NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for Oct. 27, 2022

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

‌ ‌ ‌ NASA CONNECTS: CONNECT-ing STEM Swap In preparation for National STEM Day, NASA CONNECTS community of practice will host a "STEM Swap" during its monthly CONNECT-ing Hour. During this time, CONNECTS members are invited to share STEM activities they have successfully implemented in their classrooms. Check out the CONNECT-ing group to learn more and share your favorite STEM resource!   Join the CONNECT-ing STEM Swap TODAY, Oct. 27, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. EDT, and collect more exciting STEM lessons to use on National STEM Day and beyond.   Not a member of NASA’s new online community of practice? Click here to join CONNECTS to stay up to date on the latest NASA resources, collaborate with educators, and gain access to exclusive events! Celebrate Halloween Safely With NASA Share your space-themed costume, carve a pumpkin like a NASA engineer, and discover mysterious locations throughout the solar system and beyond. Journey to the most frightful corners of the cosmos. Whip up a DIY Halloween costume – NASA Space Technology style. Carve an out-of-this world pumpkin. – James Webb Space Telescope Templates – NASA Goddard Pumpkin Stencils – NASA Climate Kids Stencils – Create a Halloween Pumpkin Like a NASA Engineer Tour a Galaxy of Horrors. Decorate with  posters of cosmic frights. Make a STEM Connection: Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) On Nov. 1, NASA and NOAA are set to launch the JPSS-2 mission to collect data to improve weather forecasts, helping scientists predict and prepare for extreme weather events and climate change. Launching with JPSS-2 is LOFTID, a technology demonstration to test an inflatable heat shield’s ability to slow down and survive re-entry. Similar technology could one day be used to land humans and large robotic missions on Mars. Click here to join the launch watch party and check out these resources to make a STEM connection in your classroom. Engineering Lesson Plan: Design and Test a Drag Device Video – LOFTID Sixty-Second Science: The LOFTID Mission Coloring Page: Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator 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. Sustainable Aviation at NASA Aeronautics Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. EDT Choosing a Landing Site Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. EDT Virtual Learning and Digital Badging Nov. 3 at 5 p.m. EDT For a full list of upcoming webinars, click here. Virtual Events for the STEM Community Webinar: 3D Thursdays for Rural Educators – James Webb Space Telescope and DART Mission Audience: Rural educators in the U.S. Event Date: Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. EDT Contact: rachael.arens@ops.org   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 two exciting space science missions: the James Webb Space Telescope and the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission. Special guests Dr. Christopher Britt and Yesenia Perez will discuss the innovative space technologies behind these missions and ways you can use them to excite students. Click here to register to attend. Lunar and Planetary Institute’s Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series: In-Person and Online Event – Apollo 16 and 17 Retrospective Audience: Educators, parents, caregivers, and students in high school and college Event Date: Nov. 3 at 8:30 p.m. EDT Contact: education@lpi.usra.edu Join the Lunar and Planetary Institute for a presentation hosted by Dr. Walter Kiefer, associate director of the Lunar and Planetary Institute. During this event, Dr. Kiefer will look back on the scientific success of the Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 missions. Topics of discussion will include how astronauts conducted geology on the Moon’s surface, why those missions’ landing sites were selected, and what we’ve learned from the lunar samples collected by astronauts. The event will be held at the Lunar Planetary Institute in Houston and will be streamed live on the LPI YouTube channel. Opportunities to Get Involved Sally Ride EarthKAM Mission Audience: K-12 and informal educators, parents, and caregivers Mission Dates: Nov. 8-11 Contact: https://www.earthkam.org/contact   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. Virtual Spring Internship With My NASA Data Audience: Formal middle school and high school educators with experience teaching Earth science, environmental science, and/or Earth systems science Application Deadline: Nov. 12 Contact: angela.rizzi@nasa.gov   My NASA Data seeks to fill a paid, virtual internship position to assist in the development of Earth science education resources for grades 3-12. These NASA assets will be aligned with current research-based education theory and practice. Applicants must have a degree in education, Earth science, or environmental science. Preference will be given to those who have experience using the Next Generation Science Standards and have curriculum development experience. Opportunities With Our Partners Strategies for Integrating Climate Science Into the Elementary Classroom With CLEAN Webinar Date: Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. EDT 2023 FAA Data Challenge – University Student Competition Expression of Interest Deadline: Nov. 6 2023 Department of Energy Scholars Program Application Deadline: Jan. 23, 2023 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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