Have you ever dreamed about what it would be like to fly in space, land a rover on Mars, or make discoveries about faraway worlds?
In celebration of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, NASA is hosting a live virtual Q&A event with engineers Zakiya Tomlinson and Dr. Mamta Patel Nagaraja.
Join the Facebook Live event today at 6 p.m. EST to learn about their journeys into engineering and ask your question about what it's like to be an engineer. Stick around after the Q&A for a fun hands-on activity to make your very own Mars Ingenuity helicopter. | | On March 1, a new weather satellite called GOES-T is set to launch. GOES is short for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. GOES-T is part of a group of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) satellites that keep an eye on Earth’s weather from space.
Celebrate the launch with STEM resources and activities. | | professional development hours. | | Audience: Formal and Informal Educators, Parents, and Caregivers Webinar Date: March 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 trees: “Plant Phenology” and “Trees and the Carbon Cycle.” These one-week pacing guides provide a five-day sequence of activities for grades 4-12. Webinar attendees will explore implementation strategies including how to use the GLOBE Observer app to make and submit tree height and land cover observations.
| | Audience: Rural U.S. Educators of Students in Grades 3-12 Event Date: March 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 NASA eClips videos and resources that build STEM literacy through a NASA lens. Special guests Dr. Sharon Bowers, Joan Harper-Neely, and Betsy McAllister will discuss ways to engage your students with real-world connections to standards-based learning.
| | Audience: Speech Language Pathologists, Teachers, Parents, and Caregivers NASA Space Communications and Navigation has partnered with Therapy Materials Vault to create new space communications-themed speech therapy materials. These free materials have been designed to help every child reach their full potential by making social, emotional, and cognitive gains. Download the five activities here. | | | Audience: Middle School and High School Earth Science Teachers Application Deadline: March 4 Have you always wanted to work with NASA? Are you looking for a new challenge this summer? If your answers are “yes,” consider applying to be a virtual intern with My NASA Data this summer and assist with the development of Earth science education resources. Educators with experience teaching about air quality and/or Earth’s energy budget using Next Generation Science Standard are preferred. | | Audience: All Educators Event Dates: Multiple Sessions Through April 2022 Take your students on a virtual field trip with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. As NASA’s premier X-ray telescope, Chandra gives us a powerful tool to investigate energetic regions of the universe, from black holes to exploding stars, colliding galaxies, and more. Get a backstage pass to Chandra’s Operations Control Center, tour the Chandra spacecraft through virtual reality, and take a virtual trip to some exploding stars in our own galaxy. Sessions are available through early April, but spots fill up quickly.
| | Audience: Leaders With a Passion for Innovation and Technology Application Deadline: June 15 NASA International Space Apps Challenge is in search of Local Leads for 2022. Local Leads work alongside NASA and the Space Apps Global Organizing Team to organize the event for a specific city or town by planning and hosting the virtual or hybrid event, supporting local participants, and coordinating local sponsors, judges, and community members. Local Leads get the opportunity to join a community and collaborate with volunteers in 160+ countries/territories and serve as thought leaders in their city’s space, tech, innovation, and creative communities. | | Opportunities With Our Partners | |
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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