Check out the following NASA opportunities for the education community.
Full descriptions are listed below.
New NASA Kids’ Club Activity: Window to Earth
Audience: K-4 Educators and StudentsNew DIY Podcast Module Available -- Micro-g
Audience: 5-12 Educators and StudentsNASA's Orion Spacecraft to Land in Texas and
Alabama
Audience: All Educators and Students
Tour Stop in Dallas, Texas: Jan. 27-29, 2012
Tour Stop in Huntsville, Ala.: Feb. 1-2, 2012
Algebraic
Equations: Calculator Controlled Robots Web Seminar
Audience: Algebra Teachers and Informal Educators
Event Date: Jan. 30, 2012
NASA’s DEVELOP Program
-- 2012 Summer Session
Audience: 9-12 and Higher Education Educators and Students
Summer Session Deadline: Jan. 30, 2012
Host a Real Time
Conversation With Crewmembers Onboard the International Space Station
Audience: All Educators
Proposal Deadline: Jan. 30, 2012
Scholarship Announcement: 2011 OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Award Video Contest
Audience: Grade 3-12 Students
Video Submission Deadline: Jan. 31, 2012
International Space Apps Challenge
Audience: All Educators and 9-Higher Education Students
Submission Deadline: Jan. 31, 2012
Distance/Rate/Time Problems: Smart Skies Web Seminar
Audience: 5-9 and Informal Educators
Event Date: Feb. 1, 2012
NASA's Digital
Learning Network Webcast Series -- Flying Through African-American History With
the Tuskegee Airmen
Audience: K-12 Educators and Students
Event Dates: Multiple Dates Starting
Feb. 2, 2012
Engineering Design: Forces and
Motion -- The Great Boomerang Challenge Web Seminar
Audience: 9-12 and Informal Educators
Event Date: Feb. 2, 2012
Join the Worldwide GLOBE
at Night 2012 Campaign
Audience: All Educators and Students
Event Date: Now through April 20, 2011
Women In STEM High School Aerospace
Scholars
Audience: 9-12 Educators and Students
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2012
NASA's Digital
Learning Network Webcast -- National African American History Month and
Engineers Week
Audience: K-12 Educators and Students
Event Date: Feb. 22, 2012
OSSI: SOLAR -- Summer 2012 Opportunities
Audience: Higher Education Students
Deadline: March 16, 2012
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New NASA Kids’ Club Activity: Window to Earth
Astronauts have a spectacular view of Earth from space. Move through the pages
of Window to Earth and see images taken from space of these geographical
features: peninsula, glacier, lake, desert, cape, island, upheaval dome,
strait, waterfall, reef and volcano.
To take a peek and see how Earth looks from space, visit http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/clubhouse/Window_to_Earth.html
For more fun activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub.
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New DIY Podcast Module Available -- Micro-g
The newest Do-It-Yourself, or DIY, Podcast module, Micro-g, is live and ready for use.
This module includes four NASA experts explaining microgravity and how to live
in it. Nancy Hall is a microgravity researcher on Earth. Mike Fincke is the
U.S. astronaut who has spent the most total time in orbit (more than a year).
And we have footage of flight engineers Nicole Stott and Bob Thirsk from the
International Space Station.
Several video clips and images on the photo index page show microgravity
demonstrations on Earth and objects and astronauts floating through the space
station.
Other DIY Podcast topic modules are:
-- Fitness
-- Lab Safety
-- Newton's Laws
-- Robots
-- Rocket Science
-- Solar Arrays
-- Spacesuits
-- Sports Demo
Students use the video clips, pictures and audio clips to build podcast
episodes and other multimedia projects.
A companion blog offers tips and
suggestions for incorporating the DIY Podcast into the classroom.
To learn more and to start building podcasts, visit http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/diypodcast/index.html.
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NASA's Orion Spacecraft to Land in Oklahoma,
Texas and Alabama
A test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft soon
will make a cross-country journey, giving residents the chance to see a
full-scale test version of the vehicle that will take humans into deep space.
