Today, NASA pauses to remember those who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.
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On Jan. 24, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope successfully reached its final orbit around the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, or L2, nearly 1 million miles away from Earth.
Celebrate this mission milestone with STEM resources.
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Want to learn more about the engineering, science, and technology responsible for talking to astronauts and retrieving data from the Moon and beyond? Explore the challenges faced by communications engineers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, with this quick, fun quiz for students ages 13 and older.
Test your knowledge as a class, assign a quiz to students individually, or arrange a team competition. | | Audience: STEM Educators Virtual Demonstration: Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. EST NASA invites educators to check out and provide input into its first online community of practice for STEM educators. CONNECTS (Connecting Our NASA Network of Educators for Collaborating Together in STEM) is an online platform where new and experienced professionals in STEM education can join discussions, share best practices, learn about the latest events and opportunities at NASA, and download free STEM products available by topic or grade level. | | Audience: Formal and Informal Educators, Parents, and Caregivers Webinar Date: Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. EST Join the GLOBE Partnership at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia for an overview of two new GLOBE resources related to clouds: “Cloud Types featuring NASA GLOBE CLOUD GAZE” and “Clouds and Energy Budget.” These one-week pacing guides provide a five-day sequence of activities for grades 3-12. Webinar attendees will explore implementation strategies including how to use the GLOBE Observer app to make and submit cloud observations. Click here to register. | | Audience: Parents, Caregivers, and High School Students Event Date: Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. EST The Lunar and Planetary Institute is pleased to offer a free virtual program for high school students and their families. In this webinar, participants will explore multidisciplinary careers in planetary science and the different ways to get involved in this exciting and growing field.
Join the session to hear from experts, ask questions, and begin planning your future. | | Audience: Rural U.S. Educators Webinar Date: Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. EST Join NASA’s Science Mission Directorate for a monthly series that connects rural educators to resources, networking, and professional development opportunities. This month’s webinar will focus on the NASA Neurodiversity Network, a project that develops resources and internships for youth on the autism spectrum. Special guests Dr. Lynn Cominsky and Dr. Ariana Riccio will discuss the project and share ways to better support your neurodiverse learners. Click here to register to attend. | | Congratulations to the 57 teams selected in NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge. Winning teams include more than 600 middle and high school students from 37 states and territories. Check out their outstanding experiments, addressing topics such as mitigating space dust, futuristic farming, and grinding up the perfect cup of coffee in space. The winning teams will each receive $1,500 to build their experiments and an assigned spot to test them in early 2023 on a NASA-sponsored suborbital rocket flight operated by Blue Origin or UP Aerospace, or a high-altitude balloon flight from Raven Aerostar. | | Opportunities With Our Partners | | Application Deadline: Jan. 31 | | Nomination Deadline: Feb. 7 at 5 p.m. EST | | Event Date: Feb. 11 at 11 a.m. EST | |
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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