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The Lunar and Planetary Institute is pleased to announce the release of
Discover Earth: Hands-on Activities, a module to support hands-on Earth
science explorations in libraries and other places of community
learning. Educators are invited to download the activities, supporting
reading games, and facilitator resources - all free for educational use
- at www.lpi.usra.edu/explore/discoverEarth. For questions or comments
relating to these materials, please contact the Explore program team at
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The Discover Earth activities focus on Earth science topics close to
home - such as local weather and the plants, animals, crops, and
environmental features unique to your region - as well as a global view
of our changing planet. There are icebreaker activities, science
investigations, weather observations, crafts, and more! The activities
are designed to be easy to implement, and they require readily available
- and generally inexpensive - materials. The activities are designed for
use with audiences in the following four age ranges:  5 to 7, 8 to 9, 10
to 13, and teens. Reading games - customized for ages 5 to 9, 10 to 13,
and teens - combine book lists and reading logs into take-home
adventures that support the hands-on activities. The reading games and
reading lists can even be customized to suit your institutions'
resources and needs! The Facilitator's Resources packet includes
background information, resource lists, and other information designed
to assist you in facilitating the activities.

 

Discover Earth: Hands-on Activities is part of the STAR Library
Education Network (STAR_Net), led by the National Center for Interactive
Learning at the Space Science Institute. Network partners include the
American Library Association, the Lunar and Planetary Institute, and the
National Girls Collaborative Project. Discover Earth is supported
through a grant from the National Science Foundation. The module was
developed for libraries to use in support of the Discover Earth: A
Century of Change traveling exhibit, though it may be implemented
independently.

 

Librarians, scientists, engineers, educators, museum staff, and others
are invited to join the STAR_Net online community! The website fosters
collaboration among professionals who want to provide or support
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning
experiences in libraries. Please join the online community
(http://community.discoverexhibits.org) and share your experiences
implementing the Discover Earth activities with your colleagues.

 

We hope you enjoy using this resource!

 

Keliann LaConte

Informal Education Lead

Education and Public Outreach

Lunar and Planetary Institute

3600 Bay Area Boulevard

Houston, TX  77058-1113

(281) 486-2166

(281) 244-2006 Fax

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