NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for Aug. 8, 2024

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

Blast Back to School With NASA As a new school year begins, NASA's Office of STEM Engagement is here to help put an out-of-this-world spin on your lessons. Bring NASA missions to your students with videos, activities, standard-aligned lesson plans, and more. Not sure where to find NASA resources? Click here to learn how to navigate NASA's STEM websites and find the perfect hands-on activity, video demonstration, or artifact to enhance your lessons. Bring in a NASA expert to inspire your students. NASA Engages connects you with volunteers in the NASA workforce who can share their expertise with your classroom, school, or community group. STEMonstrations Let astronauts on the space station help you bring STEM concepts to life in the classroom. NASA STEM Resource Search Engine Search by grade level, subject, or keywords to find lessons and more. Teachable Moments Turn the wonder of the latest NASA news and events into real-world engagement in STEM. Visit the NASA Kids' Club to play games, read about the current space station crew, see cool pictures of NASA missions, and more for students in grades K-4. Check out the NASA STEM YouTube Channel to see astronaut Q&A sessions with students, science demonstrations, STEM career profiles, and more. Virtual Learning Opportunities Beyond STEM: Exploring Diverse Internship Paths at NASA Audience: High school and college students Event Date: Thursday, Aug. 8, at 4 p.m. EDT Contact: michelle.l.bogden@nasa.gov   Join NASA internship specialists for a virtual event tailored to students of non-STEM majors, featuring current and former NASA interns. Learn about the vibrant and diverse next generation STEM workforce at NASA, gain insights into the NASA internships program, hear first-hand experiences from NASA interns, and ask questions during a Q&A session. Click here to register. Get Ready to GOES for the School Year With Virtual Visits Are you interested in enhancing your Earth and space science lessons with STEM experts? Connect your students with the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-R Series) weather satellite program during a Virtual Visit.   Through the magic of virtual learning, participants can interact with experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 30- to 45-minute-long live programs to learn more about the GOES-R Series, the Western Hemisphere’s most sophisticated weather-observing and environmental monitoring system, and its benefits to daily life.   Virtual Visits are open to schools, museums, science centers, and other educational organizations to participate. For more information on Virtual Visits and how to register, please contact Senior Outreach Manager Erin McKinley at erin.e.mckinley@nasa.gov. Are You Up for a Challenge? NASA Space Place Art Challenge Audience: Artists ages 13 and under Entry Deadline: Saturday, Aug. 31 Contact: NASAKidsArt@jpl.nasa.gov   Later this year, the team behind NASA’s ASTHROS (Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths) mission will travel to Antarctica to launch a telescope attached to a giant balloon.   NASA Space Place wants to see your ideas of what it would be like to travel along as part of the team. Young artists are invited to learn about the mission, then use their imagination to create artwork representing their ideas. Selected artworks will travel to Antarctica for a photo with the mission team. NASA TechRise Student Challenge Audience: Educators and students in grades 6-12 Entry Deadline: Nov. 1 Contact: support@futureengineers.org   The NASA TechRise Student Challenge invites student teams to submit science and technology experiment ideas to fly on a high-altitude balloon. Students attending U.S. public, private, or charter schools – including those in U.S. territories – are challenged to team up to design an experiment under the guidance of an educator. A total of 60 winning teams will be selected and awarded $1,500 to build their experiment, receive an assigned spot on a high-altitude balloon flight, and get technical support from Future Engineers advisors. Opportunities With Our Partners You Belong in STEM Webinar: Inclusive Higher Education STEM Pathways Event Date: Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 1 p.m. EDT Earth Science Week 2024 Contests (Video, Photography, Visual Arts, Essay) Submission Deadline: October 18 Back to School Resources From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Available 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/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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