NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for Feb. 13, 2025

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NASA STEM Engagement Celebrate National Engineers Week From designing the most powerful rockets for deep space exploration to building instruments that can sniff out water on Mars, NASA engineers are pioneering new ways to discover the universe. Celebrate National Engineers Week – Sunday, Feb. 16 - Saturday, Feb. 22 – with these activities and resources focused on the third letter in STEM. Hands-On Activity: Make a Straw Rocket Grades K-12 Article: What Type of Engineering Is Right for You? Grades 5-12 Online Game: Be a Satellite Engineer With Cubesat Builder Grades 3-8 STEMonstrations: Engineering Design Process Grades 6-12 Visit the NASA STEM Search to find more engineering activities and resources. Internship Opportunities NASA Summer 2025 Internship Opportunities Audience: Students ages 16 and older Application Deadline: Friday, Feb. 28 Contact: nasa-internships@mail.nasa.gov   Find your place in space with a NASA internship! NASA offers several opportunities for students to undertake meaningful and challenging projects that truly make an impact on humanity.   Click here to find available opportunities, frequently asked questions, and application details. NASA’s Space Life Sciences Training Program Summer Internship 2025 Audience: Upcoming junior/senior undergraduate students and recent graduates Application Deadline: Friday, Feb. 28 Contact: arc-slstp@mail.nasa.gov   NASA’s Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) is a challenging 10-week experience at NASA’s Ames Research Center that pairs students with NASA scientists and engineers working on cutting-edge bioscience research. SLSTP Summer 2025 will include Ames Space Biology-related projects ranging from microbial communities in microgravity to imaging real-time radiation responses. Applicants must be U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years old in high academic standing (GPA of 3.2 or higher). Click here for full internship details and application instructions. Virtual Engagement Opportunities Take a Virtual Journey With NASA STEM Kids: Voyaging the Solar System Audience: Students in grades K-4 and their parents or caregivers Registration Deadline: Friday, Feb. 28 Event Date: Saturday, March 8, from 10 - 11:30 a.m. EST Contact: GRC-Ed-Opportunities@mail.nasa.gov   Join the Office of STEM Engagement at NASA’s Glenn Research Center for a virtual voyage through our solar system. Young explorers will get to know more about their favorite planets, moons, and stars. NASA experts will share information about some of the NASA missions exploring deep space. And participants will design and build their own comet on a stick.   Visit the site for registration guidelines and additional information. Virtual Panel: Explore Career Technical Education and Aviation Audience: Formal and informal K-12 educators Registration Deadline: Monday, March 3 Event Date: Tuesday, March 11, at 11:20 a.m. EDT Contact: hq-virtual-engagements@mail.nasa.gov   Prepare to join tomorrow’s aviation workforce with this live virtual event hosted by NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio. Students will see state-of-the-art aviation and aerospace research facilities and discover career technical education pathways into a wide array of careers. Hear from a panel of NASA experts who will share their NASA stories and how they use the unique capabilities found at NASA Glenn to achieve mission goals. The session will include a Q&A for students to engage with the panelists.   Click here for to learn more and register. Partner Opportunity Join the STEM Next 2025 Flight Crew Audience: Students ages 13-18 Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 12 The Flight Crew program features remarkable youth leaders who share their stories on regional, state and national stages; participate in mentorship opportunities; and lend their voices to push for more STEM opportunities in out-of-school-time. Click here to learn more and apply. 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? 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. 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