STEM Program: Animate the Stars!

presented by Wheaton Library Teen Advisory Board (TAB)

Animation professor Laurence Arcadias and NASA astronomer Robin Corbet team up to show us how to use state of the art animation techniques to illustrate the movements of the stars and planets!

Animation professor Laurence Arcadias and NASA astronomer Robin Corbet team up to show us how to use state of the art animation techniques to illustrate the movements of the stars and planets!

The program begins with a short presentation on an astronomical phenomenon — past examples include Pluto, Sunspots, or The Solar Eclipse.

Participants then receive printed sheets of stills from an existing film that relates to the theme Robin introduced. Using markers, crayons, stickers, stamps, etc., we will creatively transform these frames into works of art! Scientists and artists CAN be friends!

The facilitators will conduct brief surveys before and after the program, so you will be helping to advance science AND earning the sweet, sweet SSL hours we will be giving you!

At the end, the presenters collect the completed drawings, scan them, and edit them into a new version of the animation using Adobe Premiere. The final animated piece is uploaded to Vimeo for sharing.

The theme for the night: Jupiter!

Join us for our Teen Advisory Board Night the second Wednesday of every month! Are you interested in helping shape library programs and spaces for service-learning hours? Each month we gather to discuss how to improve teen services at MCPL. We offer free snacks, 4 SSL hours, and often have guest speakers from the community on teen interests. You can also join our TAB leadership which prepares teens for being leaders in the community, on college campuses, and good citizens of the world. 

Looking for more fun things to do at MCPL?

Questions about this program? Contact the branch @240-777-0678

Check out the MCPL teen page for resources and programs for Teens - MCPL (montgomerycountymd.gov)

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Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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