Check out the following NASA opportunities for the education community.
Full descriptions are listed below.
Online
Climate Research Applications Course
Audience: K-12 Educators
Application Deadline: Aug. 20, 2012
GLOBE Student Climate Research
Campaign Phase 2 Webinar
Audience: K-12 Educators
Event Date: Aug. 21 and Aug. 22, 2012
2012 Humans in
Space Youth Art Competition
Audience: K-12 Students
Deadline: Oct. 21, 2012
NASA Announces Next
Opportunity for CubeSat Space Missions
Audience: Higher Education Educators &
Students
Application Deadline: Nov. 12, 2012
New Educational Materials Available at NASA.gov
Microgravity Square Bookmark --
Grades K-12
Rocketry Bookmark -- All Grade Levels
STEM on Station Bookmark -- All Grade Levels
Bag of Bones Activity -- Grades K-8
Have a Blast Learning
About the Moon With New Selene Video Game
Audience: All Educators and Grade 5-Higher
Education Students
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Online
Climate Research Applications Course
The University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, or UNL, offers K-12 science educators the opportunity to take
part in the development of a new online master’s-level course in Climate
Research Applications funded by the NASA Innovations in Climate Education
program.
Climate change issues will serve as a context to develop research questions and
design a discrete, locally oriented research project through which they define
a problem, analyze data and develop conclusions to potentially impact
decision-making in their communities. Educators are encouraged to utilize this
opportunity to expand their knowledge of climate change, as well as their available
tools for educating students and their local communities. Participants will
earn three graduate-level credit hours through UNL, as well as a stipend to
cover tuition costs.
Applications are due Aug. 20, 2012.
For more information, visit http://www.smdeponews.org/programs-events/online-climate-research-applications-course-with-tuition-stipened-for-k-12-educators-apply-by-aug-20/.
Questions about this opportunity should be directed to Christine Haney Douglass
at chaney3@unl.edu.
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GLOBE
Student Climate Research Campaign Phase 2 Webinar
The second phase of the Global Learning and
Observations to Benefit the Environment, or GLOBE, Student Climate Research
Campaign, or SCRC, will launch in September 2012. Students will develop and
conduct climate science research projects using GLOBE data and other long-term
data sets. Learn more by participating in the "SCRC Phase 2: Using GLOBE
Protocols and Data to Study Local Climate" webinar. The webinar occurs
multiple times on Aug. 21 and Aug. 22,
2012.
For more information, visit http://www.globe.gov/web/scrc/overview.
Questions about the webinar may be sent to climatecampaign@globe.gov.
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2012 Humans in Space
Youth Art Competition
The international 2012 Humans in Space Youth Art
Competition invites students ages 10-18 to express their ideas about the future
of human space exploration through visual, literary, musical or digital art.
Artwork submissions will be judged on
creativity, skill and demonstration of meaning relevant to expressing “How will
humans use science and technology to explore space, and what mysteries will we
uncover?”
Winning art will be showcased at displays and
multimedia performances worldwide from 2013 to 2014, as well as in an online
gallery. Submissions must be received by Oct.
21, 2012.
For additional information and a complete list
of guidelines, visit www.humansinspaceart.org.
Inquiries about this opportunity should be
directed to Jancy McPhee at jancy.c.mcphee@nasa.gov.
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NASA Announces Next Opportunity for CubeSat
Space Missions
NASA is seeking proposals for small satellite payloads to fly on rockets
planned to launch between 2013 and 2016. These miniature spacecraft, known as
CubeSats, could be auxiliary payloads on previously planned missions.
CubeSats are a class of research spacecraft called nanosatellites. These
cube-shaped satellites are approximately four inches long, have a volume of
about one quart and weigh less than three pounds.
Proposed CubeSat investigations must be consistent with NASA's Strategic Plan
and the NASA education vision and goals. The research must address aspects of
science, exploration, technology development, education or operations.
Applicants must submit proposals electronically by 4:30 p.m. EST, Nov. 12,
2012. NASA will select the payloads by Jan. 31, 2013. Selection does not
guarantee a launch opportunity. The selected spacecraft will be eligible for
flight after final negotiations when a launch opportunity arises. NASA will not
provide funding for the development of the small satellites.
NASA recently announced the results from the third round of the CubeSat Launch
Initiative. From the first three launch initiatives, 64 payloads made the short
list for launch opportunities between 2011 and 2014. They are eligible for
launch pending an appropriate opportunity and final negotiations. The
satellites come from 25 states: Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida,
Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia.
For additional information about NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative program,
visit http://go.nasa.gov/puk9K2 and http://go.nasa.gov/CubeSatOp.
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New Educational Materials Available at NASA.gov
The Educational Materials section of NASA's Web site offers classroom
activities, educator guides, posters and other types of resources that are
available for use in the classroom. Materials are listed by type, grade level
and subject. The following items are now available for downloading.
Microgravity Square Bookmark -- Grades K-12
The uniquely shaped bookmark highlights the microgravity resources for K-12
educators found on the Microgravity education website. The website offers
lesson plans, research information, opportunities for educators and students,
and multimedia highlighting NASA's microgravity research.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Microgravity_Square.html
Rocketry Bookmark -- All Grade Levels
Blast off to the exciting world of rocketry! The
downloadable bookmark has the Web address for NASA's Rocketry education site.
Visit the site to explore incredible rocketry resources for educators and
students.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Rocketry_Bookmark.html
STEM on Station Bookmark -- All Grade Levels
Think beyond textbooks and use the International
Space Station as a teaching resource. The bookmark has the Web address for
NASA's STEM on Station education site. Visit the site to download videos,
access lesson plans and find space station opportunities for students and
educators.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/STEMStation_Bookmark.html
Bag of Bones Activity -- Grades K-8
Students test bone density using plastic snack
bags, corn puff cereal and a heavy book. They apply the scientific method to
determine degrees of bone loss and learn why healthy bones are important in
space and on Earth.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Bag_of_Bones_Activity.html
To find more NASA educational materials, visit http://search.nasa.gov/search/edFilterSearch.jsp?empty=true.
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Have a Blast Learning About the Moon With New
Selene Video Game
Use your computer to journey back some 4.5
billion years, and prepare to blast away -- you’re going to make a moon just
like Earth's. All you need to do is to register to play the award-winning
"Selene" online video game from the Center for Educational
Technologies, or CET. CET is the home of NASA-sponsored Classroom of the Future
at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, W.Va.
In "Selene: A Lunar Construction
Game," you and your students learn about basic geological processes on
Earth and in the solar system while helping educational researchers study how
and when people learn through educational video games.
Funded by NASA and the National Science
Foundation, "Selene" has won numerous awards, and research has shown
that the game aids learning. But we need players. To register your students,
email selene@cet.edu with your contact info
and times when you would be available for a short 30-minute orientation.
New for the 2012-2013 school year is a
Spanish-language version of the game. The game is open to ages 9 and up and can
be played anytime, anyplace. To learn more about "Selene," read
testimonials about it or see how it aligns with national and state science
standards. Visit the "Selene" website at http://selene.cet.edu.
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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/kidsclub
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