Apply to host a NASA-supported Webb Space Telescope Community Event
Are you interested in holding an in-person or virtual event as part of the “Webb Space Telescope Community Events” initiative? NASA can support museums, science centers, planetariums, public libraries, nature centers, visitor’s centers, zoos, art galleries, community centers, and other non-profit organizations that communicate or wish to communicate science to the public.
Applications are due May 16, 2021
- Learn more about how to apply
- https://outerspace.stsci.edu/display/WSTCE
- NISE Network Online Workshop Recording (May 4, 2021)
Engaging audiences in the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope: learn about the science and engineering behind Webb, information about the opportunity to apply for NASA support for community events, and connections to public engagement activities
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/online-workshop-recording-james-webb-space-telescope
Resources to Celebrate the Webb launch - October 2021
- 21 Ways to Celebrate the Launch in 2021 from NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/21-ways-to-celebrate-the-james-webb-space-telescope-launch-in-2021 - Space Telescope Science Institute compilation of resources
https://outerspace.stsci.edu/display/WSTCE - NASA Museum & Informal Education Alliance (log in required)
https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/content/james-webb-space-telescope-resources-informal-educators - James Webb Space Telescope Website for Public Engagement Materials
https://webbtelescope.org/ - More about the mission
https://jwst.nasa.gov - Social Media
Follow Webb using #NASAWebb on NASA's social channels, Twitter and Facebook and Instagram
Professional Development Workshops on Webb
- NISE Network Online Workshop Recording (May 4, 2021)
Engaging audiences in the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope:
learn about the science and engineering behind Webb, information about the opportunity to apply for NASA support for community events, and connections to public engagement activities
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/online-workshop-recording-james-webb-space-telescope - NASA’s Universe of Learning Science Briefings (these will feature Webb content closer to launch)
https://www.universe-of-learning.org/science-briefings - NASA Museum & Informal Education Alliance telecom recordings (log in required)
https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/content/james-webb-space-telescope-resources-informal-educators
Hands-on Activities
Related NISE Network activities
- Exploring the Universe: Nebula Spin Art (included in the Explore Science: Earth & Space 2020 toolkit)
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/nebula-spin-art - Exploring the Universe: Star Formation (included in the Explore Science: Earth & Space 2020 toolkit)
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/star-formation - Exploring the Universe: Space Guess Quest Game (included in the Explore Science: Earth & Space 2019 and 2020 toolkit)
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exploring-universe-space-guess-quest-game-2019-2020 - Exploring the Universe: Expanding Universe (included in the Explore Science: Earth & Space 2019 toolkit)
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exploring-universe-expanding-universe - Exploring the Universe: Pack a Space Telescope (included in the Explore Science: Earth & Space 2018 toolkit)
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exploring-universe-pack-space-telescope - Exploring the Universe: Filtered Light (included in the Explore Science: Earth & Space 2017 and 2019 toolkit)
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exploring-universe-filtered-light - Exploring the Universe: Exoplanet Transits (included in the Explore Science: Earth & Space 2018 toolkit)
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exploring-universe-exoplanet-transits - Exploring the Universe: Imagining Life (included in the Explore Science: Earth & Space 2017 toolkit)
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exploring-universe-imagining-life - All Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkit activities
More Hands-on Activities
- Space Telescope Science Institute compilation of activities (see "Activity Guides" at the bottom of the page)
https://outerspace.stsci.edu/display/WSTCE
Spanish language materials
- NISE Network hands-on activities are available in both English and Spanish (please see links above)
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mateirals and videos in Spanish:
https://webbtelescope.org/resource-gallery/recursos-en-espanol
Multimedia and Interactive Resources
- Space Telescope Science Institute compilation of multimedia (see "Multimedia" at the bottom of the page)
https://outerspace.stsci.edu/display/WSTCE - WebbVR: The James Webb Space Telescope Virtual Experience from Space Telescope Science Institute
- Explore Exoplanets with NASA Eyes
https://eyes.jpl.nasa.gov/eyes-on-exoplanets.html - ViewSpace Interactives Featuring Webb-related Astrophysics Topics
https://viewspace.org/interactives/unveiling_invisible_universe - AstroPix library of publicly available astronomy images
https://astropix.ipac.caltech.edu/ - NASA's Astrophoto Challenges
https://www.universe-of-learning.org/nasa-astrophoto - NASA Space Place - Searching for Other Planets Like Ours
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/exoplanet-snap/en/ - NASA Space Place - What Is a Black Hole?
