Make a STEM Connection: World Environment Day and World Oceans Day | | Celebrated on Monday, June 5, World Environment Day encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment.
Explore key concepts about Earth science, missions, and climate change with "NASA's Earth Minute" videos. | | Dive into the World Oceans Day celebration on Thursday, June 8.
Hop into a submarine and learn about ocean currents with the Go With the Flow game.
| | More Earth Science Data Resources to Explore | | Audience: All educators
Are you looking for phenomena-based learning opportunities that use NASA Earth science data? Check out NASA Worldview to see events happening in the Earth System in near-real time to feature in your lesson plans. Using NASA Worldview, you can explore our home planet to see hurricanes forming, wildfires spreading, icebergs drifting, and city lights illuminating. Learn how to interactively explore and visualize over 1,000 NASA Earth science satellite imagery layers, many of which are available within hours, even minutes, and dating back 20 years. You can also explore stories that go step-by-step through the development of these phenomena over time. | | Audience: Earth and data science educators
Are you searching for resources to inject authentic data into your lessons? Check out NASA Data Pathfinders to learn about data resources for your next lesson or unit. With topics ranging from greenhouse gases to sea level change, Data Pathfinders guide users through the process of selecting application-specific datasets and learning how to use Earth science data through intuitive tools, facilitating equal and open access to the breadth of NASA Earth science data. | | Coming Up Later This Month | | | | Mark your calendar to stay up to date with these upcoming events to make timely STEM connections!
| | Audience: K-12 educators Event Date: Thursday, June 8, at 7 p.m. EDT NASA works closely with industry partners Boeing and SpaceX to achieve safe, reliable, and cost-effective access to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit. Crew safety is paramount, and parachute testing provides valuable data. In this webinar, participants will explore Next Gen STEM activities that engage students as they use critical thinking skills to design, create, and test parachute ideas to safely land an egg, or eggstronaut. Attendees will gain access to instructional slideshows, videos, and links to standards-aligned resources. | | Audience: Educators, parents, caregivers, and students in high school and college Event Date: Thursday, June 8, at 8:30 p.m. EDT Artemis III astronauts will land on a fascinatingly cold and rugged terrain in the lunar south polar region. Join Lunar and Planetary Institute Principal Scientist Dr. David Kring for a discussion of this unique environment and what astronauts may encounter as they traverse this unexplored region. Click here to learn more about this hybrid presentation that will be hosted in-person and online. | | Audience: Leaders with a passion for innovation and open science Application Deadline: Thursday, June 15 NASA International Space Apps Challenge is in search of Local Leads for 2023. Local Leads work alongside NASA and the Space Apps Global Organizing Team to organize the Space Apps Challenge for a specific city or town. This includes planning a virtual or in-person local event, supporting local participants, and coordinating local sponsors, judges, and community members. Local Leads get the opportunity to join a global community from 160+ countries/territories and serve as thought leaders in their space, tech, innovation, and creative communities. | | Audience: Students at accredited U.S. colleges and universities Proposal Deadline: Thursday, June 22 NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate seeks proposals for new aeronautics ideas/concepts relevant to NASA aeronautics. Selected teams will receive grants for their projects and be responsible for raising a modest amount of cost-share funds through a crowdfunding platform. The process of creating and preparing a crowdfunding campaign acts as a teaching accelerator, requiring students to develop entrepreneurial skills. | | Opportunities With Our Partners | | Event Dates: Wednesday, June 7, and Thursday, June 8 | | Notice of Intent Due Thursday, June 22 | | |
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: | | | | | | |
