NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for Jan. 30, 2025

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

NASA STEM Engagement Make a Wintry STEM Connection With Snow and Ice Resources The weather outside might be frightful, but snow and ice make for delightful connections to STEM learning. Bring wintry weather topics into the classroom with these NASA STEM resources and activities. All Ages Why Do Snowflakes Have Six Sides? Grades K-5 Is There Ice on Other Planets? Grades K-5 What Is Antarctica? Grades 3-5 Planetary Weather Activity Grades 3-8 Which Pole Is Colder? Grades 3-8 Making and Melting Ice at Earth's Poles Grades 3-8 10 Interesting Things About Glaciers Grades 6-12 Sea Ice and the Earth System Story Map Visit the NASA STEM Search for more resources to explore. Opportunities for Grades K-12 Virtual Classroom Connection: NASA Spinoffs in Sports – Football Audience: Educators of grades 5-12 Registration Deadline: Friday, Jan. 31 Event Date: Thursday, Feb. 6, at 1 p.m. EST Contact: hq-virtual-engagements@mail.nasa.gov   Have you ever thought about what kind of technology goes into creating safe football helmets? Join us as we dive into how NASA’s space travel innovations impact sports technology. Learn about the advancements of tools/devices in football and other sports through NASA innovations such as memory foam, thermometer pills, and more. Find out how NASA technology is making an impact not only in sports, but in our everyday lives down here on Earth. Students will be able to ask questions during a live Q&A session.   Click here to register. Sally Ride EarthKAM Mission 90 Audience: K-12 and informal educators, parents, and caregivers Mission Dates: Wednesday, Feb. 5 - Monday, Feb. 10 Contact: help@earthkam.org   Sally Ride EarthKAM is a free STEM educational program managed by the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.   EarthKAM allows students in grades K-12 to take images of Earth from space using a camera aboard the International Space Station. Use EarthKAM as a teaching tool to study subjects ranging from geography to art to meteorology.   Visit the website for details and to register to participate. Deadline Extended: Power to Explore Student Challenge Audience: Students in grades K-12 New Entry Deadline: Sunday, Feb. 9, at 11:59 p.m. EST Contact: support@futureengineers.org   In solidarity with the families affected by natural disasters and extreme weather conditions across the U.S., the entry deadline for the Power to Explore Student Challenge has been extended.   NASA invites K-12 students to dream up a new space mission powered by Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS) to any moon in our solar system. The writing contest is open to individual students attending U.S. public, private, charter, or home schools – including those in U.S. territories and schools operated by the U.S. for American personnel overseas. Forty-five semifinalists will receive an RPS prize pack, nine finalists will receive an exclusive virtual session with a NASA expert, and three winners will be awarded a trip for two to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio. Every student who enters will receive an invitation to a virtual event with NASA experts to learn about what powers the NASA workforce to dream big and explore. Check out this launch video to help you get started with the contest.  Higher Education Opportunities 2025 NASA Student Airborne Research Program – Graduate Mentors Audience: Graduate students Application Deadline: Sunday, Feb. 9 Contact: stephanie.olaya@nasa.gov   Are you a graduate student with expertise in scientific coding, atmospheric chemistry, ocean remote sensing, or terrestrial ecology? Join the NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) this summer as a paid mentor.   SARP is an internship for rising senior undergraduates. The program offers hands-on research with NASA’s airborne science labs in fields like air quality, forest ecology, and ocean biology. As a mentor, you'll support students with their research, foster collaboration, and develop leadership, research, and communication skills.   Click here for application details. 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:  Monday, Feb. 17 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 Crayola Creativity Week: Flows Like Water Event With NASA Scientists Event Date: Friday, Jan. 31 National Space Day Space Sustainability Competition Registration Deadline: Friday, Feb. 14 ViewSpace: Explore the Universe With Interactives and Videos 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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