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/black-holes/en/ - Scope It Out - online game
https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/features/educational/scopeItOut/index.html
NASA Videos
- An Introduction to the James Webb Space Telescope Mission (in English & Spanish)
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13367 - James Webb Space Telescope YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/NASAWebbTelescope - James Webb Space Telescope Media Resource Animation Reel
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13759 - Folding the James Webb Space Telescope to Fit Inside the Ariane V Rocket Fairing
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/first-look-nasa-s-james-webb-space-telescope-fully-stowed - ViewSpace Video Library Featuring Webb Content
https://viewspace.org/video_library?tags=553 - Galaxies Through Time
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/videos/2020/49/1290-Video - What is a Galaxy?
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/videos/2019/27/1206-Video - How Do Space Telescopes Break Down Light?:
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/videos/2018/37/1181-Video - How Do We Learn About a Planet’s Atmosphere?:
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/videos/2018/30/1158-Video
Resources for Planetariums / Domes
- The Museum & Informal Education Alliance has a collection of 360 spherical images/videos https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/360-video (log in to access)
including: - WebbVR: The James Webb Space Telescope Virtual Experience from Space Telescope Science Institute
Printable Materials
- Space Telescope Science Institute compilation of printable materials (see "Printable Materials" at the bottom of the page)
https://outerspace.stsci.edu/display/WSTCE - James Webb Space Telescope Posters and Lithographs
https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/features/educational/print.html - Recipe for Planet Formation Infographic
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2020/60/4791-Image - Cosmic Reionization Infographic
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2020/37/4697-Image - Webb's Microshutters Infographic
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/4673-Image - Moons: Active Worlds Infographic
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2019/34/4543-Image - What is Cosmological Redshift Infographic
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2019/20/4378-Image - Massive Stars: Engines of Creation Infographic
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2019/13/4359-Image
Finding and Collaborating with Subject Matter Experts
- Find Subject Matter Experts for your James Webb Space Telescope event!
Request an expert here: https://outerspace.stsci.edu/display/WSTCE
Please submit your request ideally 2 months in advance
- NASA’s Universe of Learning works to ensure that Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are paired with educators and learners in a way that makes sense. If you are working on a product or an event and have an opportunity that could be enhanced with a SME, please follow the link Request a SME for a Learning Activity
- Volunteer experts are a key ingredient to many successful public engagement efforts.
Volunteer networks focused on astronomy and space with searchable databases by your location include:- Solar System Ambassadors
- Night Sky Network of astronomy clubs
- AAS Astronomy Ambassadors
- Learn more about finding and collaborating with volunteers: https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/finding-astronomy-volunteers
Pumpkin Carving
- Want to carve your own James Webb Space Telescope-themed pumpkin? Here are three different patterns you can use. Simply print one (or all of them!) out, and follow the directions:
https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/features/spacePumpkin.html
Host your own Webb inspired art exhibition
- JWST Art Exhibition - Print out your own copy of artwork created by 22 artists, and encourage students and the public to participate in creating their own artwork, poetry, sculptures, and stories
- NASA invites you to create James Webb Space Telescope inspired art and share it
Paper Models
- Print and create your own
https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/features/educational/paperModel/paperModel.html
3D Printing
- James Webb Space Telescope 3D Render in Maya
https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/detail/jwst
Additional Astrophysics and Space Telescope Resources
- Webb Mission Page for the Latest News and Image Updates
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/webb/main/index.html - NASA’s Universe of Learning
https://www.universe-of-learning.org/ - NASA Astrophysics Exploration Program
https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics - Hubble Space Telescope Image Gallery
https://hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/images