Girl Scouts and STEM: New Space Science Badges and Opportunities to Connect with the NISE Network Explore Science: Earth and Space Toolkits

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1 Girl Scuts and STEM: New Space Science Badges and Opprtunities t Cnnect with the NISE Netwrk Explre Science: Earth and Space Tlkits Rev ASTC 2018 CONFERNECE SESSION PRESENTERS Frm Thin Mints t Thin Films: Museum Partnerships Engaging the Girl Scuts in STEM Educatin Pamela Harman, SETI Institute, Reaching fr the Stars: NASA Science fr Girl Scuts, pharman@seti.rg Catherine McCarthy, NISE Netwrk & Science Museum f Minnesta, cmccarthy@smm.rg Jelle Adlfi, Rchester Museum & Science Center, jadlfi@rmsc.rg Kristen Martin, The Tech Museum f Innvatin, kmartin@thetech.rg GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA and GIRL SCOUT STARS RESOURCES Girl Scuts Stars Splash page: Girl Scuts f the USA shp (t purchase badges): Girl Scuts f the USA and Badge Explrer: Girl Scut Cuncil Finder RECORDINGS OF NISE NETWORK ONLINE WORKSHOPS Online Wrkshp: Girl Scuts & STEM: New Space Science Badges and Cnnectins t the Explre Science: Earth & Space Tlkits (Recrded 8/21/2018) Online Wrkshp: Museum Cmmunity Partnerships Girl Scuts (Recrded 11/14/2017) Page 1 f 6

2 NISE NETWORK RESOURCES Cllabratins: Museum & Cmmunity Partnerships: Cllabratin Guide and Additinal Resurces Museums can be a cnvener fr Girl Scuts t bring tgether subject matter experts and Girl Scuts t supplement and ptentially satisfy these badge requirements. This guide ffers an intrductin t cllabratins between museums and yuth-serving cmmunity rganizatins. While this guide is designed specifically fr museums and cmmunity rganizatins, much f the cntent cntained in this dcument can be applied t all kinds and levels f partnerships. This guide includes an verview f why t cllabrate, levels f partnerships, hw t start a partnership, and a variety f resurces t sustain and deepen yur cllabrative relatinships Using NISE Netwrk s Explre Science: Earth & Space tlkits with the new Girl Scuts Space Science Badges Girls Scuts f the USA released new Girl Scut Space Science badges in 2018 fr Daisy (Grades K- 1), Brwnie (Grades 2-3), and Junir (Grades 4-5) girls. All f these badges encurage girl-led explratins f space science, highlight female astrnmer rle mdels, and fcus n cperative, hands-n learning by ding. Studies shw that cnnecting yung girls with psitive science experiences is the first step in a life f engaging scientific explratins. The NISE Netwrk supprts the Girl Scut gals f increasing science interest, cnfidence, cmpetence, and value fr the girls. Many f these girls may have heard the message that science is nt fr them; tgether we can be a vice that tells them they are welcme and encuraged t reach fr the stars. Activities frm the NISE Netwrk s Explre Science: Earth and Space tlkit can supplement, and in ne case satisfy sme f the requirements fr a Girl Scut t earn a Space Science badge. Belw, yu will find suggestins f activities frm the NISE Net s Explre Science: Earth & Space tlkits that are relevant t the cntent highlighted in a given Step f the badge prcess. Digital versins f the 2017 & 2018 Earth & Space tlkits, as well as ther activities, are available fr dwnlad frm Explre Science: Earth & Space tlkit: Explre Science: Earth & Space tlkit: Learn mre abut the tlkits and apply fr the physical 2019 tlkit here. Digital 2019 tlkits will be available nline in January Page 2 f 6

3 Daisy (grades K-1) Space Science Explrer badge When I ve earned this badge, I will have explred and bserved the Sun, Mn, and stars. Step: Explre the Sun NISE Net s Explring Earth: Bear s Shadw is a hands-n activity designed primarily fr yung visitrs and their families. Participants mve a flashlight arund an bject t make and experiment with shadws. The activity can be cnnected t a strybk abut a little bear explring his wn shadw, and als has cnnectins t the gemetry f a slar eclipse as the Mn and Sun cast a shadw nt Earth. This activity serves as an intrductin t the nature f shadws, leading up t the Explre the Sun: Make a shadw pster ptin. Learn mre abut the activity, watch a training vide, and dwnlad written materials here: Step: Observe the Mn NISE Net s Explring the Slar System: Hide and Seek Mn is an engaging way fr early childhd learners t experiment with sme f the tls scientists use t study bjects that are very, very far away, and t learn abut hw cultures arund the wrld have viewed the Mn. Easy-t-use binculars and a hidden bject Mn pster let yung participants discver hw sme tls can make distant bjects appear clser and brighter, and the Mn Rpe strybk shares a stry f ne f the ways peple have made meaning ut f the shapes they see n the Mn. This activity can intrduce bincular use and safety, and share sme cultural significance f the Mn thrugh the Mn Rpe picture bk, written and illustrated by Luis Elhert and translated by Amy Price, befre girls bserve the Mn in Observe the Mn: Take a clser lk. Learn mre abut the activity, watch a training vide, and dwnlad written materials here: Step: Meet the Stars NISE Net s Explring the Universe: Filtered Light demnstrates hw scientists can use telescpes and ther tls t capture and filter different energies f light t study the universe. Mst bjects in the universe are s distant frm us that we can nly study them thrugh light. Filters allw us t blck sme energy levels f light and islate thers; each energy f light can ffer new infrmatin abut the bject f study. In "Filtered Light," participants discver hw clred filters can help reveal mre abut an image. They can als make and study clrful images f their wn. Page 3 f 6

