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Reaching Diverse Audiences: EarthScope's Education Outreach in Spanish

This presentation discusses the efforts made by Romina Fahl to reach a wider audience for EarthScope's education outreach by providing materials in Spanish. Romina shares her experiences interacting with ASU students and families while promoting EarthScope's work. She also highlights the success of the Earth Man/Woman costume and the BirthQuake program in capturing people's attention and generating interest in earthquakes. The presentation concludes with details about the Astrobiology Virtual Field Trip and the Bizarre Animals of the Ediacara Experience Box, which aim to provide hands-on learning experiences for students.

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Reaching Diverse Audiences: EarthScope's Education Outreach in Spanish

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  1. Reaching Diverse Audiences In Earth Scope's Education Outreachby Romina FahlMentor: Dr. Wendy L. TaylorUniversity of Arizona Statewide SymposiumApril 21, 2012

  2. English to Spanish Translations • I am aiding EarthScope in reaching a wider audience by making brochures, cards, and informational materials available in Spanish. • Coming from a Spanish speaking household, I believe making these materials available in a language very common in Arizona households will greatly increase the public’s interest and general knowledge of EarthScope.

  3. Interacting with current ASU students as well as families. • Piquing children’s natural affinity for the sciences. • Leah Pettis, a fellow Space Grant intern, and I explaining the different ways earthquakes occur with the aid of a Milky Way bar. ASU Homecoming Block Party

  4. Earth Man • I designed and built this Earth Man/Woman costume for EarthScope. • It is a fun costume that is designed to catch people’s attention, and it was made to fit many different body types as well!

  5. Night of the Open Door • It garnered a lot of attention during its’ debut, which allowed me to direct people to learn more at the EarthScope booth!

  6. A young boy is fascinated as he finds out about the major earthquakes that happened on his birthday, thanks to our BirthQuake program! Earth and Space Exploration Day • Two little girls draw as I compare the different layers of the Earth to the different layers in a Tootsie Pop!

  7. Astrobiology Virtual Field Trip • VFT is a project I am helping my mentor with, featuring online interactive websites where visitors can explore sites around the world. • This is the VFT on Ediacaran biota of the Flinders Ranges, South Australia

  8. Bizarre Animals of the Ediacara: Experience Box • Classroom kit with casts of sixteen different fossils found in the field to be used with the VFT Reconstruction of Dickinsoniacostata to be made for the kit. Fossil of Dickinsoniacostata from the VFT website..

  9. The Classroom Kits • Dr. Taylor and I are in charge of the lesson plans and activities that are to be used in conjunction with the Bizarre Animals of the Ediacara Experience Box. • These activities are aimed at giving students in grades 6-12 a hands-on learning experience with actual fossil casts. Casts of Ediacaran fossils were made by the South Australia Museum, in Adelaide, South Australia.

  10. Project Summary • My Internship involved the following components: • Translation of EarthScope education materials into Spanish • Construction of an “Earth Person” costume for public outreach • Participation in outreach events at ASU • Creation of Astrobiology Virtual Field Trip “Experience Boxes” Dr. Taylor, local student, Devon Baumbackwith me in the Dietz Museum.

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