The Artemis missions will build a community on the lunar surface and inspire a new generation. Learn more about why we're continuing to explore the Moon. | | Audience: Undergraduate and Graduate Students Next Information Session: Sept. 2 at 5 p.m. EDT Letter of Intent Deadline: Sept. 30 NASA SUITS (Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students) challenges teams to design and create spacesuit information displays within augmented reality environments. Designs could help future Artemis astronauts explore the lunar surface. Top teams travel to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, and work with NASA technical engineers and coordinators to test their software designs in a lunar-simulated environment. | | Registration Deadlines International: Sept. 9 U.S. Teams: Oct. 7 | | | Notice of Intent Due Sept. 24 | | Audience: U.S. Undergraduate and Graduate Students Registration Period: Sep 8-22
NASA’s LUNABOTICS competition challenges university-level teams to use the NASA systems engineering process to design, build and operate an autonomous robot. The teams will also perform public outreach, submit systems engineering papers and present and demonstrate their work to a NASA review panel. This is a two-semester event with the on-site competition taking place in May 2022 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. | | Notice of Intent Due Oct. 22 | | | | Audience: Educators, Parents, Caregivers and Students of All Ages
Count down to the Landsat 9 satellite launch with a series of fun virtual activities. Explore videos, interactives and downloadable games you can do at home and with friends. Discover how Landsat satellites help manage, protect and preserve our planet. See how Earth’s landscape has changed over time, and dive into themes like geology, agriculture and biodiversity. | | Audience: Formal and Informal Educators, Grades 3-12
Help your Earth science students shift from simply guessing to figuring it out with the My NASA Data graphic organizer. Support visual learners with this easy-to-use tool, available in multiple formats for in-person and virtual learning. | | Are You Up for a Challenge? | | Audience: Multidisciplinary Student Teams Enrolled at Minority Serving Institutions Informational Webinars: Sept. 3 at 12:30 p.m. EDT Notice of Intent Deadline: Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. EDT The Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Innovation and Tech Transfer Idea Competition is a spinoff challenge established to develop new ideas for commercialization of NASA technology. Teams choose one NASA technology from a provided list and submit concept papers using challenge guidelines. Up to eight teams will be selected to participate in a virtual immersion experience through NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. One team will be selected to receive funding for prototype development and attend an additional immersion experience at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California. | | Join the NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development | | Audience: Students Ages 13+ Event Date: Sept. 8 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, software developer Kurt Leucht will discuss his work on lunar exploration projects and how robots that behave like ants could work as a team to find needed resources. Watch the live event and ask your questions about pursuing careers in STEM. | | Opportunities With Our Partners | | Audience: Educators, Parents, Caregivers and Students in Grades 9-12 Registration Deadline: Nov. 5 at 11:59 p.m. EST The Conrad Challenge offers a unique opportunity to a global community of students to collaborate and innovate virtually. Participants become entrepreneurial problem-solvers, addressing challenging social, scientific and societal issues through creativity and critical thinking. Teams of two to five students, ages 13-18, are invited to register and submit their investor pitches. Visit the challenge website, or follow @ConradChallenge on social media, to learn more. | |
Are you looking for NASA STEM materials to support your curriculum?
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: | | | | | | |
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