4 This activity can add anther layer f learning t the ptin, Meet the Stars: Make a pretend telescpe, by allwing girls t discver an imprtant feature f real telescpes. Learn mre abut the activity, watch a training vide, and dwnlad written materials here: Brwnie (grades 2-3) Space Science Adventurer badge When I ve earned this badge, I will knw hw t investigate the Sun, Mn, planets, and stars. Step: Meet the Neighbrs NISE Net s Explring the Slar System: Pcket Slar System is a hands-n activity in which visitrs make a scale mdel f the distances between bjects in ur slar system. They learn that there is a lt f space between planets, and that ur slar neighbrhd cntains many ther interesting features and bjects. They can even imagine where they might like t send a NASA missin spacecraft in the future! This activity is specifically listed in the Badge guide and will satisfy the ptin, Meet the Neighbrs: Make a pcket Slar System. Learn mre abut the activity, watch a training vide, and dwnlad written materials here: Step: Investigate the Mn NISE Net s Explring the Slar System: Slar Eclipse is a hands-n activity demnstrating hw the particular alignment f the Sun, Earth, and Mn can cause an eclipse. Visitrs investigate the psitins f these bjects t create shadws and learn abut slar eclipses. This activity can supplement the ptin, Investigate the Mn: Mdel the Mn by encuraging girls t further explre the Sun, Earth, Mn system and its visible effects n Earth. Learn mre abut the activity, watch a training vide, and dwnlad written materials here: OR NISE Net s Explring the Slar System: Craters is an active, hands-n activity that demnstrates hw craters frm, and what they can teach us abut the histry and cmpsitin f planets and mns. By drpping bjects f varius sizes and shapes int a tub full f sand and ther materials, participants simulate the frmatin f a meterite crater, and then study the craters using special tls. Scientists use similar methds t study the gelgical prcesses n ther planets, mns, and asterids. This activity can supplement the ptin Investigate the Mn: Make a Mn art prject. The simulated Mn landscape that girls create by making craters can be Page 4 f 6

5 cnsidered a temprary art prject, reminiscent f a sand mandala, r the girls can dcument their prject by taking phts f it. They might even attempt phtgraphing the landscape in different lighting and frm varius angles. Learn mre abut the activity, watch a training vide, and dwnlad written materials here: Junir (grades 4-5) Space Science Investigatr badge When I ve earned this badge I will understand that the Earth rbits the Sun and hw far away the Sun, Mn, planets, and stars are frm ur hme planet, Earth. Step: Mdel the Slar System NISE Net s Explring the Universe: Objects in Mtin encurages participants t explre the cmplex but predictable ways bjects in the universe interact with each ther. Stars, planets, mns, and ther bjects in space rbit arund each ther because f gravity, and NASA scientists can use what we already knw abut the laws f physics t make new discveries and predictins. Participants in this activity use "rbiting" clay balls t make simple, functining mdels f interacting bjects in space. Step: Circle the Sun This activity includes an ptinal extensin called Explring Ratis, in which participants make Play-Dh balls with mass ratis that match real bject pairs in space. Learn mre abut the activity, watch a training vide, and dwnlad written materials here: NISE Net s Explring the Universe: Orbiting Objects is a hands-n activity that invites visitrs t experiment with different sized and weighted balls n a stretchy fabric gravity well. The activity mdels gravitatinal attractin in space. Participants investigate hw changing cnditins can cause phenmena like stellar wbble and planet frmatin. This activity can supplement the learning in the ptin, Circle the Sun: Dance the Earth s year by inviting girls t explre the mtins f bdies in space, and the relatinships between mass, gravity, and acceleratin. Learn mre abut the activity, watch a training vide, and dwnlad written materials here: Step: Use Tls t Explre In NISE Net s Explring the Slar System: Mars Rvers, participants learn abut hw scientists and engineers use rbtic rvers and ther vehicles t explre distant wrlds, and experience sme f the challenges and teamwrk required t navigate a rver acrss the Page 5 f 6

6 surface f a planet millins f miles away. Players acting as "Missin Cntrl" and a "Rver" must wrk tgether t navigate a large bstacle curse. Participants can als design their wn rver t fit the particular challenges f explring a distant planet. This activity can supplement the ptin, Use tls t explre: Make a Mars rver, by allwing girls t act ut a Mars rver missin in a full-bdy, cperative challenge. Learn mre abut the activity, watch a training vide, and dwnlad written materials here: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES The Night Sky Netwrk in partnership with the Astrnmical Sciety f the Pacific has cmpiled a list f resurces t supprt the Girl Scut Space Science badges t make meaningful cnnectins with girls. Cnnect with yur lcal astrnmy club The Night Sky Netwrk is a natinwide calitin f amateur astrnmy clubs bringing the science, technlgy, and inspiratin f NASA's missins t the general public. Clubs share their time and telescpes t prvide yu with unique astrnmy experiences at science museums, bservatries, classrms, and under the real night sky. Night Sky Netwrk astrnmy events in yur area NASA Slar System Ambassadrs The Slar System Ambassadrs (SSA) prgram wrks with mtivated vlunteers acrss the natin t share the latest science and discveries f NASA's missins thrugh a variety f events that inspire their cmmunities. Use the directry t find an SSA near yu r check the Event Calendar t see if an Ambassadr event near yu. The Astrnmical Sciety f the Pacific Early Learners Develped and distributed by the Natinal Infrmal STEM Educatin Netwrk. Cpyright 2018, Science Museum f Minnesta. Published under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-Nncmmercial-ShareAlike license: 3.0/us/ Page 6 f 6