Thursday, July 15, 2021

NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for July 15, 2021

 
The presentation is meant for use by anyone interested in learning more about Apollo 15 or for those who may be presenting on the topic. You can download and adapt the slides to your audience. Additional questions can be directed to staci.l.tiedeken@nasa.gov.

Audience: Educators of Grades 6-12
Workshops: July 28 and Aug. 11
Student Applications Open: Aug. 18
 
The NASA TechRise Student Challenge will enable teams of students in grades 6-12 to design and build experiments related to climate, remote-sensing or space exploration. Selected experiments will launch on suborbital rockets and high-altitude balloon flights. Winners will receive $1,500.
 
Educators can register now for hands-on workshops on July 28 and Aug. 11 to explore the basics of designing an experiment for flight, as well as electronics and coding.

Audience: Academic Institutions, Entrepreneurs and Innovators Ages 18+
Registration Deadline: July 28
 
The NASA TechLeap Prize aims to rapidly advance technologies for space exploration and Earth observation. The current phase, Autonomous Observation Challenge No. 1, is looking for SmallSat observation technologies that can autonomously detect, locate, track and collect data on transient events — both on Earth and beyond. Winners may receive awards of up to $500,000 each, and NASA intends to provide winners who successfully develop their payloads with suborbital flight tests.
At NASA, we're committed to making air, space, science and technology available for everyone because we know we're stronger and better together.

On June 15, NASA launched Mission Equity, a comprehensive effort to assess expansion and modification of agency programs, procurements, grants and policies to examine potential barriers and challenges for communities that are historically underrepresented and underserved.

Join the dialogue by sharing ideas and feedback, including those related to diversity and equal opportunity in the STEM community, before Aug. 31.
Join the NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development
Collaborative at Texas State University for live educational webinars.
July 20
at 4:30 p.m. EDT
July 21
at 6 p.m. EDT
For a full list of upcoming webinars, click here.
Audience: Students Ages 13+
Event Date: July 21 at 2 p.m. EDT

“NASA STEM Stars” is a webchat series that connects students with subject matter experts to learn about STEM careers and ask questions about STEM topics. Next week, science communications expert Dana Bolles will discuss her 10-year NASA career that has included work at four NASA centers. Bolles will share her experience in engineering, computer science and communications.
 
Watch the live event and ask your questions about pursuing careers in STEM.
Upcoming Deadlines
NASA is seeking proposals from U.S. nonprofit science museums, planetariums, youth-serving organizations and libraries interested in offering inquiry- or experiential-based opportunities that include NASA education and research.

New FAQs have been posted. Additional questions can be directed to TEAMII@jpl.nasa.gov.

Proposals are due July 19.
Opportunities With Our Partners
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Are you looking for NASA STEM materials to support your curriculum?
Search hundreds of resources by subject, grade level, type and keyword at https://www.nasa.gov/education/materials/.

Find NASA science resources for your classroom. NASA Wavelength is a digital collection of Earth and space science resources for educators of all levels — from elementary to college, to out-of-school programs. https://science.nasa.gov/learners/wavelength

Check out the ‘Explore NASA Science’ website! Science starts with questions, leading to discoveries. Visit science.nasa.gov. To view the site in Spanish, visit ciencia.nasa.gov.
Visit NASA STEM Engagement on the Web: 
NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement: https://stem.nasa.gov 
NASA Kids’ Club: https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub

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