LIVESTREAM EVENT & RESOURCES!
event flyer, A. Lee, Oct. 2020
"Two Eyed Seeing: African Indigenous Astronomy & NASA Moon to Mars”
Friday, February 26, 2021
10:30 am cst, 11:30 am est, 9:30 am mst, 8:30 am pst
Join us for an exciting live show on African Indigenous Astronomy and NASA Moon to Mars. Presentations will include: parallels between the Greek Twin Gods-Apollo (Sun) and Artemis (Moon) and the West African country of Benin’s Twin Gods - Mawu (Moon) and Liza (Sun) from the Fon people and properties of the Moon from the over-arching feminine representation to the astrochemistry on the lunar south pole. A closer look at African Thunder gods may provide insight for naming the next NASA mission…!
Presented by: Jarita Holbrook, Amun Said, Carmen Gavin Vanegas, Angela Osuji, and Annette S. Lee. Our leads schools are: All Nations-South High School and Washburn High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Supporting organizations are Native Skywatchers and NASA. Funded by NASA – Next Gen STEM.
Educator Materials & Resources:
- Booklet featuring African Indigenous Astronomy & NASA Moon to Mars content | View & Download
- Slides for the Live Show & NASA Moon to Mars content | View & Download
- Event Flyer | View & Download
- Worksheet | View & Download
- Recording of Live Event | View
"Land Acknowledgement by Angela Osuji..."
Produced by Angela Osuji, Feb. 2021
"Starry Starry Night"
Jarita Holbrook and team attend the Starry, Starry Night Event with Raja Guhathakurta-Remote Observing at the Keck II, Mauna Kea
"Ms. Garcia-Venegas' Students' Present... Apollo"
Produced by students from Ms. Gavin Venegas's class at South High School-All Nations Program in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the Native Skywatchers event - “Two-Eyed Seeing: African Indigenous Astronomy and NASA Moon to Mars”, Friday, February 26, 2021.
"Amun Said Presents ... The Somali Sky-Camel..."
Produced for the Native Skywatchers event - “Two-Eyed Seeing: African Indigenous Astronomy and NASA Moon to Mars”, Friday, February 26, 2021.
"Chemistry of the Moon-Moon Facts"
Presented by Dr. Osuji's students at Washburn High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the Native Skywatchers event - “Two-Eyed Seeing: African Indigenous Astronomy and NASA Moon to Mars”, Friday, February 26, 2021.
"Hot Fire Engine Test for the Artemis Moon Rocket - NASA...
A segment from the Native Skywatchers Event-“Two-Eyed Seeing: Navajo (Dine) Indigenous Astronomy & NASA Moon to Mars”, on Friday, January 29, 2021. Credit: Nasa.gov
"NASA Dawn Stanley Present...The Artemis Mission"
Produced by Dawn Stanley, deputy director for cross program system integrations for NASA's Space Launch System rocket at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Feb. 2021 for this Native Skywatchers-Two Eyed Seeing event
NASA - "How We are Going to the Moon"
While Apollo placed the first steps on the Moon, Artemis opens the door for humanity to sustainably work and live on another world for the first time. We are returning to the Moon For more details, see the full NASA website: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
"Jasmina Daves Presents..Mawu & Liza"
Presents the West African country of Benin’s Twin Gods - Mawu (Moon) and Liza (Sun) from the Fon people. Produced by Jasmina Daves, Feb. 2021
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Our Favorite NASA Resources - Moon to Mars and STEM on Station:
Moon To Mars - Build a Heat Shield!
Students work together as a team to design and build a heat shield that will protect the contents (candy) of a crew module from a simulated atmospheric re-entry (hair dryer)...from the Educator Guide - Crew Transportation with Orion
Grades 6-8
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Moon To Mars - Test Materials for a Radiation Shield
Students will use UV-sensitive beads to test a variety of materials to determine if they are suitable for shielding against ultraviolet (UV) raditaion...from the Educator Guide - Habitation with Gateway
Grades 6-8
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Moon Pod Essay Contest & NASA Moon 2 Mars
Your challenge is to imagine a one-week expedition to the Moon's South Pole...What should you bring? Who gets to be on your team? What skills should they have? What tech do you need? Write an essay and tell NASA about your idea!
Grades K-4; 5-8; 9-12
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NASA STEM-Forward to the Moon - Educator Guide
Hands-on science activities...Scale of Earth-Moon-ISS-Mars; Make a ballon rocket with a payload; simulating gravity with magnets; water filtration with a 2L bottle; design a lunar habitat; simulating finding oxygen on the Moon and more!
Grades K-4, 5-8, Informal Education
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STEM on Station & Mircosoft-STEM Hacking Lesson - Analyzing Colors of Earth -
The astronauts have been observing and documenting changes to our planet through photographs in pursuit of their mission of improving life both in space and on Earth. With the aid of computational predictive models and artificial intelligence, the color values from these images are now being analyzed by scientists to study and predict climate change.
Grades 6-8; 9-12
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NASA Lower the Boom - Citizen Sciece & Good Vibrations ...and More!
Tons of great lessons here: 3 ... 2 ... 1 … Takeoff!; Fantastic Forces; Senses Sound; Shape Your Flight; Sound Effects; X-Plane Glider Design Challenge; Sound on a String; Lower the Boom Citizen Science Guide
All Grade Levels; Informal Education
Grades K-4; 5- 8; 9-12
More infoSchedule of Live Shows for this Project:
Two Eyed Seeing:
D(L)akota Astronomy & NASA Moon to Mars
Friday, November 13, 2020
10 am – 11 am cst
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Two Eyed Seeing:
NAVAJO-DINE Astronomy & NASA Moon 2 Mars
January 29, 2021
9 am PST, 10 am MST, 11 am cst, 12 noon est
View
Two Eyed Seeing:
AFRICAN Indigenous Astronomy & NASA Moon to Mars
Friday, February 26, 2021
10:30 am cst
View
Two Eyed Seeing:
HAWAIIAN Indigenous Astronomy & NASA Moon to Mars
March 12, 2021
9 am hst, 11 am pst, 12 noon mst, 1 pm cst, 2 pm est
View
Two Eyed Seeing:
ART, Indigenous Astronomy & NASA-Making Spirit, Making Art
Friday, April 30, 2021
9 am cdt, 10 am edt, 8 am mdt, 7 am pdt
View
Bonus Event
Arabian Indigenous Astronomy & the Stardust Project
Friday, May 14, 2021
10 am pdt, 12 noon cdt
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Acknowledgement: Native Skywatchers is located on the traditional and treaty land of the Dakota people, who along with the Ojibwe are the Indigenous peoples of this land, Mni Sota Makoce or Minnesota.