Check out the following
NASA opportunities for the education community. Full descriptions are listed
below.
2013 CanSat Competition
Audience: Higher Education Educators and
Students
Application Deadline: Nov. 30, 2012
Opportunity to Publish Student Climate Research
in Harvard University's Journal of Emerging Investigators
Audience: 5-12 Educators and Students
Notice of Intent Deadline: Nov. 30, 2012
Free Smithsonian's Stars
Lecture Series
Audience: All Educators and 9-Higher Education Students
Next Lecture Date: Dec. 1, 2012
Free Education Webinar Series from the Aerospace
Education Services Project
Audience: K-12 Educators
Event Dates: Various Dates During December 2012
What's New in Planetary Science: A Tour
of Recent Discoveries in Our Solar System Web Seminar
Audience: 4-12 and Informal Educators
Event Date: Dec. 3, 2012
2013 NASA Space
Technology Research Fellowships
Audience: Higher Education Students
Application Deadline: Dec. 4, 2012
2013-14 Albert Einstein
Distinguished Educator Fellowship
Audience: K-12 STEM Educators
Application Deadline: Dec. 5, 2012
Engineering Design Challenge: Thermal
Protection System Web Seminar
Audience: 8-12 and Informal Educators
Event Date: Dec. 6, 2012
2013 RASC-AL Robo-Ops
Competition
Audience: Higher Education Students
Deadline: Dec. 9, 2012
2012 OPTIMUS PRIME
Spinoff Video Contest
Audience: Grade 3-12 Students
Registration Deadline: Dec. 15, 2012
2013 Texas High School
Aerospace Scholars
Audience: 9-12 Students
New Extended Deadline: Dec. 16, 2012
Women in STEM High School Aerospace
Scholars
Audience: Female High School Juniors
Deadline: Dec. 28, 2012
Teaching From Space Office Seeks Educators for MicroGravity eXperience
Audience: K-12 Educators
Proposal Deadline: Jan. 9, 2013
2013 NASA Student Airborne Research
Program
Audience: Higher Education Educators and Students
Application Deadline: Feb. 8, 2013
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2013 CanSat Competition
Applications currently are being accepted for
the 2013 CanSat Competition.
This annual competition is open to university
and college students from the United States, Canada, Mexico and other
countries. Teams of three to 10 students must design, build and launch a sensor
payload called a CanSat. Each CanSat is slightly larger than a soda can and
must be built according to the specifications released by the competition
organizing committee.
All teams entering the CanSat competition are
required to have a faculty adviser. The faculty adviser will oversee and be
responsible for the conduct of the team at all times during the competition.
The advisor is strongly encouraged to accompany the team to the competition.
Applications are due Nov. 30, 2012.
For more information about the competition and
to download the application, visit http://www.cansatcompetition.com/.
Questions about this competition should be
directed to questions@juno.nrl.navy.mil.
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Opportunity to
Publish Student Climate Research in Harvard University's Journal of Emerging
Investigators
Harvard University's Journal of Emerging
Investigators, or JEI, has formed a collaboration with the
Institute for Earth Science Research and Education to publish a series of
peer-reviewed, climate-related research papers authored by middle- and
secondary-school students.
JEI is
an open-access peer-reviewed online journal whose mission is to encourage and
publish authentic student research. In addition to standalone research papers, JEI
also encourages students who are developing science fair projects to submit
journal articles based on those projects. Guidelines for articles, including
some practical suggestions for converting a science fair project into a journal
article submission, can be found at www.instesre.org.
The initial deadline for an intent to submit a
manuscript email is Nov.
30, 2012. For more information, including submission
instructions and other deadlines, please contact David Brooks at brooksdr@instesre.org.
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Free
Smithsonian's Stars Lecture Series
Curious about our nearest star, moon rocks, volcanoes and other wonders of
the universe? Come to the Smithsonian's Stars, a series of 10 lectures by
Smithsonian researchers who are exploring the sun, the moon, planets, stars,
galaxies and the universe. These speakers will share behind-the-scenes details
about how their research is done and technologies that advance new discoveries
at the Smithsonian Institution.
