Exploring the Solar System A Professional Development Training September 6 & 7, 2016 Fairfield Inn & Suites Titusville, Florida

Good morning! Questions from anything we did yesterday? Sign poster for OREx team; being sent to operations center at Univ. of Ariz. in Tucson Sign four cards for tour coordinators Questions from anything we did yesterday?

Kennedy Space Center Tour Bus will be in front of the Fairfield Inn & Suites at 3:30pm; depart for KSC at 4pm Return to hotel about 6:30pm

Kennedy Space Center Tour Shoes must cover the entire foot and heels must be low and wide (socks and sneakers suggested) no ballet shoes/slippers Full-length trousers or slacks are required (No Capris) Short-sleeved shirts and sleeveless shirts/blouses are permitted. "Tank tops," mesh shirts, dresses, skirts, and/or shorts are prohibited. Guests must be at least 12 years old (does NOT apply to our tour) No firearms, sharp objects, backpacks, or coolers permitted

Kennedy Space Center Tour “Windshield Tour” Remain on the bus the entire tour except for one stop; press site parking lot Can take pic & video at any time EXCEPT at the security gate Have ID

Meteorite Kits

Strange New Planet In this simulation of space exploration, participants plan and carry out five missions to a “planet” and communicate their discoveries to their team or partner. Multiple possible main messages, such as Exploration allows us to build new knowledge on the discoveries of others. Communication and collaboration are key

Strange New Planet Participants plan and carry out the exploration of a new “planet” as if they are looking through a telescope from Earth or traveling to the planet as a space probe, orbiter, lander, or sample return mission. For each step, the observers return to report their observations to their team, which will need to develop hypotheses and new questions that will justify “funding” the next mission.

Collaboration/Reflection Possible event / activity partners? Night Sky Network or other local amateur astronomy club Solar System Ambassadors Local scientists Videoconferenced scientists Others? Resources needed? Challenges?

Investigating the Insides How do we study the outsides of planets? How do we study their interiors? Use these mystery balls as models: Use your senses and simple tools to make observations about their masses, how their mass is distributed, their magnetic properties, etc. to infer their composition and layers. How is this similar to how spacecraft study objects in the Solar System?

Engineering Challenge Using the materials given to your group, design and build a device that can take a core sample from a potato slice

Engineering Challenge 12 craft sticks 4 straws 4 binder clips 8 rubber bands 1 Paper cup Chenille sticks toothpicks

Engineering Challenge Using the materials given to your group, design and build a device that can take a core sample from a potato slice Triple Dog-dare: which group can create the lightest (least massive) design?

Engineering Challenge Once you’ve built your device, we will give you a potato slice Test your design. Did it work? What would you modify?

Down to the Core http://pbskids.org/designsquad/parentseducators/guides/mission_down_to_the_core.html

CosmoQuest.org

Video Tutorial

Crater Tutorial

Possible Features

Possible Features

Questions Looking for your feedback Short questionnaire

Your Events Three (3) solar system/asteroid themed programs/ activities, including one (1) OSIRIS-REx themed program/activity, over the next three years Following each program, please complete an online reporting form (Survey Monkey)

Your Events Name Email Institution Name City State Zip Primary Affiliation (Camps, Parks, YMCA) Date(s) of Program/Activity Estimated Number of Participants Did you use anything from the PD training? Activities Content of scientist presentations Resource list Brief Description of Program/Activity (4-5 sentences)

Webinars One per year for the next three years Presentations from OSIRIS-REx Updates on OSIRIS-REx and other missions

Webinars One per year for the next three years Presentations from OSIRIS-REx Updates on OSIRIS-REx and other missions On a sticky, write down which months of the year you are most available to attend the webinars

Thursday at KSCVC This is your day! 11:30am briefing Arrive by mid-morning (recommended) Buses board between 3:45 and 5:45pm; buses depart as they fill Lot 7 of the KSCVC Bring sunscreen, bug repellant 1st opportunity to launch is 7:05pm! (2 hour window)

Thanks for joining us!