Good Morning!  Please check-in at the back table to your right.  On one Post-It note, write down two things you KNOW about Mars/Mars exploration and add it to the large KNOW Post-It on the wall.  On a second Post-It note, write down two things you WANT TO KNOW about Mars and add it to the large WANT to KNOW Post-It on the wall.  Remember your homework? How is Mars depicted in science fiction?  Enjoy some breakfast!

Welcome  Andy Shaner, Public Engagement Lead  Christine Shupla, Education Lead

Space Science activities for child and tween library programs Free, fun, hands-on

Activities on Jupiter and the Solar System The Juno mission arrives at Jupiter this July 4!

A few of the other Explore modules

 We post resources, events, trainings, and news.  Share your own ideas and activities! Join the Facebook group

Explore Mars  Bringing Mars science and exploration into your communities  Funding for this training comes from the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA’s Curiosity rover

Explore Mars  Goal: Bring Mars science and exploration activities and resources to public librarians and their communities.

Explore Mars Objectives: 1) Introduce public librarians to comparative planetology and basic geologic characteristics of Mars. 2) Discuss the appeal of Mars as a potential place for current or past habitability. 3) Model how advances in spacecraft technology have aided in our evolving views of Mars as a place.

Explore Mars 4) Model activities designed for use in libraries that communicate Mars science and exploration. 5) Facilitate discussions of integrating training information and activities into programs.