Thank you, teachers, for all you do to help students find their place in space. Your dedication to inspiring the next generation of innovators and explorers is out of this world.
Find new ways to foster wonder and creativity in the classroom with these STEM resources: | | Search by grade level, subject, or keywords to find lessons and more. | | Turn the wonder of the latest NASA news and events into real-world engagement in STEM. | | See astronaut Q&A sessions with students, science demonstrations, and more. | | Visit the NASA Kids' Club to play games, read about the current space station crew, and more for students in grades K-4.
NASA Space Place has fun games, hands-on activities, informative articles, and engaging short videos for upper-elementary students. | | 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. Browse data sets, standards-aligned lessons, events, and activities to bring authentic science to the classroom. | | Tune in live to watch in-flight education downlinks between students on Earth and astronauts orbiting 250 miles above in space. Students will ask questions of NASA astronauts living and working on the International Space Station.
Upcoming Downlinks: | | Tuesday, May 14, at 12:10 p.m. EDT TRiO Upward Bound Program at Pima Community College Tucson, Arizona
Thursday, May 16, at 11:40 a.m. EDT New York Hall of Science Corona, New York
| | Tuesday, May 21, at 11 a.m. EDT The Links, Inc. Washington, D.C.
Times are tentative, and sessions are virtual. | | | Want to host an in-flight education downlink at your school or organization?
NASA Next Gen STEM is accepting proposals for U.S.-based education organizations to host a downlink during Expedition 72, which runs September 2024 to March 2025. In-flight education downlinks are 20-minute live video Q&A opportunities for students and educators to interact with astronauts aboard the station.
Applications are due Tuesday, May 21.
Learn more during a virtual Q&A session on Monday, May 13, at 10 a.m. EDT. | | In the latest STEMonstration episode, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen explores the science of momentum and impulse. Learn how momentum plays a part in why astronauts appear weightless in space and how it relates to life on the International Space Station. Get an insider look at how astronauts measure mass using momentum with the Space Linear Acceleration Mass Measurement Device. In the corresponding classroom connection, students will conduct a hands-on exploration of momentum by performing a drop test with three different kinds of balls on three different types of surfaces. Click here to explore more STEMonstrations and activities. | | Educator Professional Development | | Audience: Elementary school educators (formal classroom educators only) Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 22 Class Date: Wednesday, June 5
Elementary educators are invited to get certified to bring authentic astromaterial samples, housed in six-inch clear Lucite disks, to their classrooms. Each meteorite sample disk contains six different types of meteorite samples. Each lunar sample disk contains three lunar rocks and three lunar regolith samples collected by Apollo astronauts. The certification class will be held in-person at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. All participants must be U.S. citizens and employed by a public school or qualified private school. | | Audience: Members of the academic community Feedback Submission Deadline: Monday, May 13 NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) is refining its strategy for prioritizing technology investments, evolving into a stronger and more resilient national tech base for civil space. STMD’s new annual process gathers feedback from the American aerospace community about their most pressing shortfalls, or identified technology areas requiring further development to meet future exploration, science, and other mission needs. The technology shortfall prioritization process will produce an integrated list of national space technology priorities, which will help guide STMD projects and investments. Click here to review the initial list of technology shortfalls and register here to provide your valuable feedback. | | Deadline: Thursday, June 6 NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) is accepting proposals to create engineering-centric experiences to significantly broaden the range of underrepresented/underserved students entering into engineering disciplines and fields. MUREP INCLUDES seeks MSIs to assemble and lead a coalition of partners to mitigate existing barriers that students encounter when considering and pursuing engineering degrees. Successful MUREP INCLUDES proposals will be funded as multi-year cooperative agreements with a three-year period of performance. Please see the full Appendix 11: MUREP INCLUDES for more details. | | Opportunities With Our Partners | | Event Date: Tuesday, June 11, at 2 p.m. EDT | | Event Date: Saturday, June 22, 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. EDT | | Online Course Begins Sept. 7 | |
Are you looking for NASA STEM materials to support your curriculum?
Find NASA science resources for your classroom. Explore a digital catalog of Earth and space science resources for educators of all levels — from elementary to college, to out-of-school programs. https://science.nasa.gov/learn/catalog
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: | | | | | | |
