Past LIPS
LIPS 2018 Documents:
Comments from the 2018 Future of LIPS group discussion
Video of Eddie Goldstein explaining how an astrolabe works
Amy Truksa's A Model for Elementary Teacher Professional Development
Ronn Kistler's presentation on vocal warmups and techniques
Alan Gould's presentation on program organization options
Worksheets for Briana Ingermann's 'Survivor Challenge' Session
Instructor's Guide for 'Survivor Challenge'
LIPS-style workshop from IPS 2018, Data to Dome: How do we make it live and interactive?:
Worksheets from Data to Dome session
Mini LIPS 2018 Documents:
This Mini LIPS took place just before the SEPA-WAC started.
Comments from Karrie Berglund's Targeting Misconceptions session
Instructions on building the comet model Adam Thanz demostrated
Additional activities mentioned by Adam Thanz
Instructions on building the Bays Mountain sun model
Presentation slides from Jon Elvert's presentations, "Say What?" and "Atomic Hotel"
LIPS-style workshop on Learning Styles during SEPA-WAC 2018:
Ideas generated by the four small groups
Mini LIPS 2017 Documents:
Mini LIPS 2017 took place just before the Pleiades, the US national planetarium conference.
Documents from April Whitt's "Paper Stars" session
LIPS 2017 Info:
Data to Dome workshop
Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome
Summary of Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome group discussions
2016 Info:
Assorted references
Place requests for affordable solar viewing glasses through the Museum Alliance: https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/content/2017-eclipse-plans-contact-...
Online scale model calculator: http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/SS/SolarSystemModel.php
Mike Francis's presentation skills workshop:
Second City’s 25 Lessons for Improving Creativity and Collaboration: http://www.secondcity.com/works/updates/news/article/second-citys-25-les...
Suggested book: "Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses 'No, But' Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City" by Kelly Leonard and Tom Yorton
Astronomers' Improv: List of Names for workshop exercise 3 on above PDF
Toshi Komatsu's CosmoQuest presentation:
2017 Great American Eclipse information and activities:
http://www.GreatAmericanEclipse.com
https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/content/eclipse-2017
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
John Erickson's eclipse demonstrator:
Instructions and parts list for Dave Bradstreet's fabric gravity well vortex
Inquire, Engage, Ask, Illuminate
Jeff Nee's presentation about NASA's Museum Alliance:
https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/About
Public compilation of Juno mission resources: https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/content/juno-mission-resources-0
https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/content/gravity-jupiter-planetarium... (for Museum Alliance members)
Amy Truksa's Mapping the Constellations:
Low resolution group photo:
Contact Karrie (Karrie AT DigitalisEducation.com) for high resolution version
2015 Info:
From Alan Gould's presentation, Use NGSS to Design a Planetarium Activity
Use NGSS to Design a Planetarium Activity
From Jeff Nee's session, "Self Reflection in the Planetarium:" Self-Reflection
From Toshi Komatsu: MAVEN SOS show/DigitalSky adaptation and materials are available at: http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/education-outreach/afterschoolsummer-programs/invisible-mars/ NASA Goddard Visualizations for/about MAVEN available at: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/Gallery/MAVEN.html Other missions & instruments are available at: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/Gallery/ Mentioned in passing: Kepler mini-shows (previewed at LIPS 2014) available at: http://kepler.nasa.gov/education/planetariumProgramsAndVideo/
From Kaoru Kimura's session, "Translating an English Script into Japanese:" Translating an English Script into Japanese
From Susan Button's session, "Mythology with a New Twist!:" Mythology with a New Twist!
2013 Info:
Preschoolers and Astronomy Handout
2012 Info:
Powerpoint Presentation of Rob Cockcroft's Misconceptions Presentation
2011 Info: