NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for Aug. 11, 2022

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

‌ ‌ ‌ Blast Back to School With NASA STEM As a new school year begins, NASA STEM is here to help you put an aerospace spin on your lessons. Find resources to bring NASA missions to your students with videos, activities, standard-aligned lesson plans, and more. Artemis I STEM Learning Pathway Sign up to get 8 weeks of mission-related lessons and STEM resources. NASA STEM Search Find STEM lessons and resources by searching by grade level, subject, or keywords. STEMonstrations Let astronauts on the space station help you bring STEM concepts to life in the classroom. NASA CONNECTS offers users a chance to connect and collaborate with educators and NASA scientists, engineers, and other experts nationwide. Sign up today to access NASA resources, join groups focused on your interests, and gain access to exclusive events. Ready... set... learn with NASA Science. Launch into the school year with Learning and Educational Activities and Resources from NASA Science (LEARN Science). Browse by grade levels to discover ready-to-use science activities and resources.  Take a deep dive into STEM subjects with these STEM Toolkits filled with videos, activities, and standards-aligned lesson plans for grades K-12. Commercial Crew STEM Toolkit Sustainable Aviation STEM Toolkit James Webb Space Telescope Toolkit Sun STEM Toolkit Earth STEM Toolkit Moon STEM Toolkit NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) has partnered with Therapy Materials Vault (TMV) to create five new space communications-themed occupational therapy activities. These free activities are designed to help young learners reach their full potential by making fine-motor, social, emotional, and cognitive gains. Activities include “Cosmic Connect the Dots,” “Galactic Letter Writing,” “Stamp the Stars,” “Stylin’ in Space,” and “Spot the Difference in the Cosmos.” Professional Development Opportunities for K-12 and Informal Educators 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. Propeller Design Challenge Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. EDT Aeronaut-X: 3, 2, 1... Takeoff! Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. EDT Deep Space Communications Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. EDT For a full list of upcoming webinars, click here. Are You Up for a Challenge? NASA TechRise Student Challenge Audience: Educators, Students in Grades 6-12 Educator Workshop: Aug. 27 at 1 p.m. EDT Student Virtual Field Trip: Sept. 22 at Noon EDT Entry Deadline: Oct. 24 Contact: support@futureengineers.org   The NASA TechRise Student Challenge invites student teams to submit science and technology experiment ideas to fly on a high-altitude balloon. Students attending U.S. public, private, or charter schools – including those in U.S. territories – are challenged to team up with their schoolmates to design an experiment under the guidance of an educator. A total of 60 winning teams will be selected and awarded $1,500 to build their experiment and will receive an assigned spot on a high-altitude balloon and technical support from Future Engineers. 2023 BIG Idea Challenge: Lunar Forge – Producing Metal Products on the Moon Audience: Full-time undergraduate and graduate students and faculty at Space Grant-affiliated colleges/universities Notice of Intent Deadline: Sept. 30 Entry Deadline: Jan. 24, 2023 Contact: BigIdea@nianet.org   The 2023 Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge seeks proposals from student teams outlining technologies that will enable the production of lunar infrastructure from in-situ resource utilization-derived metals found on the Moon. Key products desired are storage vessels for liquids and gases, pipes, power cables, and supporting structures. Proposals can range from $50,000 to $180,000 and focus on any part of the product production pipeline* from prospecting to testing (*exclusions apply). This competition is sponsored by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate and the National Space Grant College Project, and managed by the National Institute of Aerospace.  Opportunities With Our Partners Space A.G.E. Mission Patch Contest Entry Deadline Extended to Oct. 15 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Registration Deadline: Oct. 26 at 5 p.m. EDT Subscribe to "The Watch" Newsletter from NOAA Planet Stewards 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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