Each lecture begins at 5:15 p.m. and is followed
by a question-and-answer session. A Discovery Station activity will take place
at 4 p.m. prior to each lecture. Stay after the lecture to visit the
observatory, weather permitting.
Dec. 1, 2012 -- A Universe of Data
This century has seen stunning cosmic
discoveries. The digital age has given everyone free access to space data; the
trick is to turn that data into quantitative science and pictures that tell a
story. Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell will use images from the Chandra Space
Telescope to help explain how astronomers study space in the computer age.
Dec. 15, 2012 -- The
Mission of the Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity
Since landing on Mars in early August 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory
Curiosity rover has returned an array of stunning data that is being used to
evaluate whether Mars may have harbored habitable environments. Geologist John
Grant will delve into the recent findings from Curiosity.
Jan. 5, 2013 -- Trees in
the City
Tree cover is an important element of the urban
environment that plays an increasingly larger role in ecosystem processes.
Geographer Andrew Johnston will discuss how satellite data is used to make
reliable observations about urban tree cover variability, why it matters to
urban residents and how these same data are used to map changes in tree cover.
For more information about the Smithsonian's
Stars Lecture Series and to see a full schedule of upcoming lectures, visit http://airandspace.si.edu/events/lectures/stars/index.cfm.
Questions about this lecture series should be
directed to the visitor service line at 202-633-1000.
The Smithsonian's Stars Lecture Series is made
possible by a grant from NASA.
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Free Education Webinar Series from
the Aerospace Education Services Project
The Aerospace Education Services Project is presenting a series of free
webinars throughout December 2012. All webinars can be accessed online. Join
aerospace education specialists to learn about activities, lesson plans,
educator guides and resources to bring NASA into your classroom.
Exploration Then and Now: Science and the Historical Perspective (Grades
4-8)
Dec. 3, 2012, 5 - 6 p.m. EST
Aerospace education specialist Brandon Hargis will compare the experiences
of settlers of Jamestown in 1607 and space-faring explorers discovering new
worlds and building settlements in extraterrestrial environments. Participants
will be introduced to the "Exploration: Then and Now" educator guide
and discuss the connections to science and social studies standards.
Amusement Park Physics (Grades 6-12)
Dec. 3, 2012, 7 - 8 p.m. EST
Aerospace education specialist John Weis will provide participants with an
introduction to the "Amusement Park Physics With a NASA Twist"
educator guide and classroom activities. These activities cover multiple
physics concepts including energy, describing motion, collisions and simple harmonic
motion.
Mars and Earth Compared: Life on Other Worlds? (Grades 4-12)
Dec. 4, 2012, 5 - 6 p.m. EST
Aerospace education specialist Steve Culivan will explore the possibility
of finding evidence of life on Mars and how Earth compares to the Red Planet.
Participants will learn about education resources relating to NASA's Curiosity
rover and activities to help develop a better understanding of life on Earth
and the possibilities of life on Mars.
Planetary Modeling Dough: Solar System Scale Model (Grades 3-8)
Dec. 11, 2012, 5 - 6 p.m. EST
Aerospace education specialist Rick Varner will lead participants through
activities that use simple clay materials to create a scale model of the
relative masses and sizes of the planets (including the dwarf planet, Pluto).
This activity will help educators dispel some of the common misconceptions
about the solar system.
Solar Energy: Power for Earth, the Space Station and Exploring Other Worlds!
(Grades 6-12)
Dec. 12, 2012, 4 - 5 p.m. EST and 7 - 8
p.m. EST
Aerospace education specialist Brandon Hargis will introduce participants to a
problem-based learning activity that requires students to propose and defend a
design to provide power to a lunar or Martian research habitat for six
explorers. This webinar is part of the Department of Education Green Strides
webinar series.
