Check out the following
NASA opportunities for the education community. Full descriptions are listed
below.
Comet Quest Game Now Available in Spanish, French and German
Audience: All Educators and Students
Free Education Webinar Series from the Aerospace Education Services Project
Audience: K-12 Educators
Event Dates: Various Dates During December 2012
Weather
and Climate: Satellite Meteorology Web Seminar
Audience: 5-8 and Informal Educators
Event Date: Dec. 13, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. EST
2013 NASA High-Altitude
Student Platform Opportunity
Audience: Higher Education Educators and
Students
Application Deadline: Dec. 14, 2012
2012 OPTIMUS PRIME
Spinoff Video Contest
Audience: Grade 3-12 Students
Registration Deadline: Dec. 15, 2012
Free Smithsonian's Stars
Lecture Series
Audience: All Educators and 9-Higher Education Students
Next Lecture Date: Dec. 15, 2012
2013 Texas High School
Aerospace Scholars
Audience: 9-12 Students
Deadline: Dec. 16, 2012
Chemistry of
Water: Mars Exploration -- Is There Water on Mars? Web Seminar
Audience: 9-12 and Informal Educators
Event Date: Dec. 17, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. EST
Social Media Users Invited to Apply for Credentials to Attend NASA Social Media Event at TDRS-K Launch in Florida
Audience: All Educators and Students 18+ Years Old
Registration Deadline: 3 p.m. EST on Dec. 19, 2012
Engineering Design: Forces and Motion --
Balloon Aerodynamics Challenge Web Seminar
Audience: 6-12 and Informal Educators
Event Date: Dec. 19, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. EST
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Women
in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars
Audience: Female High School Juniors
New Deadline: Jan. 3, 2013
DEADLINE EXTENDED: 2013
RASC-AL Lunar Wheel Design Challenge
Audience: Higher Education Students
New Deadline: Jan. 19, 2013
NASA’s REEL Science Communication Contest
Audience: 9-12 Educators and Students
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2013
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Comet Quest Game Now Available in Spanish, French and German
NASA's popular "Comet Quest" game from
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is now available for free in three additional
languages. The game can be downloaded from the iTunes Apps store in Spanish,
French and German (as well as English).
Players of "Comet Quest" learn about comets and the European Space
Agency’s international Rosetta mission. The game mimics the real Rosetta
mission, and enables you to control the spacecraft. Players drop a lander on a
comet’s nucleus, then observe and record events (cracks in the comet, coma and
tail getting brighter and more) as they occur. Players must avoid hazards and
successfully transmit data to Earth, earning points for each accomplishment.
The free "Comet
Quest" app is available for download for iPhone and iPad from the
iTunes Store at http://bit.ly/xXhjI7.
To learn more about the Rosetta mission, visit http://rosetta.jpl.nasa.gov/.
iPhone, iPad and iTunes Store are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
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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.
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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Weather and Climate: Satellite Meteorology 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 Dec. 13, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. EST.
Participants will learn to use the data from NASA's research satellite program
in their meteorology lessons. This Web seminar features "Monitoring the
Global Environment," one of eight modules within the satellite meteorology
course. The activities within this module incorporate the use of authentic data
acquired by NASA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites and Polar
Operational Environmental Satellites. Attendees will learn how to locate and
download satellite data then use the data to create graphs.
For more information
and to register online, visit http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NES3/webseminar17.aspx.
To learn more about the NASA Explorer Schools project, visit http://explorerschools.nasa.gov.
Email any questions about this opportunity to John Entwistle at NASA-Explorer-Schools@mail.nasa.gov.
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2013 NASA High-Altitude Student Platform
Opportunity
NASA is accepting applications from students at
U.S. colleges and universities who want to send experiments to the edge of
space on a high-flying scientific balloon.
The annual NASA project provides near-space
access for 12 undergraduate and graduate student experiments to be carried by a
NASA high-altitude research balloon. The flights typically last 15 to 20 hours
and reach an altitude of 23 miles. Experiments may include compact satellites
or prototypes.
The experiments are flown aboard the
High-Altitude Student Platform, or HASP, a balloon-born instrument stack
launched from the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility's remote site in Fort
Sumner, N.M. The goals of the project are to provide a space test platform to
encourage student research and stimulate the development of student satellite
payloads and other space-engineering products.
