NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for Feb. 10, 2022

Check out the latest NASA opportunities for educators, students and families.

‌ ‌ ‌ Make a STEM Connection to Global Temperature Last month, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that 2021 was tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest year on record. Collectively, the past eight years are the warmest years since modern recordkeeping began in 1880. These annual temperature reports are part of the global temperature record that tells scientists how much and where our planet has been warming.   Interested in exploring this data with your grade 5-12 students? My NASA Data's Earth System Data Explorer lets you access global air temperature data with your class. Grades K-5 Guide to Climate Change for Kids Grades 5-12 Graphing Global Temperature Trends Grades 9-12 Future Temperature Projections Unit STEM Webinars for Educators, Parents, Caregivers, and Students Join the NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for educator professional development webinars. Attendees earn a certificate that can be submitted for professional development hours. Explore Solar System and Beyond: Comets Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. EST X-plane Glider Design Challenge Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. EST To the Moon With Artemis Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. EST For a full list of upcoming webinars, click here. Lunar and Planetary Institute’s Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series: Exploring Distant Worlds Audience: Educators, Parents, Caregivers, and Students in High School and College Event Date: Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. EST Contact: education@lpi.usra.edu   Join the Lunar and Planetary Institute for a free, public webinar about the search for exoplanets and how NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will observe these distant worlds. This webinar will be presented by Dr. Susan Mullally, deputy project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope at the Space Telescope Science Institute. Opportunities for Graduate Students and Early Career Scientists and Engineers Call for Abstracts: 73rd International Astronautical Congress Audience: Full-time U.S. Graduate Students Attending U.S. Universities Submission Deadline: Feb. 21 Contact: abstract@nasaprs.com   NASA seeks abstracts from actively enrolled students interested in presenting at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress being held Sept. 18-22, in Paris, France. NASA's participation is an ongoing effort to continue to bridge NASA with the international astronautical and space communities.   NASA requests that students who submit abstracts to the International Astronautical Foundation (IAF) website also submit their abstracts to the NASA website by Feb. 21 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Only abstracts selected by the IAF will be considered for selection by NASA.   Please check the IAF website regularly to get the latest updates on the Technical Programme, as well as updates related to COVID-19 and any related restrictions. NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowships Audience: Graduate Students and Ph.D. Scientists Application Deadline: March 1 at 6 p.m. EST Contact: npp@orau.org   The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers early career and senior scientists one- to three-year fellowships with NASA scientists and engineers. Opportunities relate to missions in Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics, engineering, human exploration and space operations, astrobiology, and science management. Applicants must have completed a doctorate or an equivalent degree before beginning the fellowship, but they may apply while completing degree requirements. NASA SCoPE Seed Grant Opportunity Audience: Scientists and Engineers, Including Graduate Students, Postdocs, and Those Early in Their Careers Application Deadline: March 31 Contact: Sina.Kirk@asu.edu   The NASA Science Mission Directorate Community of Practice for Education (NASA SCoPE) is offering seed grants to develop or participate in NASA science communications activities. As part of NASA’s Science Activation 2.0 Education and Community Outreach Program (SciAct), grant recipients will collaborate with a SciAct Team to bring the results of their NASA-funded research to the public. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and preference will be given to early career professionals and those from underrepresented communities. Click here for full details. Opportunities With Our Partners Lunar Habitat and Technology Design Competition Audience: Students in Grades 6-8 Registration Deadline: Feb. 14 Teams of middle school students are invited to compete in the Spring 2022 New Worlds Await You (NWAY) Lunar Habitat and Technology Design Competition, sponsored by the WEX Foundation in partnership with NASA. The NWAY program is challenging students to design and build a 3D model of a habitat located in a lunar lava tube. A technology-focused project is also available for teams who want to create new technologies for lunar exploration. Registration is open now, and team entries are due in April.  Sally Ride EarthKAM Mission Audience: K-12 and Informal Educators, Parents, and Caregivers Mission Dates: Feb. 15-18   Sally Ride EarthKAM is a free STEM educational program managed by the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. EarthKAM allows students to take images of Earth from space using a camera aboard the International Space Station. Use EarthKAM as a teaching tool to study subjects ranging from geography to art to meteorology. Visit the website for details and to register to participate. Want to subscribe to get this message delivered to your inbox each Thursday? Sign up for the NASA EXPRESS newsletter at https://www.nasa.gov/stem/express. 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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