NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for June 23, 2022

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

‌ ‌ ‌ Outdoor Fun With NASA STEM Summer is here! Celebrate by getting outside and exploring STEM with fun, hands-on NASA activities. Use Energy From the Sun to Make S'mores Design and Launch a Straw Rocket Collect Data for a Citizen Science Project Spot the Space Station From Your Backyard Make a Cloud Mobile Create Handprint Art With the Sun Click here to find even more NASA STEM activities and resources. Sally Ride EarthKAM Mission Sally Ride EarthKAM is a free STEM educational program managed by the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The next Sally Ride EarthKAM mission will take place June 28 - July 1. 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. 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. NASA Astrobiology's Search for Life June 27 at 6 p.m. EDT Heat Waves and Air Temperature June 28 at 1 p.m. EDT Preparing for Entrepreneurs in Space June 29 at 7 p.m. EDT For a full list of upcoming webinars, click here. NASA Innovation Corps™ Pilot: Upcoming Informational Webinar Audience: Teams with at Least Three Members from Higher Education (two- to four-year institutions) or Nonprofit Institutions Informational Webinar: June 29 at 12 p.m. EDT Proposal Deadline: March 29, 2023 Contact: margaret.a.yancey@nasa.gov   Join us for an informational webinar about a new partnership with NASA’s Science and Space Technology Mission Directorates and the National Science Foundation that offers a pathway to participate in Innovation Corps (I-Corps)™. The NASA I-Corps™ Pilot aims to accelerate the transition of promising ideas from the lab to the marketplace while encouraging collaboration between academia and industry. The NASA I-Corps™ Pilot will support teams with access to training in innovation and entrepreneurship skills through a grant, up to $10K, and the opportunity to apply for additional funding, up to $40K.   Proposals may be submitted at any time through March 29, 2023, but applications will be reviewed in intervals on the following dates: July 22, 2022; Sept. 16, 2022; Nov. 17, 2022; and Jan 20, 2023.   Register here for the webinar hosted on June 29 at 12 p.m. EDT.  2022 Summer Series: BioSentinel – NASA’s First Biological Mission Beyond the Earth-Moon System Audience: Educators, Parents, and Students in High School and College Webinar Date: June 29 at 2 p.m. EDT Contact: arc-ocs@mail.nasa.gov   Join the NASA Ames Office of the Chief Scientist for the next webinar in the 2022 Summer Series.   One of the main challenges to deep space exploration is the unknown effect of the long-term exposure to galactic cosmic radiation and solar particle events outside of Earth’s magnetic field. Biologist Sergio Santa Maria will share an overview of the BioSentinel mission, the first small satellite designed to carry biology into deep space. Learn how this mission and the instrumentation were developed, and how the science will be performed in space.   Click here for the full list of upcoming seminars led by subject leaders spanning multiple subject areas including science, technology, and exploration. Opportunities With Our Partners Smithsonian Exploring Space Lecture: Earth, Exoplanets, and Everything in Between Event Date: June 29 at 8 p.m. EDT Confidence and Curiosity: Engaging Girls in Informal Science Online Workshop Begins July 25 National Park Service: Educational Materials and Resources for Educators Available Now 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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