The crew module will make stops during a trip
from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to the Kennedy Space Center in
Florida. The planned stops include Jan.
27-29 at Victory Park and the American Airlines Center in Dallas
and Feb. 1-2 at the U.S.
Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. Engineers, program
officials, astronauts and NASA spokespeople will be available to speak with the
media and the public.
The full-scale test vehicle was used by ground
crews in advance of the launch abort system flight test that took place in New
Mexico in 2010. Orion will serve as the vehicle that takes astronauts beyond
low-Earth orbit, and the first orbital flight test is scheduled for 2014.
To see photos of the pad abort test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/mpcv/gallery/abort_test/index.htm
.
For more information on the each of the sites,
visit
American Airlines Center: http://www.americanairlinescenter.com.
U.S. Space and Rocket Center: http://www.ussrc.com.
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Algebraic Equations: Calculator Controlled Robots Web Seminar
As part of a series of electronic professional development experiences, the
NASA Explorer Schools project and the National Science Teachers Association are
hosting a 90-minute Web seminar on Jan.
30, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. EST. Discover
a unique way of integrating robotic technology into your algebra classes.
Robotic missions engage students and provide a unique way of bringing to life
the concepts you are teaching. Learn to use programmable Texas Instruments, or
TI, calculators and Norland Research Robots to solve problems requiring
substituting values for variables in formulas.
You do not need to have a Norland Research Robot or programmable TI calculator
to participate in this seminar, or know how to program the calculator. This
seminar provides an overview of using robotics in algebra so you can make an
informed decision about purchasing the robots and other equipment.
For more information and to register
online, visit http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NES2/webseminar8.aspx.
To learn more about the NASA Explorer Schools project, visit http://explorerschools.nasa.gov.
Email any questions about this opportunity to the NASA Explorer Schools help
desk at NASA-Explorer-Schools@mail.nasa.gov.
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NASA’s DEVELOP Program -- 2012 Summer Session
DEVELOP is a NASA Science Mission Directorate
Applied Sciences-sponsored internship that fosters the training and development
of students in the atmospheric and earth sciences. The DEVELOP Program extends
the application of NASA earth science research and technology to meet societal
needs.
Students conduct projects that focus on the
practical application of NASA’s earth science research and demonstrate how
results can benefit partner organizations and local communities. Advisors and
mentors, from NASA and partner institutions, provide guidance and support for
the program. Students gain experience using NASA science and technology in a
professional setting.
Students from high school through doctoral
levels are selected through a competitive application process. Students chosen
by DEVELOP work on teams onsite at 10 locations nationwide. Activities are
conducted during three 10-week terms per year: spring, summer and fall. To
apply to a DEVELOP center at a NASA location, applicants must be a citizen of
the U.S. However, international students currently registered at an accredited
school in the U.S. are eligible to apply to DEVELOP regional locations.
International applicants must already have a visa that permits them to work in
the U.S.
Applications for the summer 2012 session are due
Jan. 30, 2012.
For more information about this unique
internship opportunity, please visit the DEVELOP website at http://develop.larc.nasa.gov.
Questions about the DEVELOP Program should be
directed by email to NASA-DL-DEVELOP@mail.nasa.gov
or by telephone to 757-864-3761.
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Host a Real Time Conversation With Crewmembers
Onboard the International Space Station
NASA is now accepting proposals from U.S.
schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations to host an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, or ARISS, contact between
July 15, 2012, and Jan. 15, 2013. To maximize these radio contact
opportunities, NASA is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers
of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.
Proposals are due Jan.
30, 2012.
Using amateur radio, students can ask astronauts questions about life in
space and other space-related topics. Students fully engage in the ARISS
contact by helping set up an amateur radio ground station at the school and
then using that station to talk directly with a crew member on the International
Space Station for approximately 10 minutes. The technology is easier to acquire
than ever before. ARISS has a network of mentors to help you obtain the
technology required to host this once in a lifetime opportunity for your
students.
