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ASU/NASA Space Grant Outreach Facilitator. Rebecca Jarnagin Mentor: Meg Hufford ASU Mars Education Program. Outreach Facilitator Objectives. Served as a facilitator for Space Grant interns completing outreach hours
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ASU/NASA Space Grant Outreach Facilitator Rebecca Jarnagin Mentor: Meg Hufford ASU Mars Education Program
Outreach Facilitator Objectives • Served as a facilitator for Space Grant interns completing outreach hours • Supported outreach events by maintaining booths with educational resources and engaging the public • Assisted with Mars Student Imagining Project (MSIP) at ASU
Facilitator • Coordinated communication between Space Grant office and interns • Organized materials and resources to be used at outreach events or classroom visits
Outreach Events at ASU • Provided STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) based activities training for interns • E.g.: Robotic Arms, Exploring Crustal Material From a Mystery Planet, Solar System Distance Beads, Lego Kits, Soda Straw Rockets • Outreach Events • School of Earth and Space Exploration Day • Homecoming Block Party • Mars Education Regional K-12 Workshops • Sally Ride Science Festival
Outreach Materials Solar System Distance Beads Exploring Crustal Material From a Mystery Planet Soda Straw Rockets Lego Kits Provided by the ASU Mars Education Program
Outreach Events • ASU/NASA Space Grant Trifold display • ASU Space Grant Bookmarks • ASU Space Grant Flyers • Various science materials provided by the ASU Mars Education Program
Mars Student Imaging Project • Assisted with student teams onsite to target an image of Mars • Worked with activities associated with the program • Helped students to complete presentation at the end of the project
Significance of My Research • Engaging the underserved populations in science • Showcasing the research of the interns • Implementation of resources in the high school science classroom • MSIP activities • STEM based lesson plans