Posted on September 28th, 2022 by Mary Lord
NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge invites U.S. students in grades 6 to 12 to submit ideas for experiments to be launched on high-altitude research balloons. Some 60 winning teams will receive $1,500 to build their experiments plus an assigned berth for their payloads on a NASA balloon flight.
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Tags: Aerospace, atmostpheric research, Competitions for Students, Contest, Engineering Design, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, high-altitude balloon, Information in Spanish, NASA, NASA TechRise Student Challenge, Pollution, space exploration
Posted on September 28th, 2022 by Mary Lord
A prototype asteroid explorer developed by University of Central Florida engineers and Honeybee Robotics mines water from the asteroid’s soil for propulsion.
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Tags: ASEE Prism magazine, asteroid mining technology, Honeybee Robotics, NASA, Robotics, space exploration, spacecraft, steam power, University of Central Florida
Posted on September 23rd, 2022 by Mary Lord
Celebrate the contributions of science and engineering on World Space Week October 4 to 10 with hands-on classroom activities and global events!
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Tags: Aerospace, Internet Resources, NASA, Resources for Teachers, space exploration, Sustainability, United Nations, weather satellites, World Space Week
Posted on April 18th, 2022 by Mary Lord
Plant a tree. Calculate your carbon footprint. Organize a community cleanup. There are countless ways that individuals — including students and teachers — can celebrate Earth Day and have a positive impact on the planet all year. Check out these Earth Day events plus activities, energy challenges, teacher professional learning, and other ideas for making an environmental difference all year ’round,
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Tags: Class Activities, Earth Day 2022, Earth Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental science, Events, green energy, Internet Resources, NASA, Resources for Teachers, STEM education, Sustainability, Web Resources
Posted on August 11th, 2021 by Mary Lord
How do astronauts live and work in space? Award-winning children’s science writer Deborah Lee Rose tackles these and other questions in a new picture book, Astronauts Zoom! Maryland fourth grader Maya Miller, an aspiring astronaut and engineer, has our exclusive eGFI review!
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Tags: astronauts, Astronauts Zoom, children's STEM books, Deborah Lee Rose, International Space Station ISS, Maya Miller, NASA, space exploration, STEM books for preschool students and early readers, student book reviews
Posted on January 21st, 2021 by Mary Lord
Like NASA engineering teams, students learn about and then follow the steps of the engineering design process to design and build original model devices to help astronauts eat in a microgravity environment—their own creative devices for food storage and meal preparation.
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Tags: astronauts, Class Activities, Engineering Design, Engineering Design Process, Grades K-5, International Space Station, Living in Space, microgravity, NASA, space food, teachengineering
Posted on December 29th, 2020 by Mary Lord
The Association for Career & Technical Education and NASA HUNCH’s annual student video challenge is open to students in elementary, middle, and high school enrolled in a CTE or project-based course or program. This year’s theme: Advancing Space Exploration through Manufacturing. Submit videos by April 1, 2021.
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Tags: career technical education, Competitions for Students, Contest, CTE, NASA, NASA HUNCH, video
Posted on December 29th, 2020 by Mary Lord
Built for engineering and science discovery, the International Space Station’s cupola also delivers awe and inspiration. Get a glimpse of the engineering behind this iconic addition to the ISS along with classroom activities and resource links as we celebrate 20 years of human habitation in space.
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Tags: 20th anniverary of humans in space, Aerospace Engineering, astronauts, cupola, Deborah Lee Rose, Engineering, Engineering Design, International Space Station, NASA, Space
Posted on October 1st, 2019 by Mary Lord
Ever wonder who sets STEM education policy – or yearn to influence it?Apply to become an Einstein Fellow and spend a year at the Department of Energy, NASA, other federal agency, or Congress. Monthly stipend: $7,500. Apply by Nov. 14, 2019,
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Tags: Congress, Department of Energy, Education Policy, Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program, federal education policy, NASA, Programs for Teachers, Public Policy, Research, Resources for Teachers, Scholarships and Fellowships