Upcoming Events

Watch Recorded Webinar Earth Science for a Better World Librarians, camp programmers, and other out-of-school time facilitators are invited to join STAR_Net and the Lunar and Planetary Institute for two free professional development webinars on the STAR_Net Earth science activities. Earth Science for a Better World, Part 1 Looking for fun activities related to your local environment? This 30-minute session will model and include discussions of these activities: Fastest Dresser (http://clearinghouse.starnetlibraries.org/collections/DiscoverEarth/FastestDresser.pdf) Race to dress in clothing and gear appropriate for a specific type of weather. Nurturing Life (http://clearinghouse.starnetlibraries.org/collections/DiscoverEarth/NurturingLife.pdf) Explore what living things need to survive and thrive by creating and caring for a garden. Recipe for [...]

Watch Recorded Webinar View Presentation Slides Celebrate Earth Day with NASA’s GLOBE Observer Learn how your library can celebrate our planet on Earth Day and beyond through NASA’s GLOBE Observer (GO) citizen science project.  Library patrons can contribute to NASA Earth science by downloading the free GO app, observing the sky, and contributing their observations to this international program.  GO cloud observations are helping NASA scientists understand clouds from below (the ground) and above (from space). Clouds play an important role in transferring energy from the Sun to different parts of the Earth system. Because clouds can change rapidly, scientists need [...]

Watch Recorded Webinar Playful Building Librarians, camp programmers, and other out-of-school time facilitators are invited to join STAR_Net and the Lunar and Planetary Institute for two free professional development webinars on the Playful Building activities. Watch one or both webinars and receive connection information & directions to help you better participate in the activities during the webinar(s). Playful Building: Simple Machines This 30 minute webinar will model Team Machine, Water Wedges, and Levers at Play, as examples of simple machines that the children can plan, design, test, and revise. Elements of the engineering design process will be explored in each. Playful [...]