SkyTellers: A Resource for Smaller Community and School Planetariums

Information

• NSF Award
• 0206816

Owner

• Universities Space Research Association

• Award Id

  0206816

• Award Effective Date

  9/1/2002 - 22 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  8/31/2006 - 18 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 278,558.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing grant

The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) will use $286,915, or 67% of a $430,373 total project budget, over three years to develop "SkyTellers," a space science and astronomy resource for small informal (and formal) learning settings such as planetariums, museum classes, school and community libraries, youth groups and home school settings. LPI educators and science staff, in consultation with a Native American master story teller, evaluation consultants, and an advisory board, will develop 12 SkyTeller topics. Each SkyTeller topic pairs a myth or legend (primarily but not exclusively Native American) with a relevant science story (Sky Story/Science Story) that explains our current understanding of the phenomenon that the ancient tale sought to explain. Ancillary materials (illustrations produced by LPI graphics staff, images from the latest in space science missions and research) will complete the 12 story sets to be used by informal and formal science educators at a variety of venues. Extensive formative and summative evaluation (alpha and beta testing) at multiple test venues is designed to insure high quality informal science education products.

• Program Officer

  Sandra H. Welch

• Min Amd Letter Date

  9/23/2002 - 22 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  6/3/2005 - 19 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Universities Space Research Association

• City

  Columbia

• State

  MD

• Country

  United States

• Address

  7178 Columbia Gateway Drive

• Postal Code

  210462581

• Phone Number

  4107302656

• First Name

  Kathleen

• Last Name

  Johnson

• Email Address

  johnson@lpi.usra.edu

• Start Date

  9/23/2002 12:00:00 AM

• End Date

  07/29/2004

• First Name

  Pamela

• Last Name

  Thompson

• Email Address

  thompson@lpi.usra.edu

• Start Date

  9/23/2002 12:00:00 AM

• End Date

  06/03/2003

• First Name

  Lynn

• Last Name

  Moroney

• Email Address

  skyteller@aol.com

• Start Date

  9/23/2002 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Stephen

• Last Name

  Mackwell

• Email Address

  mackwell@lpi.usra.edu

• Start Date

  6/3/2003 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Stephanie

• Last Name

  Shipp

• Email Address

  shipp@lpi.usra.edu

• Start Date

  7/29/2004 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Joseph

• Last Name

  Hahn

• Email Address

  jhahn@spacescience.org

• Start Date

  9/23/2002 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Other Applications NEC

• Code

  99