STAR Net News - January 10, 2023
STAR Net News - January 10, 2023
The STAR Library Network (STAR Net)
January 10, 2024
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Role Model Strategies: Encouraging Youth to Consider STEM Careers

Including role models in your STEM programs can provide meaningful connections to youth and help them build their own STEM identity. The NASA Inspires Futures for Tomorrow’s Youth (NIFTY) project, a collaboration between Twin Cities PBS, the National Girls Collaborative, and STAR Net, has created a Role Model Strategies guide with the latest evidence-based approaches to gender equitable practices in STEM education. Download a free copy of the Role Model Strategies Guide to learn more! 
View the Role Model Strategies Guide

Solar Eclipse Webinar

January 23, 2024 12-1pm ET
Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North
America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada.Experiencing an eclipse is one way that students and the public can participate in NASA Science while witnessing a rare eclipse event.
Please join NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Office of
Communications and Office of STEM Engagement for an
informational webinar and an update on the plan for the April Eclipse. In this webinar, you will learn about:

• The science behind solar eclipses
• Connections to NASA’s study of the Sun
• How to view eclipses safely
• NASA’s latest plan for public and student engagement
Register Here

FREE STAR Net Webinar

Citizen Science and the Solar Eclipse: Harness the Power of Your Community!

February 28 at 1:00 pm MT
The upcoming Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024 will provide a unique opportunity for your library's community to actively participate in citizen science projects! Harness the power of your unique community to collect data and observations that will contribute to our understanding of the Sun, Earth and the Moon. Join SciStarter and STAR Net as we explore temperature and weather monitoring, wildlife observations, and other citizen science experiments you can engage in during the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. 
Register Today!
“The STAR Library Network (STAR Net) is a hands-on learning network for libraries and their communities across the country. STAR Net focuses on helping library professionals build their STEM skills by providing “science-technology activities and resources” (STAR) and training to use those resources.
STAR Net is built upon a strong network of collaborators and partners, led by the Space Science Institute’s (SSI) National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL).
Funding is provided by the National Science Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, NASA Office of STEM Engagement, and the NASA Science Mission Directorate.
STAR Net Blogs
Volunteers and Choosing Them Intentionally
by By Kevin Tolley, STAR Net Libraries Guest Blogger
When thinking about finding volunteers for STEM programming, there are two kinds of groups to consider: Subject Matter Experts (SME) and non-experts. Learn more around what one library found helpful with their programing and volunteers. 
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Look Up! Mission to Space Board Game
Patrons play a board game in which they represent a team of scientists and engineers sending a spacecraft on a mission to space. Assemble the pieces of this tabletop board game to use in library or outreach programs. It includes instructions in English and in Spanish.  
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Learn all about Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries at our virtual trainings!
by Dillon Connelly (SSI)
STAR Net’s SEAL project is creating hands-on activity guides, science resources, and giving away free solar viewing glasses for the total solar eclipse in 2024. To get your library or library system ready for these awesome solar events we’re hosting a series of virtual trainings throughout in the months leading up to the 2024 eclipse to let you know all about the great resources available through SEAL.
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Upcoming
Events

SEAL Virtual Training: Getting Started with SEAL
January 24, 2024 11:00 AM  MT
Event Info

STAR Net's Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries Initiative!
Event Info
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