Interested parties should contact Teaching From
Space, a NASA Education office, to obtain complete information including how
the technology works, what is expected of the host organization and how to
obtain the proposal/application form by sending an email to JSC-TFS-ARISS@mail.nasa.gov or by
calling 281-244-1919.
Additional information can be found at http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/students/ariss.html.
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Scholarship Announcement: 2011 OPTIMUS PRIME
Spinoff Award Video Contest
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is pleased to
announce that the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME, Foundation
is offering scholarships to the winners of the 2011 NASA OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff
Contest. These scholarships, with a combined value of $25,000, will be awarded
by the ASME Foundation to students whose video submissions best represent a
selected NASA spinoff technology featured in the Agency’s 2010 Spinoff
publication.
Featuring OPTIMUS PRIME, the leader of the
popular TRANSFORMERS brand, the 2011 OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Award Contest highlights
spinoffs from NASA technologies that are used on Earth. The goal is to help
students understand the benefits of NASA technology to their daily lives. Last
year’s contest was open to students in grades 3-8 and resulted in 76 video
submissions from over 190 students in 31 states.
For the 2011, the OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Award Contest has been expanded to
include students in grades 3-12. Each student, or group of students, will
submit a three- to five-minute video on a selected NASA spinoff technology
listed in NASA’s 2010 “Spinoff” publication. Videos must demonstrate an
understanding of the NASA spinoff technology and the associated NASA mission,
as well as the commercial application and public benefit associated with the
spinoff technology.
Video entries are due Jan. 31, 2012.
Video entries will be posted on the NASA YouTube channel, and the public will
be responsible for the first round of judging. The top five submissions from
each of the three grade groups (Elementary [3rd-5th], Middle [6th-8th] and High
School [9th-12th]) will advance for final judging. A NASA panel will select a
winning entry from each group. Among other prizes, a crystal OPTIMUS PRIME
Spinoff Award Trophy will be given to winners at a special awards ceremony
being held in Florida in April 2012. The innovators associated with the NASA
technology highlighted in the winning videos also will receive trophies, as
will their commercial partners.
The NASA OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Contest is brought about through a collaboration
between NASA and Hasbro. For more information, visit the OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff
Award website at http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/optimus.
Questions about this contest should be directed
to Darryl Mitchell at Darryl.R.Mitchell@nasa.gov.
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International Space Apps Challenge
NASA is working with the Open Government Partnership, or OGP, and international
space agencies to coordinate an International Space Apps Challenge. The competition
will culminate in an event taking place in April 2012 that will enable the
government to use the expertise and entrepreneurial spirit of citizens to help
address global challenges.
Through the end of January, NASA and the event partners will receive and
develop ideas for potential projects via the online platform. During the event
in April, NASA representatives and officials from international space agencies
will gather with scientists and citizens to use publicly released scientific
data to create solutions for issues, such as weather impact on the global
economy and depletion of ocean resources.
The deadline to submit ideas is Jan. 31,
2012.
The OGP is a new, multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete
commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight
corruption and harness new technologies. NASA's participation in the United
States Domestic Plan will promote innovation through international
collaboration.
NASA is a leader in the U.S. Open Government Initiative. The president's fiscal
year 2012 budget request focuses NASA's efforts on a vigorous path of
innovation and technological development. The path leads to an array of
challenging and inspiring missions to destinations with incredible potential
for discovery, increasing knowledge about our solar system, developing
technologies to improve life on Earth, expanding our presence in space,
increasing space commerce and engaging the public.
To learn more about the International Space Apps Competition, get the latest
updates and submit your ideas, visit http://open.nasa.gov/appschallenge.
To learn more about the Open Government Partnership, visit http://www.opengovpartnership.org/.
If you have questions about the International Space Apps Competition, please visit
http://open.nasa.gov/appschallenge/contact/.
