Sorry, Mike -- didn't see your post until late Monday night (early
Tuesday morning?), so I didn't bring a camera. ;-)
It was a nice event. Here's the official description from the
Fullerton library website:
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School Night at the Library: Rocket into Space
Have you ever dreamed of traveling to space? Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(JPL) ambassador, Mr. Robert Trout, will share the excitement of JPL's
space exploration missions and information about recent discoveries to
all future space explorers. Come discover Jupiter, Saturn, Mars,
asteroids, comets, Earth, the Sun and the Universe and see how they
all come together to expand the Solar System and beyond.
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Mr. Trout's slide show began at 7:00 PM, and lasted for about half an
hour. The children (I estimate they were mostly kindergarten to third
grade) were quite attentive, and I was pleasantly surprised that many
of the kids were extremely well-informed about space. After hearing
so many discouraging news reports about low academic performances,
seeing this group rekindled my sense of optimism.
For the remainder of the hour the students wandered to different
tables, where they could engage in a couple craft projects ("galaxy"
mobiles and "star viewers"), toss "asteroid" beanbags, taste real
astronaut food (freeze-dryed ice cream) and view my paper model
display. The library had printed out copies of the NASA space shuttle
glider, which I handed out along with a list of links. I also built
one shuttle during Mr. Trout's speech. My exhibit was very popular
among the students, parents, teen volunteers, library staff and
attending teachers. All told, there were more than 170 people there.
It was a very well-staged event, and I was impressed at the level of
organization involved.
Mr. Trout also saw my display and mentioned about the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory's annual open house (around May). Maybe that's another
potential opportunity for the SCPMC. Hmmm... ;-)
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