Events for September 9, 2017 - April 3, 2018

Watch Recorded Webinar View Presentation Slides Download Link Bank Solar System Scale Activities for “A Universe of Stories” What’s the most common thing in outer space?…it’s SPACE! Our solar system is enormous, and the size of and distance between the Sun, planets, asteroids, and comets can be difficult to comprehend. With “A Universe of Stories” right around the corner, this webinar will highlight activities that allow patrons to experience the vast distances between objects in the solar system using foods or household objects. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to facilitate these activities; in fact, they’re [...]

Watch Recorded Webinar View Presentation Slides Download Link Bank Exploring Lunar Phases: How Your Library Can Support Science Learning Please join us to explore lunar phases through hands-on activities and discussion! The moon has held our imaginations captive and sparked our curiosity since prehistoric times. Its changing appearance influences calendars, myths, and cultures around the world. Hear from middle school teachers about the needs and challenges of teaching lunar phases, and discover ways that library programs can help prepare participants in building critical knowledge and skills.

Watch Recorded Webinar View Presentation Slides Community Dialogues for Summer and Beyond Is your library interested in reaching out to the community to gain new patrons? Or in better understanding the needs of your current (or potential) patrons? Join us to learn more about Community Dialogues, designed by the STAR Net team to help libraries learn more about their patrons, potential community partners, and how to more effectively serve underrepresented audiences. These Dialogues have been conducted more than 150 times at over 90 libraries across the country. Hear results and pitfalls to avoid from the libraries who have conducted [...]

Watch Recorded Webinar View Presentation Slides Download Link Bank Mars in May With summer right around the corner, this webinar will showcase several hands-on STEM activities about Earth’s red neighbor. Join the STAR Net team to discuss programming ideas, NASA resources, and, of course, fun, hands-on STEM activities that will surely be a crowd-pleaser at your library. We’ll also check in on the progress of NASA’s InSight mission, which was launched in May 2018.

Watch Recorded Webinar Getting Apollo Astronauts to the Moon and Safely Back to Earth Note: This webinar is brought to you by NASA’s Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division (Johnson Space Center) President John Kennedy committed America to landing men on the Moon by 1970 with the words: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth.”  Mr. Woodfill will share his story of fulfilling the President’s words as the Apollo Program Spacecraft Warning System Engineer to return “him safely to the Earth.” The [...]

Watch Recorded Webinar Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing What was the sequence of this incredible mission? Where on the Moon did they land? And how did they return safely to Earth? Watch a guided recreation of Apollo 11’s journey to see how this mission was executed by crew members and mission control in Houston. This live OpenSpace webcast was brought to you by the STAR Library Network’s NASA@ My Library program in partnership with the American Museum of Natural History.

Watch Recorded Webinar View Presentation Slides Download Link Bank Computational Thinking in Your Library What do you think of when you hear the term, “Computational Thinking?” It’s more than just working with computers! Computational Thinking is a mindset and a way of approaching critical thinking that can be used to solve problems across every aspect of our lives. In this modern age, it is more and more important for all community members to develop these pivotal thinking skills – that’s where libraries come in! In our 2019-2020 STAR Net Webinar Series Kick-off, we’ll be taking a look at Computational Thinking [...]

Watch Recorded Webinar View Presentation Slides Download Link Bank Computational Thinking in Your Library What do you think of when you hear the term, “Computational Thinking?” It’s more than just working with computers! Computational Thinking is a mindset and a way of approaching critical thinking that can be used to solve problems across every aspect of our lives. In this modern age, it is more and more important for all community members to develop these pivotal thinking skills – that’s where libraries come in! In our 2019-2020 STAR Net Webinar Series Kick-off, we’ll be taking a look at Computational Thinking [...]