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APOLLO 11 LANDING 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION - JULY 18

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LOCATION: Kennedy Hall on the Cornell University campus 1:30-4:30 Cornell map (free parking in the parking garage)

• TIME: 2:00 - 3:30 Panel Discussion - "Apollo 11 Lunar Landing: 40 Years After"
  Moderated by Professor Steve Squyres - Dr. Squyres will give an overview and introduction; panel speakers include Dr. Peter Thomas, Dr. Elizabeth Bilson, and Professor Jim Bell. Topics include: A historical look-back to the Apollo period, remembering the excitement in the Cornell Dept. of Astronomy (moon rocks and media frenzy!), setting the stage for future lunar exploration.

• Panel discussion followed by question & answer session
• Book signing by Jim Bell - his newest book Moon 3-D: The Lunar Surface Comes to Life
• Activities for kids starting at 3:00 - build a lander and test it, test a balloon rocket, model the distance between the Moon and Earth, find out how high you could jump on the Moon, and more...

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NASA Resources for Informal Educators

Astronomy activities and longer-term projects

• Afterschool Universe
  An exciting new out-of-school time project for middle school students. Check out our Afterschool Universe page!

• Imagine Mars
  A longer-term project for a group with an adult coach to design a community on Mars!

• NASA Afterschool projects
  Mars & Earth
  "The Mars and Earth activities target the elementary school level. Each activity explores a concept related to the nature of science. Students may then put their new knowledge into practice. Most of the nine sequential activities can be completed in about one hour."
  Astrobiology
  "Astrobiology gives young thinkers the opportunity to explore topics related to the search for life beyond their own planet. As they complete the activities in the guide, students will use some of the same strategies that astrobiologists use. Each of the eight activities takes about one hour to complete."
  Sun as a Star
  "The Sun As a Star activities teach concepts related to the sun with opportunities for the students to investigate each idea. Most of the nine sequential activities can be completed in about one hour."

• 4-H Astronomy Project: It's Out of This World
  contact Nancy if you are a 4-H leader

• Space Place ideas for Boy and Girl Scouts

Members of Astronomy Clubs:

JPL Amateur Astronomy Page and Monthly 'What's Up?'

Browse our activities database to find more ideas

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