Ignite Learning Using the RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design
Challenge (Grades 8-12)
Dec. 13, 2012, 6 - 7 p.m. EST
Aerospace education specialist Sharon Bowers will introduce participants to the
RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge, a free web-based
engineering design challenge that offers students a change to redesign
components of the James Webb Space Telescope.
How Do We Know the Climate Is Changing? NASA Climate Kids (Grades 2-8)
Dec. 18, 2012, 4 - 5 p.m. EST
Aerospace education specialist Susan Kohler will lead participants on an
exploration of the “Climate Kids” and “Eyes on the Earth” educator materials.
Participants will also learn how to use real-time data to explain the effects
of climate change on the arctic ice caps.
Chipmunk Cheeks and Chicken Legs: Body Systems and Life in Space (Grades
K-12)
Dec. 19, 2012, 4 - 6 p.m. EST
Aerospace education specialist Rachelle Oblack will lead participants on an
exploration of the circulatory, nervous, vestibular and musculoskeletal systems
with hands-on activities and demonstrations. A full downloadable educator guide
will be shared. This webinar is part of the Department of Education Green
Strides webinar series.
For more information about these webinars, visit http://neon.psu.edu/webinars/.
Questions about this series of webinars should be directed to Katie
Hayden at Katie.S.Hayden@nasa.gov.
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What's New in Planetary Science:
A Tour of Recent Discoveries in Our Solar System Web
Seminar
As part of a series of electronic professional development experiences for
educators, the NASA Explorer Schools project and the National Science Teachers
Association are hosting a 90-minute live professional development Web seminar
for educators on Dec. 3, 2012, at 6:15 p.m. EST. In the five decades
since Mariner 2 flew by Venus,
NASA has explored our solar system from one end to the other. It is almost
impossible to keep up with all the latest discoveries in our solar system. In
this Web seminar, NASA expert Sarah Noble will be your tour guide on a stroll
through the solar system to find out what's new with each of our planetary
neighbors.
For more information and to register online, visit http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NES3/webseminar26.aspx.
To learn more about the NASA Explorer Schools project, visit http://explorerschools.nasa.gov.
Email any questions about this opportunity to NASA-Explorer-Schools@mail.nasa.gov.
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2013 NASA Space
Technology Research Fellowships
NASA is seeking applications from current and
prospective graduate students for the agency's third class of Space Technology
Research Fellows. Applications will be accepted from accredited U.S.
universities on behalf of individuals pursuing or planning to pursue master’s
or doctoral degrees in relevant space technology disciplines at their
respective institutions beginning in fall 2013.
The fellowships will sponsor U.S. graduate
student researchers who show significant potential to contribute to NASA's
strategic goals and mission in the area of space technology. NASA's Office of
the Chief Technologist and the Space Technology Program sponsor the fellowships
with the goal of providing the nation a pipeline of highly skilled engineers
and technologists to improve America's technological competitiveness. Fellows
will perform innovative space technology research today while building the
skills necessary to become future technological leaders.
The deadline for submitting applications is Dec. 4, 2012.
For more information on the fellowships, visit http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/stp/strg/nstrf13.html
and http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/stp/strg/nstrf13_video.html.
All material related to this fellowship
opportunity, including eligibility requirements and detailed instructions on
how to submit an application, may be accessed from http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId=%7b67565659-36F8-8888-A19E-6DC271DA6ED5%7d&path=open.
Please email any questions about this
opportunity to Claudia Meyer at hq-nstrf-call@mail.nasa.gov.
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2013-14 Albert
Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship
Applications are currently available for the
2013-14 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program. This program
is open to current public or private elementary and secondary mathematics,
technology, engineering and science classroom teachers with demonstrated
excellence in teaching. Applications are due Dec. 5, 2012.
Selected teachers spend a school year in
Washington, D.C., sharing their expertise with policy makers. Einstein Fellows
may serve with one of several government agency sponsors, such as the
Department of Energy, NASA or the National Science Foundation.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and be
currently employed full time in a public or private elementary or secondary
school or school district. Applicants must have been teaching full time for at
least five of the last seven years.
