Night Sky Storytelling

• The Astronomy of Many Cultures: A Resource Guide compiled by Andrew Fraknoi
• NASA's Universe of Learning Native American Sky resources: 
  https://universe-of-learning.org/contents/events/science-briefings/science-briefing-the-native-american-sky
• Audio stories about the Moon from Lunar Planetary Institute (LPI)
  https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/marvelMoon/tales/
• Moon myths  from around the world - Night Sky Network and Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)
  https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-view.cfm?Doc_ID=642
  Downloadable handout: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/docs/MoonStoriesASP2019.pdf
  Create your own Moon story handout: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/docs/CreateMoonStory.pdf
• Cosmic Serpent - Bridging Native Ways of Knowing and Western Science in Museum Settings
  https://www.informalscience.org/sites/default/files/CS-LegacyDoc27Nov2012.pdf
• Native Sky Watchers - Two Eyed Seeing – NASA & Indigenous Astronomy – For the Benefit of All
  https://www.nativeskywatchers.com/two-eyed-seeing-nasa.html
• Indigenous Education Institute (IEI): http://indigenouseducation.org
• Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Star Stories:
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS6nSmuURFJBLIE-4ulPJMYxOV4Zpj1WZ
• Learn more about Indigenous ways of knowing and making local connections in the NISE Network guide Working with STEM Experts: A Guide for Educators in Museums and Other Informal Learning Settings

Tactile Books and Models for Visually Impaired Visitors

NISE Network strives to share STEM public engagement resources designed to for all audiences, including blind and visually impaired participants. For more information about how NISE Network products are designed with an inclusive audiences approach using Universal Design principles, visit https://www.nisenet.org/Audiences.

Strategies and Best Practices

• NISE Network Tips for Accessibility, Inclusion, and Engagement in Museums and Planetariums 
• Everyone’s Universe by Noreen Grice http://www.youcandoastronomy.com/everunivnew.html
• Universal Design Guidelines and strategies for creating accessible and successful learning and social experiences for multiple and diverse public audiences with the NISE Network. https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/universal-design-guidelines-programs
  https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/universal-design-guidelines-exhibits

Earth & Space Tactile Books

• NASA SSERVI Tactile and Braille Books https://sservi.nasa.gov/books/
  • Getting a Feel for Lunar Craters: Apollo 50th Commemorative Edition tactile book  
  • Getting a Feel for Eclipses
  • Mars Exploration tactile book
  • A Tactile Guide to the Solar System tactile book 
• Touch the Stars tactile book http://www.youcandoastronomy.com/bookstars.htm

NASA 3D Printing Resources

• NASA 3D printing and 3D model resources: https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/models
• Mars
  • 3D printable Mars models: https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/search/mars
  • Custom 3D print files can be generated using the NASA Mars Trek: https://trek.nasa.gov/mars/
    Users can draw bounding boxes around any areas of interest to generate output files for 3D printing of desired surface features, instructions: https://trek.nasa.gov (choose "3D printing"  from menu at the bottom of the screen)
• Moon
  • 3D Printed image of the Lunar South Pole https://www.nasa.gov/specials/apollo50th/media.html
  • 3D printable lunar models including Apollo landing sites: https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/search/lunar
  • Custom 3D print files can be generated using the NASA Moon Trek: https://trek.nasa.gov/moon/
    Users can draw bounding boxes around any areas of interest to generate output files for 3D printing of desired surface features, instructions: https://trek.nasa.gov (choose "3D printing"  from menu at the bottom of the screen)
• NASA Universe of Touch and Sound - tactile models, 3D printing, and sonification
  • https://chandra.cfa.harvard.edu/tactile/
  • Sonifications of the universe: https://chandra.cfa.harvard.edu/sound/
• More 3D printing resources
  • Smithsonian 3D Digitization (https://3d.si.edu)
  • Using TouchSee for 3D printed Braille (https://touchsee.me)