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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/library-programs-and-development/nasa-at-my-library"><img border="0" width="357" height="210" style="width:3.7187in;height:2.1822in" src="cid:image004.jpg@01DC8C67.BBC56BF0" align="right" hspace="12" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"></a><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">Did
you know that the State Library of Ohio circulates four NASA @My Library Space Science themed programming kits? Public libraries may request kits at any time. Find out more and to request a kit on the State Library of Ohio’s
<span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/library-programs-and-development/nasa-at-my-library/nasa-at-my-library" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">website</span></a></span>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">The<b><i>
</i></b><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/library-programs-and-development/nasa-at-my-library/kit-sun-earth-moon-connections" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0070C0">Sun-Earth-Moon Connections Kit</span> </b></a>focuses on activities and experiences
that better help patrons understand their place in space and how the Sun and Moon impact our planet. Major content areas in this kit include: modeling both lunar and solar eclipses with easy to use tools, detecting ultraviolet light in a creative way, using
sorting cards to explore concepts relating to size, distance, and temperature, and an experiential activity that allows for a greater understanding of the vast scale of our Solar System. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">The<b> </b>
<span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/library-programs-and-development/nasa-at-my-library/kit-be-a-nasa-detective" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0070C0">Be a NASA Detective: Expanding Your Senses Kit</span></b></a></span>
focuses on activities and experiences that help patrons be more comfortable using tools of science and making predictions based on their observations. This kit focuses on things we cannot see with our normal senses.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">The<span style="color:#0070C0"> <b><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/library-programs-and-development/nasa-at-my-library/kit-younger-audience"><span style="color:#0070C0">Younger
Audience</span><span style="color:#0070C0;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="color:#0070C0">Kit</span></a></b></span><b>
</b>provides activities geared at younger audiences such as elementary age students. While the kit is designed for younger audiences, the kit may be used for all age groups. Although this kit was created for the 2024 eclipse, the activities and tools can be
used for safe solar viewing in any program and to talk about the daily rotation of the earth and moon around the sun. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">The <b>
<span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/library-programs-and-development/nasa-at-my-library/kit-multi-generational-programming"><span style="color:#0070C0">Multi-Generational Programming</span><span style="color:#0070C0;font-weight:normal">
</span><span style="color:#0070C0">Kit</span></a></span></b> is designed to help your library provide programs for all age groups. While this kit was created with the 2024 eclipse in mind, the Sunoculars and solar telescope can be used for safe viewing of the
sun at any time. The programming materials can be used as conversation starters about the universe and the earth’s rotations within it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">Learn more at
<span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/libraries/library-programs-and-development/nasa-at-my-library"><span style="color:#0070C0">library.ohio.gov/nasa-at-my-library</span></a></span>.<span style="color:#0070C0">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0E3F75">Marsha McDevitt-Stredney<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">State Library of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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