Greetings Library Community,

National Moon Day is July 20th, and this MeL Minute brings you many resources to help commemorate the 49th anniversary of man’s first walk on the moon.

• The Library of Michigan is offering NASA @ My Library. Kits for this STEM education initiative will soon be available for check-out to all public libraries in the state. Get inspired with great programming ideas! Be sure to save the date for upcoming workshops in your area this September.
• “International Observe the Moon Night” (InOMN) is being celebrated by StarNet, Night Sky Network and Sky & Telescope on Oct 20^th.  Register your library event on their site and watch the webinar for programming ideas, find links to customizable event flyers, hands-on activities, and more.
• Tour the Moon (or Mars) with Google Earth – watch the how-to video and offer this activity to all ages at your library.
• Skywatchers Guide to the Moon Use this moon map to identify features on the moon. Learn what the light and dark areas are and what created the craters. Find out where the astronauts landed and discover what actually fills the moon's famous "seas". There are links to additional activities including subjects such as moon phases, eclipses and craters.
• The Earth’s Moon page on NASA.gov is a pretty amazing site.  Spin it, light it, or peek at the core. The page also offers links to misconceptions about the moon, pop culture, exploration, galleries, and additional resources are available.

 

Don’t forget to check out the amazing MeL database resources to learn more about the moon, and the 1969 walk on the moon:

 

· Britannica School: check out these Resource Packs

· Elementary - http://eb.com/135284

· Secondary - http://eb.com/135286

· eBooks: over 500 books related to the moon

· Gale Virtual Reference Library:

· UXL Weather and Natural Disasters: Moon

· American Eras: Primary Sources: The Great Moon Hoax

· Space Exploration: Milestones in Human Spaceflight

· St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Apollo Missions

· Opposing Viewpoints in Context: Moon resources

· Research in Context: Moon Videos

· World Book for Kids: Try this Space Exploration webquest

Brought to you by Christine Schneider of the MeL Team.

MeL databases are available to Michigan residents or Michigan library or school access only.

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Liz Breed

Michigan eLibrary Coordinator

Library of Michigan

Michigan Department of Education

517-373-4466

Effective Sept 2018 my new number will be 517-335-1497

breedl@michigan.gov

www.mel.org

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