NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for June 27, 2024

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

NOTE: The NASA EXPRESS is taking a holiday break. The next newsletter will be sent on Thursday, July 11. Have a safe and happy July 4th week! Outdoor Fun With NASA STEM Summer is here! Celebrate by getting outside and exploring STEM with fun, hands-on NASA activities. Design, Build, and Launch a Foam Rocket Collect Data for a Citizen Science Project Create a Sundial and Tell Time With the Sun Learn About Clouds and Make a Mobile Use Energy From the Sun to Make S'mores Make Handprint Art Using Ultraviolet Light Click here to find even more NASA STEM activities and resources. Slow the Summer Slide With NASA STEM Are you looking for ways to slow the summer slide or simply beat back boredom with fun options to keep young minds active? NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement has pulled together a collection of hands-on activities and interesting resources to set students up for a stellar summer vacation. Online Learning Opportunities NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission “10 in 10” Webinar Series Audience: All educators, students, and caregivers Next Event Date: Thursday, July 11, at 8 p.m. EDT Contact: dorian.w.janney@nasa.gov   Join NASA’s GPM mission team for a series of webinars to celebrate 10 years of Earth observations that have helped us better understand our water cycle, improving life around the globe.   In the next webinar of the series, find out how Earth-observing satellites are able to measure precipitation, temperature, and other weather variables from space. Learn about remote sensing and gain an understanding of how and why we use satellites to help us observe and protect our home planet. Click here to register to attend. Informational Webinar: Europa Clipper – Seeking Life on Jupiter’s Icy Moon Audience: All educators, students, and STEM enthusiasts Webinar Date: Tuesday, July 23, at noon EDT Contact: robert.f.lasalvia@nasa.gov In October 2024, NASA is sending a mission to explore an ocean on another world. Europa, a moon of Jupiter, has a global ocean of liquid water under an icy surface. The Europa Clipper mission will orbit Jupiter, making several close approaches to Europa, to collect data on its geology and chemistry and determine whether there are places below Europa’s surface that could support life.   Join this informational webinar to learn more about the mission and NASA’s plans for student and public engagement. Click here to register. More Ways to Get Involved NASA Space Place Art Challenge Audience: Artists ages 13 and under Entry Deadline: Wednesday, July 31 Contact: NASAKidsArt@jpl.nasa.gov   If you were sending commands from Earth to a faraway spacecraft or a robotic rover on another planet, what would you tell it to do? NASA Space Place wants to see your ideas! Young artists are invited to learn about NASA’s Deep Space Network and then use their imagination to create artwork representing their deep space communication ideas.   Click here to get started.  Opportunities With Our Partners Create Virtual Field Trips: Infiniscope "Tour It 101" Training Next Session Dates: Monday, July 8, and Wednesday, July 10  2024 Smithsonian National Education Summit (Online and in Washington, D.C.) Event Dates: Tuesday, July 16 - Thursday, July 18 My Favorite Things: K-12 Teacher Lesson Plan Competition Entry Deadline: Wednesday, July 31 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. Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email 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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