 | Register to be NASA’s virtual guest for the launch and receive notifications of interaction opportunities, stay informed with up-to-date resources, and receive a stamp for your virtual guest passport following launch. | | | | Celebrate the mission with the LCRD STEM Launch Kit featuring STEM activities, videos, and printable resources.
| | | | Computer Science Education Week is Dec. 6-10. This annual event seeks to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity in computer science education and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and partners to the field. | | Audience: K-12 Educators, Parents and Students Live Show Dates: Dec. 6-10 at 1 p.m. EST
During Computer Science Education Week (Dec 6-10), join Tynker for daily CodeLab Live sessions featuring NASA subject matter experts. Get up to speed on Tynker’s space-themed “NASA’s Return to the Moon” coding adventures and learn about the NASA Artemis missions that will land the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface. Teachers can join live to have Tynker run the Hour of Code for them. RSVP here. | | professional development hours. | | Audience: Educators and Students in Grades 6-12 Event Date: Dec. 8 at Noon EST Join NASA Aeronautics for the first in a series of virtual classroom events. Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Academy is an online learning opportunity lead by a NASA subject matter expert. Learn about AAM principles with hands-on STEM activities.
This month, explore a coding activity that challenges students to create a program that simulates a package delivery drone flying to a delivery location, dropping off a package, and returning. Click here to register. | | Audience: Formal and Informal Educators, Parents, and Caregivers Webinar Date: Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. EST How can data and maps work together to tell a story? Join the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) program for a professional development webinar for teachers and citizen scientists to find out. Dr. Michael Jabot will share the story maps tell using data from GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Photo Challenge and StoryMaps. Explore ways to use these free online data and tools with your students or projects. Click here to register. | | Audience: Students Ages 13+ Event Date: Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. EST
Join the NASA STEM Stars team for a special episode featuring participants from the NASA SPARX competition. Challenge participants learned how NASA is preparing to return astronauts to the Moon with the Artemis missions. They explored the engineering design process and what Artemis astronauts will need to live and work on the lunar surface. This live event will feature a NASA expert answering students’ questions and will showcase student work from the SPARX competition. | | NASA Opportunities for Higher Education | | Audience: Tribal Colleges and Universities, Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions, and Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, as identified by the U.S. Department of Education Pre-proposal Teleconference: Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. EST Proposal Deadline: Feb. 15, 2022, 11:59 p.m. EST
NASA's Office of STEM Engagement is seeking proposals from eligible U.S. minority-serving institutions to develop STEM ecosystems through the creation of co-designed STEM engagement activities that focus on building connections between indigenous communities and NASA. Awards will be made up to a maximum of $250,000/year for three years. Click here for full proposal details and information on how to join the pre-proposal teleconference. | | Audience: Upcoming Junior/Senior Undergraduate Students and Recent Graduates Application Deadline: Jan. 10, 2022, at 8 p.m. EST
NASA’s Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) is a challenging 10-week experience that pairs students with renowned NASA scientists and engineers working on cutting-edge bioscience research. SLSTP Summer 2022 will include Ames Space Biology-related projects ranging from synthetic biology to bioinformatics to machine learning and spaceflight experiments. Applicants must be U.S. citizens ages 18 or older in high academic standing (GPA of 3.2 or higher). Due to the pandemic, the 2022 internship will be held virtually. Up to 10 interns will be selected to work with individual mentors on a space biology research project. | | Opportunities With Our Partners | | Event Date: Dec. 9 at 3:30 p.m. EST | | Application Deadline: Dec. 10 | | Application Deadline: Feb. 15, 2022 | |
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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