Celebrate Women’s History Month with NASA as we pay tribute to the female scientists, engineers, astronauts, and leaders who continue to pave the way for future generations of explorers.
Visit NASA Women in STEM to find inspirational stories of trailblazers and innovators. Check out the sites below for more activities and resources. | | This year, the Artemis I mission will send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft thousands of miles beyond the Moon – farther than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown. Are you looking to share the excitement of Artemis with your STEM learners?
Leading up to launch, NASA’s Artemis I STEM Learning Pathway will provide weekly newsletters filled with STEM resources and ready-to-use content. Each week’s resources can be used individually or in combination to create a lesson plan tied to the learning series’ weekly theme. Are you ready to sign up? Click here to register and select the “Artemis I STEM Learning Pathway” add-on option. | | professional development hours. | | Audience: Formal and Informal Educators, Parents, and Caregivers Webinar Date: March 10 at 2 p.m. EST Join the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) program for a professional development webinar for educators and citizen scientists. Learn how improperly discarded automobile tires provide refuge for mosquitoes and create artificial habitats that support mosquito populations. Find out how data from the GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper app is being used to help clean up the areas burdened with these unwanted mosquito sanctuaries, and how you can take part in the upcoming Spare Tire Blitz. Click here to register to attend. | | Are You Up for a Challenge? | | Audience: U.S. Students in Grades 7-12, Educators, Parents, and Caregivers Entry Deadline: April 11 From bacterial cell growth to the human immune system, everything works a little differently in space. Working individually or in teams, students are asked to design a DNA experiment that addresses challenges in space travel and deep space exploration. One winning experiment will be launched to the International Space Station, where it will be carried out by astronauts. Participation is free and does not require specialized equipment. | | Audience: K-12 Students Proposal Deadline: April 13 NASA invites students to learn more about the Radioisotope Power Systems that provide energy to explore at the extremes of our solar system. Students are challenged to write an essay about how those systems inspire them, and to think about their own special power and how it motivates them. The challenge is open to K-12 students at public, private, and home schools. | | Audience: Students, Faculty, and Staff at Accredited U.S. Colleges and Universities Submission Deadline: April 25 NASA’s Air Traffic Management Digital Information Platform seeks better algorithms for predicting future airport configurations using real-time data sources like air traffic and weather. Advances in this technology can help support critical decisions, reduce costs, conserve energy, and mitigate delays across the national airspace network. Winners will share a prize purse of $40,000. | | Audience: Academic Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and Innovators Ages 18+ Registration Deadline: May 5 Do you have a sensing system that could identify terrain hazards in the dark and help spacecraft land safely on the Moon? The Nighttime Precision Landing Challenge No. 1 invites applicants to submit proposals for sensing systems that can detect hazards from an altitude of 250 meters or higher and process the data in real time to help spacecraft land safely in the dark. Up to three winners may receive awards of up to $650,000 each to build their payloads, as well as the opportunity to test their technologies on a suborbital flight at no additional cost. | | In this new STEMonstration episode, students are invited to watch as astronauts demonstrate how their bodies adapt to living and working aboard the International Space Station. Learn how the vestibular system supports our perception of motion, spatial orientation, and balance. The Classroom Connection released with this video enables students to explore the vestibular system, experiment with their own spatial orientation, and compare their results with those of the astronauts aboard the space station. To watch this STEMonstration and conduct the corresponding activity, visit the STEM on Station website. | | 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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