Several of the NASA Science Activation Program's project teams shared a variety of Earth and space activities and resources with camps at the American Camp Association’s national conference in New Orleans in February, 2024. In a session on space art for camps, staff used chalk art to predict the Sun’s corona, made bubble renderings of the Moon’s cratered surface, designed sundials and aurora bracelets, and deciphered space photos and their own color art with filters. In another session, camp staff worked through a mindfulness approach to exploring nature with their senses, encouraging campers to use their observation skills while taking the time to develop a deeper understanding of the different parts that make up our Earth as a system. At a booth, NASA distributed posters and glasses for the upcoming eclipse, information about Earth science activities for camps, and a variety of other resources from NASA's Science Activation program.
Camp professionals are excited to learn about NASA resources that they can use in their camps. This year, the NASA sessions were full, and participation was outstanding!
Christine Shupla
Planetary Resources and Content Heroes Project Co-Investigator
The collaboration between NASA Science Activation project teams at the annual American Camp Association (ACA) conference is one example of the ways that Science Activation teams work together to amplify the program's efforts. The teams involved at the ACA collaboration this year included Planetary Resources and Content Heroes (ReaCH), the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (HEAT), and the NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative (NESEC), which are supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award numbers 80NSSC21M0003, NNX16AE28A, and 80NSSC21K1560.