For more information about this opportunity and
to apply online, visit www.einsteinfellows.org.
Inquiries about the Albert Einstein
Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program should be directed to Brian O’Donnell
at Brian.O'Donnell@science.doe.gov.
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Engineering Design Challenge:
Thermal Protection System Web Seminar
As part of a series of electronic professional development experiences for
educators, the NASA Explorer Schools project and the National Science Teachers
Association are hosting a 90-minute live professional development Web seminar
for educators on Dec. 6, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. EST. Learn about the science
of heat transfer and heat dissipation related to NASA vehicles, and receive an
introduction to the associated engineering design challenge, Thermal Protection
System. In this activity, students are challenged to design a thermal
protection system and test it using a propane torch.
For more information and to register online, visit http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NES3/webseminar16.aspx.
To learn more about the NASA Explorer Schools project, visit http://explorerschools.nasa.gov.
Email any questions about this opportunity to NASA-Explorer-Schools@mail.nasa.gov.
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2013 RASC-AL
Robo-Ops Competition
NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace
announce the 2013 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts Academic Linkage
Exploration Robo-Ops, also known as RASC-AL Robo-Ops, competition. This design
competition is aimed at university-level engineering students.
The RASC-AL Robo-Ops contest challenges
participants to build a planetary rover prototype and demonstrate its
capabilities in field tests at NASA's Johnson Space Center’s, or JSC's, Rock
Yard. Up to three members of the team (plus the faculty advisor) may travel to
JSC for the onsite testing. The remaining team members will stay behind at the
local university to conduct mission control tasks. The prototype rovers will be
tele-operated by the university-based team members and must negotiate a series
of obstacles while accomplishing a variety of tasks. The only information
available to the rover controller to perform the required tasks will be
information transmitted through onboard rover video camera(s) or other onboard
sensors.
Teams will be required to do an education and outreach
activity for their rovers that demonstrates participatory exploration
approaches for future NASA missions.
Interested teams are encouraged to submit a
notice of intent by Nov.
18, 2012, and teams must submit a project plan for their
proposed project by Dec.
19, 2012. The RASC-AL Robo-Ops Steering Committee of NASA
experts will evaluate the project plans and select as many as eight teams to
compete against each other at the Rock Yard in June 2013.
The RASC-AL competition is open to full-time
undergraduate or graduate students majoring in engineering or science at an
accredited university. University design teams must include one faculty or
industry advisor with a university affiliation and two or more undergraduate or
graduate students. Multidisciplinary teams are encouraged.
For more information about this competition,
visit http://www.nianet.org/RoboOps-2013/index.aspx.
If you have questions about this competition,
please contact Stacy Dees at stacy.dees@nianet.org
or Shelley Spears at shelley.spears@nianet.org.
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2012 OPTIMUS PRIME
Spinoff Video Contest
NASA has opened registration for the 2012
OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Video Contest. Featuring OPTIMUS PRIME, the leader from
the popular TRANSFORMERS brand, the 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.
Each student, or group of students, will submit
a three- to five-minute video on a selected NASA spinoff technology listed in
NASA’s 2011 “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.
Participants must register for the contest by Dec. 15, 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. The students submitting
the winning entries will be the guests of honor at the OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff
Contest awards ceremony in May 2013. While there, the winners will receive the
OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Contest trophy and have the opportunity to meet NASA
VIPs, astronauts and actor Peter Cullen, who voices the character OPTIMUS
PRIME.
TRANSFORMERS and OPTIMUS PRIME are trademarks of
Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2012 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/releases/2012/12-077.html.
Questions about this contest should be directed
to Darryl Mitchell at Darryl.R.Mitchell@nasa.gov.
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2013 Texas High
School Aerospace Scholars
The Texas High School Aerospace Scholars project
is an interactive, online learning experience. It is highlighted by a six-day
internship where selected students are encouraged to study mathematics,
science, engineering or computer science by interacting with engineers at
NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The Texas High School Aerospace Scholars project
is open to high school juniors throughout Texas. Applicants must be U.S.
citizens and have access to the Internet.
