Hands-on STEM public engagement activities and professional development resources about Earth and space science.
In collaboration with NASA, the NISE Network has assembled a new set of engaging, hands-on Earth and space science experiences with connections to science, technology, and society.
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Training Videos
Training Videos - including: activity & content training videos, professional development videos
Kit Contents
Planning and promotional materials
- 2017 Event Planning and Promotion Guide
- Planning and promotion guide (includes a section on planning for the 2017 total solar eclipse)
- Welcome letter and list of kit contents
- Photo release forms
- Sample press release Spanish!
- Digital copies of all promotional materials, ready-to-print and customizable
Training materials
- Activity Overview slides (with presenter notes)
- Activity facilitator guides (included with each activity below)
- Tips for Leading Hands-on Activities
- Preparing for a Partial Eclipse: An Event to Remember slides (with presenter notes)
- Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More (NSTA Solar book authored by Dennis Schatz and Andrew Fraknoi)
- Training videos
https://vimeopro.com/nisenet/explore-science-earth-space- Activity & content training videos for each activity
- Edu-Cathalon: A facilitation strategies and best practices training videos
- Strategies for approaching common misconceptions training videos
Hands-on STEM activities
Digital copies of all activity guides, graphics, and educational materials Spanish!
- Exploring Earth: Bear’s Shadow Spanish!
- Exploring Earth: Rising Sea Spanish!
- Exploring Earth: Investigating Clouds Spanish!
- Exploring the Solar System: Pocket Solar System Spanish!
- Exploring the Solar System: Big Sun, Small Moon (Eclipse mini-kit) Spanish!
- Includes Solar Eclipse poster and postcards Spanish!
- Exploring the Solar System: Solar Eclipse (Eclipse mini-kit) Spanish!
- Includes Solar Eclipse poster and postcards Spanish!
- Exploring the Universe: Ice Orbs Spanish!
- Includes "Ocean Worlds" poster Spanish!
- Exploring the Universe: Imagining Life Spanish!
- Exploring the Universe: Orbiting Objects Spanish!
Solar Eclipse Planning Mini-kit
Digital copies of all activity guides, graphics, and educational materials to get ready for the 2017 total solar eclipse Spanish!
- 2017 Event Planning and Promotion Guide
- Preparing for a Partial Solar Eclipse slides (with presenter notes)
- Exploring the Solar System: Big Sun, Small Moon Spanish!
- Includes Solar Eclipse poster and postcards
- Exploring the Solar System: Solar Eclipse Spanish!
- Includes Solar Eclipse poster and postcards
- Eclipse Pinhole Postcard Spanish!
Extensions
- The following are resources you can use to extend the visitor experience if you want to go into more depth or expand the length of your program. www.nisenet.org/earthspacekitextensions
Digital toolkits
Digital versions of toolkits are available as a free download:
- 2020 Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit: www.nisenet.org/catalog/earth-space-2020-toolkit-digital-download
- 2019 Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit: www.nisenet.org/catalog/2019-explore-science-earth-space-digital-toolkit
- 2018 Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit: www.nisenet.org/catalog/2018-explore-science-earth-space-digital-toolkit
- 2017 Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit: www.nisenet.org/catalog/2017-explore-science-earth-space-digital-toolkit
Physical toolkits
- Partners who received an Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit (2020) 350 copies
- Partners who received an Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit (2019) 350 copies
- Partners who received an Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit (2018) 250 copies
- Partners who received an Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit (2017) 250 copies
About the Project
- Learn more about the toolkits: www.nisenet.org/earthspacekit
- Learn more about the application process for physical toolkits: www.nisenet.org/earthspacekit-apply
- Learn more about the project: http://www.nisenet.org/space
Acknowledgements
This material is based upon work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award numbers NNX16AC67A and 80NSSC18M0061. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).