Project DiscoveryOverview: In August of 1492 Christopher Columbus embarked on the first of four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. He had a radical new idea to reach the East Indies by sailing westward. Even though he failed to reach the Indies his voyage led to the colonization of the new world, and opened up the way for other nations to establish outposts, which precipitated the establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, the forbearers of the United States of America. The program that I am planning will be entitled Project Discovery. An accurate map was essential to Columbus voyage and the program that I present will highlight cartography. To accomplish this voyage Columbus and his crew also needed a working knowledge of weather, and geography. The program will last for one hour in which children will engage in hands on activities related to map-making, environmental, and earth science. Students will engage in map-making, and learn about environmental science, and conservation.Target Audience: The target audience for this program will be children in grades 3-6. Since the program will strive to cover many areas related to science, the program should be conducted in four one-hour sessions. Max 20Purpose: The purpose of this program is to encourage exploration and discovery among young people by means of cartography. This program will also emphasize spatial thinking and the importance of careers in geographic science. Spatial thinking is one of the most important skills that students can develop as they learn geography, Earth, and environmental sciences. It also deepens and gives a more complete understanding of history and is linked to success in math and science. Global awareCommunity Partners: One possible partner for this program would be students enrolled in programs that focus on GIS, cartography and remote sensing at the University of Maryland. Another possible partner for this program would be NASA. This programs discovery theme would be a nice tie in with the Mars Rover program which focuses on science and space exploration.Mission: The mission of the Prince Georges County Memorial Library System is to provide materials and information for study and personal enrichment. The library system also encourages lifelong learning by means of professional guidance through and programs. In recent years the library system has worked in conjunction with the school system to support more STEM programming. This program would help the library in its goal of providing more high-quality STEM programs.Steps: Select a date for the program that does not interfere with other programs Recruit university students/instructors regarding program Set-up specific activities to be involved in program and train instructors Start registration for the program/ Note: Students must participate in all sessions. Max attendance 20 Contact PR to advertise in local media/social media The day of set up materials, monitor activities and events Follow up with participants to advise them of other library eventsEvaluation: Since the program does not have set deliverables, success can be measured by number of participants and integration of the librarys message. The program will be considered a success if the program has full participation. In addition, the library will be able to promote other science based programs, as well as, its databases and other resources.

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Stem @ your Library Project DiscoveryHyattsville, MD, [Date] In commemoration of Columbus first voyage across the Atlantic students in grades 3-6 are invited to come and explore cartography at the Hillcrest Heights Branch library. There will be four one-hour sessions in which students will be able to make maps using the latest computer software and global positioning systems (GPS). In addition, other sessions will include activities based on environmental science and geography.Registration is required

Prince George's County Memorial Library System provides materials and information for study and personal enrichment. We offer strategies for lifelong learning through access to varied media and professional guidance by our staff. We focus all resources on the needs of our customers.To learn more, visit www.pgcmls.info and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Hillcrest Heights Account at [Company Phone] or email at [Company E-mail].We have already implemented a version of this program at our library. We have partnered with some organization in our community to do programs that involve environmental science.