The application deadline has been extended to Dec. 16, 2012.
For additional information on the project and to
apply online, visit http://has.aerospacescholars.org/.
Questions about this opportunity should be
directed to jsc-aeroscho@mail.nasa.gov.
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Women in STEM High School
Aerospace Scholars
Engineer your dream job! The adventure begins in 2013. NASA wants you to become
part of the workforce of tomorrow as we offer the opportunity to dream,
engineer and WISH. The Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars, or WISH, project
offers a one-of-a-kind experience for female high school juniors to jump-start
their future by engaging in opportunities relating to science, technology,
engineering and mathematics.
Participation starts in an online community and culminates with a summer
experience at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, during the summer of
2013. Get ready to collaborate with girls from across the country as you
complete online activities, design unique projects, work with NASA personnel
and present mission accomplishments. Start your dream now!
To be eligible, applicants must be:
-- U.S. citizens.
-- Female high school juniors during the 2012-2013 school year.
-- Interested and excited about science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
-- Committed to a one-year relationship with NASA's Johnson Space Center.
-- Able to access the Internet and email (at home, school or public library).
-- A scholar with a cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher.
Applications and all supporting documents are being accepted until 11:59 p.m. CST
on Dec. 28, 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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Teaching From Space Office Seeks Educators for
MicroGravity eXperience
NASA’s Teaching From Space Office and the
Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program are seeking applications for teams of
K-12 educators to participate in the MicroGravity eXperience, or Micro GX,
project. This project gives students and educators across the country the
opportunity to work together on an experiment to be tested aboard a
microgravity aircraft. This incredible opportunity is open to any current K-12
classroom educator in the United States. Educators must also be U.S. citizens.
Micro GX activities begins with students and educators developing and proposing
a reduced-gravity experiment. Selected educator teams will receive online
professional development on classroom resources for microgravity, collaboration
with a NASA mentor and a reduced-gravity flight. With combined input from their
students and mentor, educator teams will design and fabricate their experiments
to be tested and evaluated aboard an aircraft that flies approximately 30
roller-coaster-like climbs and dips to produce periods of microgravity and
hypergravity, ranging from almost zero gravity to 2 g.
Seven teams of four to five educators from a single school or school district will
be selected from this application process to participate in Micro GX. This
includes participation in an online microgravity course, which will begin on
Feb. 11, 2013, with a series of Web seminars with NASA personnel to initiate
experiment development. The highlight of the online course is to travel to
NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, and participate in the Reduced
Gravity Education Flight Program during the week of July 12-20, 2013. During
the flight week, educators will fly and perform custom experiments in a
reduced-gravity environment. Selected teams are responsible for all expenses
associated with the travel and stay in Houston. The online course continues
with activities beyond the flight experience through Aug. 26, 2013.
Educator teams interested in participating in Micro GX may submit a proposal no
later than Jan. 9, 2013. For more information, visit http://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov/tfs or send an email to jsc-rgeducator@nasa.gov.
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2013 NASA Student Airborne
Research Program
The NASA Airborne Science Program invites highly motivated junior and senior
undergraduate students to apply for the NASA Student Airborne Research Program,
also known as SARP, 2013. The program provides students with hands-on research
experience in all aspects of a major scientific campaign, from detailed
planning on how to achieve mission objectives to formal presentation of results
and conclusions to peers and others. Students will assist in the operation of
airborne instruments onboard the NASA DC-8 aircraft.
The program takes place in summer 2013. Instrument and flight preparations, and
the research flights themselves, will occur at NASA’s Dryden Aircraft
Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif. Data analysis will take place at the
University of California, Irvine.
Successful applicants will be awarded a stipend and meals allowance for eight
weeks of participation in the program. Round-trip travel to California, housing
and transportation will be provided.
The deadline for applications is Feb. 8,
2013.
For more information and to download the program application, visit http://www.nserc.und.edu/learning/SARP2013.html.
Specific questions about the program should be directed to SARP2013@nserc.und.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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