Astronaut Health: Science Education Resources

National Network of Libraries of Medicine

Agenda – 1 hour

  • Objectives
  • Introductions

3 minutes

  • Astronauts and Social Media
  • What is STEM/STEAM?
  • Health Topics – Anatomy and Health

MedlinePlus, Historical Anatomies on the Web, NIAMSD, NCI, NEI, PubMed Central

  • Fitness
  • Food in Space - NASA’s 21st Century Explorer

25 minutes

  • DNA, Chromosomes, Genetics
  • Student and Educator Resources – Genetics Home Reference, GeneEd, Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine

10 minutes

  • OMICs - personalized medicine
  • STEM careers – Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians, Not Invented Here LifeWorks, GeneEd, MedlinePlus
  • NASA Pages for Educators

9 minutes

  • STEM/STEAM Programming in Libraries

8 minutes

  • National Network of Libraries of Medicine

2 minutes

  • Q&A and Evaluation

3 minutes

Astronaut Health: Science Education Resources

National Network of Libraries of Medicine

Agenda – 1.5 hours

  • Objectives
  • Introductions

3 minutes

Ice Breaker Activity - 5 minutes

  • Astronauts and Social Media
  • What is STEM/STEAM?

Health Topics – Anatomy and Health

MedlinePlus, Historical Anatomies on the Web, NIAMSD, NCI, NEI, PubMed Central

  • Fitness
  • Food in Space- NASA’s 21st Century Explorer

25 minutes

  • DNA, Chromosomes, Genetics
  • Student and Educator Resources– Genetics Home Reference, GeneEd, Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine

10 minutes

Group Activity – Lesson plan OR Program plan activity- 15 minutes

  • OMICs - personalized medicine
  • STEM careers – Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians, Not Invented Here LifeWorks, GeneEd, MedlinePlus
  • NASA Pages for Educators

10 minutes

  • STEM/STEAM Programming in Libraries - 9 minutes
  • National Network of Libraries of Medicine - 5 minutes
  • Q&A – 5 minutes
  • Evaluation – 3 minutes

Astronaut Health: Science Education Resources

National Network of Libraries of Medicine

Agenda – 2 hours

  • Objectives
  • Introductions

3 minutes

Ice Breaker Activity – 8 min

  • Astronauts and Social Media
  • What is STEM/STEAM?
  • Health Topics – Anatomy and Health

MedlinePlus, Historical Anatomies on the Web, NIAMSD, NCI, NEI, PubMed Central

  • Fitness
  • Food in Space- NASA’s 21st Century Explorer

30 minutes

Break – 10 minutes

  • DNA, Chromosomes, Genetics
  • Student and Educator Resources – Genetics Home Reference, GeneEd, Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine

7 minutes

  • Group Activity – Lesson plan OR Program plan activity – 15 minutes
  • Share-back session on group activity – 10 minutes
  • OMICs
  • STEM careers– Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians, Not Invented Here LifeWorks, GeneEd, MedlinePlus
  • NASA Pages for Educators

15 minutes

  • STEM/STEAM Programming in Libraries – 7 minutes
  • National Network of Libraries of Medicine – 5 minutes
  • Q&A – 5 minutes, Evaluation – 5 minutes

Astronaut Health: Science Education Resources

National Network of Libraries of Medicine

Agenda– 2.5 hours

  • Objectives
  • Introductions

3 minutes

Ice Breaker Activity – 10 minutes

  • Astronauts and Social Media
  • What is STEM/STEAM?
  • Health Topics – Anatomy and Health

MedlinePlus, Historical Anatomies on the Web, NIAMSD, NCI, NEI, PubMed Central

  • Fitness
  • Food in Space- NASA’s 21st Century Explorer

35 minutes

Break – 15 minutes

  • DNA, Chromosomes, Genetics
  • Student and Educator Resources– Genetics Home Reference, GeneEd, Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine

10 minutes

  • Group Activity – Lesson plan OR Program plan activity – 20 minutes
  • Share back session on group activity – 10 minutes
  • OMICs
  • STEM careers -Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians, Not Invented Here LifeWorks, GeneEd, MedlinePlus
  • NASA Pages for Educators

15 minutes

  • STEM/STEAM Programming in Libraries – 7 minutes
  • National Network of Libraries of Medicine – 5 minutes
  • Q & A – 15 minutes, Evaluation – 5 minutes

National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region

University of North Texas Health Science Center- Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library

3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. LIB 310 Fort Worth TX 76107

Tel: 817-735-2223 Fax: 713-735-5433