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Distance/Rate/Time
Problems: Smart Skies Web Seminar
As part of a series of electronic professional development experiences, the NASA
Explorer Schools project is hosting a 60-minute professional development Web
seminar for educators on Feb. 1, 2012,
at 8 p.m. EST. Learn how to use an innovative air traffic control simulator
to engage your students as they explore the mathematics involved in the role of
an air traffic controller. In the three-plane problem featured in this lesson,
the challenge is to change routes and speeds to line up the planes safely, with
proper spacing, at a given route intersection.
For more information and to register
online, visit https://digitalmedia.wufoo.com/forms/nes-webinar-registration-distanceratetime/.
To learn more about the NASA Explorer Schools project, visit http://explorerschools.nasa.gov.
E-mail any questions about this opportunity to the NES Help Desk at NASA-Explorer-Schools@mail.nasa.gov.
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NASA's Digital Learning Network Webcast Series -- Flying Through
African-American History With the Tuskegee Airmen
In honor of National African American History
Month, NASA's Digital Learning Network is hosting a webcast series titled
Flying Through African-American History With the Tuskegee Airmen. The webcast
series will focus on this elite group of African-American pilots who fought war
and racism in World War II and the challenges faced by early African-American
aviators.
The Tuskegee Airmen Balance Warfare With
Science
Feb. 2, 2012, 1-2 p.m. EST
Learn more about the Tuskegee Airmen and their pivotal role during World
War II. These pilots fought war and racism with one of World War II's greatest
weapons, the science of the P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft.
Technology Advances the Tuskegee Airmen
Feb. 7, 2012, 1-2 p.m. EST
The onset of World War II spurred the aerospace industry, one of America’s
most notable accomplishments. Aircrafts were plentiful, but pilots were scarce.
Technology supported the Tuskegee Airman’s victory over Nazism and Fascism in
the European skies and racism on American soil.
Engineering a Proud Heritage
Feb. 14, 2012, 1-2 p.m. EST
Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama became the historic site that launched
proof that African-Americans could fly and maintain sophisticated combat
aircraft. Engineering schools such as the Tuskegee Institute provided the edge
needed for African-Americans to make a significant impact during World War II.
Mathematics Fuels the Tuskegee Airmen
Feb. 14, 2012, 1-2 p.m. EST
Over 900 men graduated as pilots from the Tuskegee Institute pilot training
program. The elite class of airmen was granted the opportunity to fuel flight
success with calculated risks.
Teachers interested in having their classes participate in the live audience
should visit the DLN website for details to register. Requests will be taken on
a first-come, first-served basis.
Classes not chosen to participate in the live audience may still join the
webcast via live streaming on the DLN website.
For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/dln/special/TuskegeeAirmen.html.
Questions about this opportunity should be directed to Karen.Ricks@nasa.gov.
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Engineering
Design: Forces and Motion -- The Great Boomerang Challenge Web Seminar
As part of a series of electronic professional
development experiences, the NASA
Explorer Schools project and the National Science Teachers Association are
hosting a 90-minute professional development Web seminar for educators on Feb. 2, 2012, at 8:15 p.m. EST. Learn
how NASA aerodynamics research can be applied to boomerang design to increase
performance. During the session, participants will be introduced to the
Boomerang Design Challenge and learn how to incorporate this activity into
science classes. The seminar also includes information about two unique
extensions. In the first, students access a free computer simulation
illustrating the airflow around an airfoil to determine the correct flow
equation, and a second extension uses an interactive simulation to determine
the airflow around various shapes of airfoils.
For more information and to
register online, visit http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NES2/webseminar24.aspx.
To learn more about the NASA Explorer Schools project, visit http://explorerschools.nasa.gov.
Email any questions about this opportunity to the NES Help Desk at NASA-Explorer-Schools@mail.nasa.gov.
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Join the Worldwide GLOBE at Night 2012 Campaign
GLOBE at Night is a worldwide, hands-on science
and education program for primary and secondary schools. The GLOBE at Night
project encourages citizen-scientists worldwide to record the brightness of the
night sky. During four select sets of dates, children and adults match the
appearance of a constellation (Orion or Leo in the northern hemisphere, and
Orion and Crux in the southern hemisphere) with seven star charts of
progressively fainter stars. The map is located at http://www.globeatnight.org. Participants then submit their choice of star chart
online with their date, time and location to help create a light-pollution map
worldwide.
