Explore Earth and space science at CCM

This spring, Carter County Museum will host a series of Earth and space activities for local children. First, a story hour at Ekalaka Public Library featuring age appropriate activities for kids will take place on two different Thursdays between March and May. The museum will also have board game based activities during International Dark Sky Week, April 20-24, during regular hours and a full lineup of pop up experiments during the Junior Scientist Summer Program (dates announced later).

The Explore Science: Earth & Space event at Carter County Museum is part of a nationwide celebration of educational programs designed to engage audiences in the awe-inspiring fields of Earth and space science. This exciting event is an opportunity to connect with current NASA science research and explore Earth and space phenomena.

The Explore Science: Earth & Space event will include exciting science, take-home materials and engaging discussion about science and society. Participants will have a chance to make their own spin art nebula, play the Mission to Space game, explore star formation, discuss what it might be like to mine an asteroid and much more! These fun activities introduce guests to the ongoing research happening at NASA in the fields of heliophysics, Earth science, planetary science, and astrophysics, and allow them hands-on interaction with Earth and space science concepts.

The Explore Science: Earth & Space project is led by Arizona State University, in collaboration with NASA. Toolkits are developed and distributed nationwide by the National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Net). Throughout spring and summer of 2020, events are taking place at 350 museums and institutions throughout the country.