NASA EXPRESS -- Your STEM Connection for March 12, 2026

Check out NASA's latest STEM opportunities and learning resources.

NASA STEM Engagement Make a STEM Connection: Pi Day Saturday is March 14 – or 3/14 – and more affectionately known as Pi Day! Celebrate by learning more about this mathematical wonder and how NASA uses it to explore the universe. Then, try out a NASA Pi Day Challenge! NASA Knows Article: What Is Pi? (Grades 5-8) 18 Ways NASA Uses Pi How Many Decimals of Pi Do We Really Need? Visit the NASA STEM Search to find more activities and resources. Virtual Learning Opportunities My NASA Data 2026 Encore Webinar Series Webinar Date:  March 17, at 7 p.m. EDT Contact: larc-mynasadata@mail.nasa.gov   Join the My NASA Data team for a series of webinars spotlighting tools and resources to enhance Earth science learning in grades 3-12 with educational materials available through the My NASA Data website.   This months’ webinar – My NASA Data: Exploring Customizable Resources –will explore the world of versatile educator resources, showcasing how these engaging tools can be easily adapted across grade bands or phenomena to create immersive educational experiences. Learn to harness the power of NASA data creating meaningful connections to NASA Earth science.   Click here to find details about the webinar series and register to attend. Virtual Career Connection: National Community College Month Registration Deadline: Tuesday, March 31 Event Date: Thursday, April 9, at 1 p.m. EDT Contact: hq-virtual-engagements@mail.nasa.gov   Join us for a virtual event celebrating Community College Month by exploring the important role community colleges can play in the path to becoming a trade professional in aerospace and space exploration fields.   This virtual career connection event will feature a NASA apprentice who is actively building humanity’s future in space. During this interactive virtual broadcast, they will share their career journey and discuss how community college education can be your gateway to exciting opportunities in aerospace.   Click here to register. More to Explore Student Spaceflight Experiments Program — Mission 22 to the International Space Station Inquiry Deadline: Wednesday, April 15 Contact: jeffgoldstein@ncesse.org   The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education announce Mission 22 to the International Space Station, a community engagement initiative in STEM. Open to school communities to engage students in grades 5-college, each selected community will choose a student-designed experiment to fly in low-Earth orbit on the space station.   For grades 5-12, each community is expected to engage at least 100 students in real microgravity experiment design and proposal writing. For community college and undergraduate levels, at least 20 students are expected to engage.   Click here to learn more. Partner Opportunities Teach Engineering Champions Institute Application Deadline: Sunday, March 15 Career Paths at the Intersection of Engineering and Atmospheric Science Webinar Date: Tuesday, April 7, at Noon EDT Jump Start Your Career With an Apprenticeship Browse Available Opportunities 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? Search hundreds of resources 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 are engaging students in NASA’s exciting missions, broad range of careers, and unique opportunities. Visit nasa.gov/learning-resources/  Follow Us on Social Media 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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