GIRL SCOUTS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS: MAKING CONNECTIONSPamela K. Harman1, Wendy Chin2, Cole Grissom2, Wendy Friedman3, Don McCarthy4, Larry Lebofsky4, Louis Mayo5, Jean Fahy6, Jessica Henricks6, Vivian White7, and Theresa Summer7.

1SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Ave #200, Mountain View, CA 94043, 2Girl Scouts USA, New York, NY, 3Girl Scouts Research Institute, New York, NY, 4University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 5ARIES Scientific, Silver Spring, MD, 6Girl Scouts of Northern California, Alameda, CA, and 7Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA.

Map of Girl Scout Councils, Astronomy Clubs, & Camps w/Space Science Activities

For detailed information, resources and assistance with reaching Girl Scouts and their families: Contact Pamela Harman, pharman@seti.org

•Visit the resource webpage seti.org/girlscoutstars

•Episodic Volunteering: -Visit a troop meeting in person or via remote connection -Act as act as subject matter expert for Girl Scout Astronomy Club-Act as subject matter expert / share your expertise and passion during adult training, family STEM event, Star Party or, IOMN.

•Invite council representatives to your facility for a tour and orientation.

•Contact local museum and science centers, especially NISE Net members, to give a presentation or participate in afterschool program,

-Act as matter expert / share your expertise & passion with staff, during space science badge overnights, or scouting events.

•For more information regarding NASA SciAct visit: https://science.nasa.gov/learners

For More Information:NASA Science for Girl Scouts engages Girl Scouts in NASA planetary and astrophysics science through badges and summer camps, disseminates STEM education-related resources, and fosters interaction between Girl Scouts and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

Understanding our place in the solar system and the universe occurs across the Girl Scout levels, as age appropriate. SMEs may serve as role models, or to help girls complete a badge. Girl Scouts live in every zip code and in 91 foreign countries.

SMEs may serve as episodic volunteers, in several ways, such as visiting a troop meeting in person or via remote connection, act as a subject matter expert for a Girl Scout Astronomy Club, share their expertise and passion during adult training, family STEM events, Star Parties or International Observe the Moon Nights (IOMN).

SMEs may also invite council representatives to their facility for a tour and orientation. [See councils and clubs on map above]

SMEs may also support girls in achieving the Girl Scout STEM Outcomes at camp settings across the US.

Funded by NASA:NNX16AB90A

Daisy Space Science Explorer Badge: Grades K-1: Explore the sun, moon and stars.

Brownie Space Science Adventurer Badge: Grades 2-3: Explore planets with telescopes or binoculars, learn moon phases, meet a scientist.

Junior Space Science Investigator Badge:Grades 4-5: Solar system scale models, sky time, light-year, Mars mission, observing.

Cadette Space Science Researcher Badge: Grades 6-8: EM Spectrum in astronomy, remote observations, observing, astrophotography.

Seniors Space Science Expert Badge: Grades 9-10: Citizen science project, formation of elements, parallax, observing.

Ambassadors Space Science Masters Badge: Grades 11-12: Discover Exoplanets, explore NASA SMD, citizen science project, explore careers.

Reaching for the Stars

Alaska

Hawai’i

Southwest Texas

Greater South Texas

Desert Southwest,

So. New Mexico,

West Texas Central Texas

Northeast Texas

San Jacinto

Caribe

Louisiana East

Louisiana –Pines Gulf

Texas Oklahoma

Plains

Gulfcoast

Tropical Florida

Southeast Florida

Citrus

W. Central Florida

Florida Panhandle

Greater Mississippi

Heart of the

South

Gateway

New Mexico Trails

Arizona Cactus-Pine

Southern Arizona

San Diego Imperial

Western Oklahoma

Eastern Oklahoma

Diamonds of AR, OK,

TX Eastern SC

Historic Georgia

South Carolina Mountain Midlands

Southern Alabama

North Central Alabama Greater Atlanta

Heart of the Hudson

Heart of New Jersey

Northern New Jersey

Nassau County

Jersey Shore

Suffolk County

Common Wealth

Colonial Coast

Coastal Pines

Hornets Nest

Colorado -Denver

Peaks to Piedmont

Southern AppalachianMiddle

TN

Utah -Murray

Spirit of Nebraska Columbus

Dakota Horizons Minot

Montana and Wyoming Billings

Kansas Heartland

Minnesota, Wisconsin

River Valleys

Greater Iowa

E. Iowa, W. Illinois

NE Kansas & NW Missouri

East Missouri

Dogwood Trails

South Illinois

SW Indiana

Kentuckiana

KY Wilderness

Central Illinois

Northern Illinois

Central Indiana

Western Ohio

NE Ohio

Ohio’s Heartland

Chicago, NW Indiana

Minnesota, Wisconsin

Lakes Pines

Badgerland

N Indiana, Michiana

MI Shore to Shore

NW Great Lakes

Wisconsin Southeast

Heart of Michigan

SE Michigan

Black Diamond

Chesapeake Bay

Nation’s Capital

Virginia Skyline

West Penn.

Central So. NJ

Central MD

NY Penn. Pathway

W. New York

Heart of Penn.

Greater NY

NE New York

CTRI

Central Western MA

East PA.

Gr. White Mtns

Maine

Eastern Maine

Orange County

San Gorgonio

South Nevada

Sierra Nevada

Silver Sage

Oregon & Southwest

Washington

Nor Cal

Heart of Central Cal

Central Cal South

Greater LA

Cal Central Coast

Eastern Washington &

N. Idaho

Western Washington

Eastern MA

Savannah

Clear Lake

Dakota Horizons Bismarck

Dakota Horizons

Fargo

Dakota Horizons

Grand Forks

Dakota Horizons

Rapid CityDakota

Horizons Sioux Falls

Spirit of Nebraska

Grand Island

Spirit of Nebraska Ogallala

Wyoming -Casper

Montana and Wyoming Kalispell

Western Washington King County

OR & SW WA Bend

OR & SW WA Medford

Utah -Ogden

Utah –American Fork

Colorado –Colorado Springs

Colorado –Grand

Junction

KEY:GS Astronomy Clubs

GS Camps with Space Science Activities

Scouts Overseas

- STEM Interest: Girls are excited about STEM subjects and want to learn more about them.- STEM Confidence: Girls have confidence in their STEM skills and abilities.- STEM Competence: Girls think scientifically to solve problems.- STEM Value: Girls learn the importance and relevance of STEM to people and society.ß