Out of This World Programs
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The document outlines a program focused on STEM activities related to space, encouraging participants to engage with topics like the moon and astronaut experiences. It includes details about upcoming webinars, high-profile NASA events, and collaborative opportunities within the Star Net community. Presenters from the High Plains Library District and the Space Science Institute aim to enhance learning and community engagement through hands-on activities and resources.
Out of This World Programs
- 1. Welcome to Out-of-This-World Programs on a Down-to-Earth Budget! While waiting, answer the following questions with your neighbor: • What is your earliest memory of the Moon? • When was the first time you used a telescope? • If given the opportunity, would you become an astronaut? Why or why not? • Congratulations! Whether you like it or not, you are now an astronaut. You are allowed to take one shoebox worth of personal items to keep you comfortable on your first mission…what’s in your shoebox? • If you lived on the International Space Station, what would your job be?
- 2. Today’s Agenda • Overview of STAR Net resources • Upcoming “High-Profile” NASA Events • Strange New Planet • HPLD STEM Successes and Partnerships • Compression and Tension • Strong Paper Structures • Loony Lunar Phases
- 3. Today’s Presenters Elena Rosenfeld Associate Director of Community Engagement High Plains Library District Greeley, Colorado Brooks Mitchell Education Coordinator Space Science Institute Boulder, Colorado
- 4. • STEM Activity Clearinghouse • Blogs • Forums • Webinars/Conferences • STAR Net News www.starnetlibraries.org STAR Net Activities and Resources
- 5. STAR Net Community of Practice • Over 9,000 members have joined STAR Net • Members include librarians, library support staff, STEM professionals • Community members contribute by posting how-to blogs, sharing funding opportunities, and participating in webinars
- 7. Upcoming STAR Net Webinars Hands-on Fun with STAR Net! • November 8th at 1:00 p.m. (MT) Social Media Tips from NASA • November 15th at 1:00 p.m. (MT) High-Profile NASA Events for 2018 • December 13th at 1:00 p.m. (MT)
- 8. STAR Net Professional Development Resources How-To Videos for Activities Scale Model of Sun and Earth Upcoming Conferences YALSA, Internet Librarian, ALA Mid Winter and more! Archived Webinars Busy? See what you missed!
- 9. • February 18-24: Engineers Week • April 22: Earth Day • May 5: InSight Mars Lander Launch • July/August: Parker Solar Probe Launch • October: Lights on Afterschool • October: International Observe the Moon Night 2018 High-Profile NASA Events
- 17. Elena Rosenfeld Associate Director of Community Engagement High Plains Library District Greeley, Colorado Elena Rosenfeld was a Children’s Librarian when she arrived in Colorado after working in a library in Chicago’s north-west suburbs. Her career was launched when she failed to understand the logic of organic chemistry so changed her focus to English literature and library science. While her focus has changed since becoming the Associate Director of Community Engagement for the High Plains Library District in Weld County, CO; she continues to support opportunities to blend the excitement of science with the joy of literature.
- 18. High Plains Library District and STEM
- 19. YOUR MISSION… Build a paper structure that is strong enough to hold one book at least 2” above the table. LIMITATIONS • Only use the 2 sheets of paper (or less) and the tape to build your structure; • You have 5 minutes (or less) to complete your structure; • No more than 6 people to a team. DONE? Raise your hands and we will test your structure’s strength
- 20. Hands-on Activity: Loony Lunar Phases
- 23. Thank You! • bmitchell@spacescience.org • erosenfeld@highplains.us