 771 KB) •Mars Global Surveyor (PDF, 6 KB) •Phoenix Mars Lander More Ways to Explore •Send a Postcard to Curiosity •Curiosity's Billion-Pixel View of Mars •Look at Mars Up Close •AsK Dr. C a Question •Learn About the Curiosity Rover •Experience Curiosity •Follow Curiosity's Journey on Mars •Eyes on the Solar System •Be a Martian Resource List/emails • Dr. Margaret Race- [email protected] – Ginny Golden- [email protected] • NASA- www.nasa.gov • Jet Propulsion Lab- www.jpl.nasa.gov • Astrobiology Institute www.nai.nasa.gov • SETI Institute- www.seti.org • Lunar & Planetary Institute- www.lpi.usra.edu • STAR_Net- www.starnetlibraries.org • Think Local too… AGU, ASP, Astronomy Clubs • Newsletters: NASA Education list: http://www.nasa.gov/education Questions? Contact: Anne Holland [email protected] This webinar was recorded and will be posted at http://community.starnetlibraries.org and www.starnetlibraries.org.
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