NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for Nov. 16, 2023

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

‌ ‌ ‌ Celebrate 60 Years of the Deep Space Network When scientists and engineers want to communicate with spacecraft in deep space, they turn to the Deep Space Network, NASA’s international array of giant radio antennas. Next month marks the 60th anniversary of this communication network, and you can celebrate in your classroom with these new STEM resources. Decoding Space Images Grades 4-9 Exploring the Doppler Effect Grades 9-12 Learn more about the Deep Space Network with STEM Lessons for Educators and Activities for Students. Explore Jupiter’s Moon Europa With Hands-on Activities NASA’s Europa Clipper mission will travel 1.8 billion miles to explore Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa. Bring the excitement of the mission into the classroom with a trio of hands-on activities. Mapping Alien Worlds Grades 4-12 Discovering Alien Oceans: Density Grades 6-8 Discovering Alien Oceans: Magnetism Grades 8-12 Want to send your name to Europa? Click here to add your name to the “Message in a Bottle” campaign and create your own customizable souvenir artwork. Virtual Learning Opportunities Surprisingly STEM Career Exploration: Marine Biologists Audience: Educators of grades 2-6 Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Nov. 22 Webinar Date: Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. EST Contact: hq-virtual-engagements@mail.nasa.gov   Surprisingly STEM is a video series that highlights exciting and unexpected careers at NASA. Join us for a monthly live session with Q&A focused on a specific episode and related activity.   This month, dive into a discussion with Eric Reyier and Bonnie Ahr, biologists at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Find out how Eric and Bonnie work to protect and preserve the ecosystem surrounding the center and the endangered species that call it home. Learn how their ecological work contributes to the agency’s larger mission and how they personally ended up on a boat in the Florida wetlands doing exciting work for NASA. Spring 2024 NASA L’SPACE Program Audience: Undergraduate and graduate STEM students Application Deadline: Jan. 7, 2024 Contact: LSPACE@asu.edu   The NASA Lucy Student Pipeline Accelerator and Competency Enabler (L'SPACE) Program is a free, online, interactive program for students interested in pursuing a career with NASA or other space organizations.   L'SPACE consists of two academies: the Mission Concept Academy and the NASA Proposal Writing and Evaluation Experience Academy. Students may participate in one academy per semester. Each 12-week academy is designed to provide unique, hands-on learning and insight into the dynamic world of the space industry. Students can expect to learn NASA mission procedures and protocols from industry professionals as they collaborate with fellow team members to complete mission-related team projects. Are You Up for a Challenge? Power to Explore Student Challenge Audience: Students in grades K-12 Entry Deadline: Jan. 26, 2024 Contact: support@futureengineers.org   The Power to Explore Student Challenge invites K-12 students to dream up a new space mission powered by a Radioisotope Power System (RPS) to a destination with limited light. The writing contest is open to individual students attending U.S. public, private, charter, or home schools – including those in U.S. territories and schools operated by the U.S. for American personnel overseas. Forty-five semifinalists will receive an RPS prize pack, nine finalists will receive an exclusive virtual session with a NASA expert, and three winners will be awarded a trip for two to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. 2024 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition: Advancing Aviation for Natural Disasters Audience: U.S. citizens who are undergraduate/graduate students at accredited U.S. colleges and universities Submission Deadline: Feb. 27, 2024 Contact: BlueSkies@nianet.org   As climate change increasingly influences the frequency and severity of natural disasters on a global scale, NASA Aeronautics seeks to crowdsource aviation-related systems and technology applications to help prepare for natural disasters, lessen their impacts, and speed recovery efforts. Through the 2024 Blue Skies Competition, teams of two to six students will conceptualize high potential systems that can be applied to one phase of management for a chosen type of natural disaster by 2035. Finalist teams will receive an $8,000 stipend to participate in the 2024 Blue Skies Forum at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, in May 2024. Winners are eligible for NASA Aeronautics internships in the academic year following the competition. Opportunities With Our Partners Summer Research Team Program For Minority Serving Institutions – Faculty 2024 Application Deadline: Dec. 29 at  11:59 p.m. EST Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring Nomination Period Open Now Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: Teacher Resources Video Playlist Available Online 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/learning-resources/search/. Find NASA science resources for your classroom. The NASA Science Activation (SciAct) program connects diverse learners of all ages with science in ways that activate minds and promote a deeper understanding of our world and beyond. https://science.nasa.gov/learn 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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