The GLOBE at Night 2012 campaign dates are Feb. 12-21, March 13-22 and April 11-20,
2012. Over 68,000 measurements have been contributed from more than 115
countries over the last six years of two-week campaigns.
Children and adults can submit their
measurements in real time if they have a smart phone or tablet. To do this, use
the Web application at http://www.globeatnight.org/webapp/. With smart phones and tablets, the location, date
and time are put in automatically. And if you do not have a smart phone or
tablet, there are user-friendly tools on the GLOBE at Night report page to find
latitude and longitude.
Through GLOBE at Night, students, teachers,
parents and community members are amassing a data set from which they can
explore the nature of light pollution locally and across the globe. Make a difference
and join the GLOBE at Night efforts in 2012. Activity packets, one-page flyers
and postcards advertising the campaign are available at http://www.globeatnight.org.
Please email any questions about GLOBE at Night
to globeatnight@noao.edu.
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Women
In STEM High School Aerospace Scholars
Engineer your dream job. The Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars project
offers a one-of-a-kind experience for female high school juniors to jump-start their
futures and explore the possibilities of a major or career in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics. Participants begin their adventure in an online
community. The project culminates with a summer experience at NASA’s Johnson
Space Center in Houston, Texas. Collaborate with girls from across the country
and female NASA engineers and interns.
Applications are due Feb. 15, 2012.
For more information and to download the application, visit http://wish.aerospacescholars.org/.
Questions should be directed to JSC-NHAS@mail.nasa.gov.
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NASA's Digital Learning Network Webcast -- National African American History Month and Engineers Week
In observance of National African American
History Month and Engineers Week in February, the Office of Education at NASA's
Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland will host a live webcast for teachers
and students in grades K-12.
On Feb. 22, 2012, from 1-2 p.m. EST,
students will interact live with African-American engineers and scientists who
will share how they use science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or
STEM, in their careers. Presenters will discuss what sparked their career
choices and how students can prepare for future careers in STEM fields. The
event will be streamed on the Digital Learning Network "DLiNfo"
webcast channel, and during the event students can submit questions for the
scientists to answer via an email address that will be provided by the on-air
host.
Also during the month of February, GSFC will release two videos featuring Dr.
Aprille Ericsson and James Fraction. These videos will give an inside look at what
engineers do during the day. This is a great opportunity for educators and
students to learn more about engineering careers at NASA.
For more information on these events and how to participate, please visit the
DLiNfo webcast section at the Digital Learning Network site, http://dln.nasa.gov.
Questions about these opportunities should be directed to Trena Ferrell at Trena.M.Ferrell@nasa.gov.
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OSSI:
SOLAR -- Summer 2012 Opportunities
The NASA One Stop Shopping Initiative, or OSSI,
strives to provide students at all institutions of higher education access to a
portfolio of internship, fellowship and scholarship opportunities offered by
NASA mission directorates and centers.
Visit the OSSI LaunchPad to find information on internship, fellowship and
scholarship opportunities. The site features the OSSI: Student Online
Application for Recruiting Interns, Fellows and Scholars, or SOLAR. This innovative
system allows students to search and apply for all types of higher-education
NASA internship, fellowship and scholarship opportunities in one location. A
single application places the student in the applicant pool for consideration
by all NASA mentors.
Applications for summer 2012 opportunities are due March 16, 2012.
To find available opportunities and to fill out a SOLAR application, visit http://intern.nasa.gov/index.html.
Inquiries about the OSSI: SOLAR should be directed to Mabel Matthews at Mabel.Matthews@nasa.gov.
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Don't miss out on education-related opportunities available from NASA. For a
full list of Current Opportunities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/current-opps-index.html.
Visit NASA Education on the Web:
For Educators: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/index.html
For Students: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html
NASA Kids’ Club: http://www.nasa.gov/kidsclu
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