CONNECTING TWEENS AND TEENS WITH SPACE

NASA and your library

By

Wendy Lukert

YA/Adult Services Librarian

Blair Public Library

SPACE TECHNOLOGY•The Library – Really?

LIBRARY

Planets

Stars

Physics

TravelingExhibits

Storytelling

Hands On

Acitivities

The Beginning

NASA Space Science Workshop:

Explore! Jupiter’s Family Secrets

February, 2011

NASA Programming

• Lesson Plans• Material Lists• Website• Background Information• Resource Lists• Templates

• www.lpi.usra.edu

Bringing It Home….

• Integrating space into after school activities

• Implementing space and science into the summer reading program

• Materials

• Volunteers

Things that Worked…

– Edible crafts!

– Weather activities

– Posters

Things that Didn’t…..

– Strings

– Exploding balloons

– Finding “dial” scales and certain supplies

Measurements….

– Success ??

• Kept coming back!

• Wanting More!

• Parent Comments

• Planning summer reading lessons• Planning winter activities for after

school

Questions…..

ContactWendy

402-426-3617wlukert@ci.blair.ne.us

Go Forth and Conquer The Final Frontier !

May The Force Be With You!