NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for Sept. 19, 2024

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

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we're excited to spotlight the amazing achievements and contributions of Hispanic Americans to NASA's missions. Explore the NASA Hispanic Heritage Month Image Gallery to be inspired by the Hispanic and Latin American members of the NASA workforce helping to push the boundaries of research and exploration. Bring the celebration to your classroom with NASA STEM resources. Find Spanish-language lesson plans and activities in the NASA STEM Search and explore the resources and websites below. NASA STEM Resources Productos de STEM en español K-4 Activities and More NASA Space Place en español GLOBE Resources Top Five English-Spanish Resources About Clouds Spanish-language NASA Podcast Universo curioso de la NASA Graphic Novel Series Go on a Lunar Adventure With 'First Woman' (Available in English and Spanish) Space Station Research Resources Recursos en español de investigación y tecnología  For more updates, click the icons to the right for NASA en español on social media. Virtual Learning Opportunities GLOBE Observer Connect Audience: Formal and informal educators, parents, and caregivers Webinar Date: Thursday, Sept. 19, at noon EDT Contact: brian.a.campbell@nasa.gov   Climate change is happening both locally and globally. You can see these changes in your own backyard by tracking the timing of leaf color in the autumn and bud out in the spring.   This September through December, students across North America and Europe are working together using GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Observer resources to document seasonal changes. Join GLOBE Observer Trees lead Brian Campbell for a virtual event featuring a live conversation about GLOBE student research campaigns and how you can get involved. Click here to register. My NASA Data Webinar Series Audience: STEM educators of grades 3-12 Next Webinar Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. EDT Contact: barbie.buckner@nasa.gov   Join My NASA Data for a series of professional development webinars spotlighting tools and resources to enhance Earth science learning. Dive into the features and educational materials available through the My NASA Data website and learn how to seamlessly integrate them into your classroom.   This month, take “A Deep Dive Into Data Visualization” and discover the recently updated Earth System Data Explorer, a powerful tool for visualizing and analyzing NASA’s extensive Earth science data.   Click here to register for this webinar and explore future webinar topics. Are You Up for a Challenge? App Development Challenge Audience: Middle and high school students and educators Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Contact: JSC-ADC@mail.nasa.gov   NASA’s App Development Challenge (ADC) introduces middle and high school student teams to topics, techniques, and technologies critical to the success of the agency’s Artemis program. In this year’s coding challenge, student teams will develop an app visualizing the Artemis II mission and displaying essential information for communication and navigation. During the challenge, teams will participate in live virtual connections with NASA subject matter experts to learn more about coding, app development, space communications, and navigation.   Visit the ADC website for more information and click here to register for the challenge. NASA Moon to Mars Architecture Art Challenge Audience: Artists of all ages worldwide Entry Deadline: Oct. 31 Contact: sarah.douglas@nasa.gov   NASA is looking for creative, artistic images to represent its Moon to Mars Architecture, the agency's roadmap for crewed exploration of deep space. Submissions are open to creatives of all ages and abilities from around the world. NASA may use submitted artwork to promote its architecture development effort and will give credit to all selected artists. Entries from artists over the age of 18 will be eligible for a portion of a $10,000 prize pool. Click here for full details. More Resources to Explore NASA eClips Newsletter: Engineer a Great School Year Audience: Educators of grades K-12   Fall back to school with the latest edition of the NASA eClips newsletter. Explore a host of resources to help engineer a great school year. Find videos and activities focused on comparing science and engineering practices. Try out two new Spotlite Design Challenges centered around climate change and Earth-observing satellites. And make class more colorful with a fun activity where learners work in groups to design their own mission patches. Data Science Learning Activity: Analyzing Proposed Mars Landing Sites Audience: Educators of grades 9-12   Challenge your students to explore potential landing sites on Mars with this standards-aligned, research-driven activity. Using Mars Trek, students will use authentic NASA data in the form of 3D maps and graphical data overlays to explore the Red Planet. After assessing data on a list of potential landing sites, student teams determine which site is most suitable to achieve mission priorities. Teams then present their findings and further explore the Mars Trek portal to find other potential landing sites.   Click here to download the activity and related resources. Opportunities With Our Partners World Space Week 2024: Space and Climate Change Dates: Friday, Oct. 4 - Thursday, Oct. 10 Solar Decathlon: Design Challenge Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 5 p.m. EDT U.S. Department of Energy – IBUILD: Innovation in Buildings Graduate Research Fellowship Application Deadline: Dec. 6 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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