NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for Dec. 12, 2024

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

NASA STEM Engagement New STEMonstration: Chemistry in Space Have you ever wondered what happens when chemistry meets microgravity? In the latest STEMonstration episode, NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson and Maynard Okereke discuss chemical reactions. Then, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick demonstrates a chemical reaction using an effervescent tablet to clean his retainer while living on the International Space Station.   Watch the video, then check out the classroom connection to guide students to use a chemical reaction to launch a model rocket.   Click here to explore more STEMonstrations and activities. K-12 Opportunities Summer Institute – LiftOff 2025: Flight Paths To Innovation Audience: Teachers of grades 5-12 Application Deadline: Friday, Dec. 20 Institute Dates: June 22-27, 2025 Contact: cmiller@csr.utexas.edu   The 2025 LiftOff Summer Institute is a weeklong training event at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston sponsored by the University of Texas Center for Space Research. This year’s theme is "Flight Paths to Innovation." Attendees will explore NASA’s supersonic X-59 aircraft, advancements in satellite technology, and the Artemis program, NASA’s initiative to return humans to the Moon. Participants will attend presentations by NASA scientists and engineers, tour NASA facilities, and receive hands-on, inquiry-based classroom activities aligned to education standards. Applicants must be U.S. citizens currently employed as classroom teachers of grades 5-12 with at least one year of teaching experience prior to the event. Click here to apply. NASA 2025 Student Art Contest Audience: K-12 students in the U.S. Entry Deadline: Tuesday, Dec. 31 Contact: larc-art-contest@mail.nasa.gov   Calling all artists in grades K-12! NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, invites you to take part in its 2025 Student Art Contest. This year’s theme is “Our Wonder Changes the World” and encourages students to explore themes focused on flight, planet Earth, and our journey from the Moon to Mars. Artwork entries may consist of drawings, paintings, mixed media, and digital creations. Prizes will be awarded to the top entries in each grade level. Plus, a grand prize winner will be chosen from all entries. 2025 NASA STEM Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Internship Audience: Current high school sophomores and juniors who are U.S. citizens Application Deadline: Feb. 22, 2025 Contact: baguio@csr.utexas.edu   NASA and the University of Texas at Austin Center for Space Research have joined forces to encourage high school students’ interest in STEM careers. The SEES project offers onsite internships at the University of Texas at Austin, and virtual projects in June and July 2025. Participants conduct authentic research with NASA subject matter experts while working with scientists and engineers in their chosen areas of study. Housing, transportation, and meals will be provided. Higher Education Opportunities 2025 NASA Heliophysics Summer School Audience: Graduate students and early postdoctoral fellows Application Deadline: Jan. 31, 2025 Contact: krodd@ucar.edu   The NASA Heliophysics Summer School is a unique educational experience with hands-on learning and lectures focusing on the physics of space weather events that start at the Sun and influence atmospheres, ionospheres, and magnetospheres throughout the solar system. The 2025 event will be held Aug. 11-20, in Boulder, Colorado.   Applicants must be majoring in a field related to heliophyics and be pursuing a career in heliophysics or astrophysics. There is no tuition cost for the event, and each participant receives full travel support to Boulder. 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition: AgAir – Aviation Solutions for Agriculture Audience: Part-time and full-time undergraduate and graduate students at accredited U.S. colleges and universities Submission Deadline: Feb. 17, 2025 Contact: BlueSkies@nianet.org   The agriculture industry faces challenges, including increased demands for food, unpredictable weather patterns and extreme temperatures, and pressure to reduce agriculture’s environmental impact while increasing its climate resilience.   Through the 2025 Blue Skies Competition, collegiate teams of two to six students will conceptualize novel aviation systems that can be applied to agriculture by 2035 or sooner with the goal of improving production, efficiency, environmental impact, and extreme weather/climate resilience. Finalist teams will receive an $8,000 stipend to facilitate competition participation, including attending the 2025 Blue Skies Forum at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, in May 2025. Winners will receive NASA Aeronautics internships in the academic year following the competition. Opportunities With Our Partners U.S. Department of Energy Equitable Community Solar and Energy Assistance Fellowship Application Deadline: Monday, Dec. 30 Native Youth Community Adaptation Leadership Congress Application Deadline: Feb. 28, 2025 New Animated Series From NOAA: Teek and Tom Explore Planet Earth 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/learning-resources/nasa-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. Check out the ‘Science for Everyone’ website! Science starts with questions, leading to discoveries. Visit https://science.nasa.gov/for-everyone. To view the site in Spanish, visit https://ciencia.nasa.gov. Are you looking for more NASA prizes, challenges, and crowdsourcing opportunities? Visit https://www.nasa.gov/get-involved/ to find ways to contribute to NASA’s work. Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email NASA Office of STEM Engagement We’re launching STEM Engagement to new heights with learning resources that connect teachers, students, parents and caregivers to the inspiring work at NASA. Visit stem.nasa.gov  Follow NASA STEM The National Aeronautics and Space Administration As explorers, pioneers, and innovators, we boldly expand frontiers in air and space to inspire and serve America and to benefit the quality of life on Earth. Visit nasa.gov Follow NASA

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