HASP seeks to enhance the technical skills and
research abilities of students in critical science, technology, engineering and
mathematics disciplines. The project is a joint effort between NASA and the
Louisiana Space Grant Consortium.
The deadline for applications is Dec. 14, 2012.
For application information and technical
details about the program, visit http://laspace.lsu.edu/hasp.
Questions about the High-Altitude Student Platform
opportunity should be directed to T. Gregory Guzik at guzik@phunds.phys.lsu.edu.
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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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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. 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.
Feb. 2, 2013 -- Volcano
Breath
Join Global Volcanism Program Director Liz
Cottrell for a lecture about volcanoes on a global scale. Learn how the gaseous
contents of volcanoes propel their explosions and impact our climate. Hear the
latest about volcanic gas research and explore the latest discoveries about how
the deep Earth is recycling the air we breathe.
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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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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Chemistry
of Water: Mars Exploration -- Is There Water on Mars? 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 Web seminar on Dec.
17, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. EST. "Chemistry of Water: Mars Exploration --
Is There Water on Mars?" is an inquiry-based lesson on how atmospheric
pressure and vapor pressure affect the boiling point of water. See why the
boiling point of water is pressure-dependent, rather than
temperature-dependent. Then, by extension, you will deduce if there could be
liquid water on Mars.
This seminar will be repeated on March 12, 2013.
For more information and to
register online, visit http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NES3/webseminar18.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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Social Media Users Invited to Apply for Credentials to Attend NASA Social Media Event at TDRS-K Launch in Florida
NASA will give 70 of its social media followers an
insider's look at America's space program and the opportunity to see
a launch in-person. The NASA Social, scheduled for Jan. 28-29 to
coincide with the launch of NASA's Tracking and Data Relay
Satellite-K (TDRS-K), will be held at the agency's Kennedy Space
Center in Florida.
NASA Socials are in-person meetings with people who engage with the
agency through Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and other social networks.
TDRS-K is targeted to launch at 8:52 p.m. EST Jan. 29 on a United
Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
Registration for the NASA Social opens at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13,
and closes at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.19. Participants will be selected
from online registrations. Because portions of this event may take
place in restricted areas, registration is limited to U.S. citizens.
Participants will have unique behind the scenes experiences with NASA,
which they are encouraged to share with others through their favorite
social networks. Guests will view the launch, tour facilities at
Kennedy, speak with representatives from NASA and the Space
Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Office, visit the Atlas V launch
pad, and meet fellow space enthusiasts who are active on social media
and members of NASA's social media team.
The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System is a space-based
communication system used to provide tracking, telemetry, command,
and high bandwidth data return services to its many customers. A
major component of the system is the spacecraft itself, TDRS.
Currently, there are 7 operational satellites that provide in-flight
communications with spacecraft operating in low-Earth orbit. Aboard
each satellite are multiple antennae that send and receive signals
both to and from the ground to multiple satellites simultaneously. As
a result, TDRS provides a wide variety of services to meet customers'
needs and demands.
For more information on the NASA Social and to register, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/social
To find all the ways to connect and collaborate with NASA, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/connect
To learn more about TDRS, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/tdrs
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Engineering
Design: Forces and Motion -- Balloon Aerodynamics Challenge 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. 19, 2012, at 6:30
p.m. EST. This Web seminar will introduce the Forces and Motion: Balloon
Aerodynamics Challenge for students. This activity provides firsthand
information about density, neutral buoyancy and drag, which is then used to
solve a problem. The activity provides many opportunities for incorporating
national mathematics, science and technology learning standards into your
curriculum.
This seminar will be repeated on Apr. 17, 2013.
For more information and to register
online, visit http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NES3/webseminar19.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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DEADLINE
EXTENDED: 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.
The application deadline has been extended to Jan.
3, 2013.
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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DEADLINE
EXTENDED: 2013 RASC-AL Lunar Wheel Design Challenge
Due to an initially aggressive schedule that resulted from a delayed launch of
the 2013 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts - Academic Linkage, or
RASC-AL, Lunar Wheel Design Challenge, the new deadline to submit project
plans has been extended to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2013, at midnight EST.
The RASC-AL Lunar Wheel
Design Challenge invites student teams to design and build a lunar wheel
prototype and demonstrate its capabilities while mounted on a utility vehicle
during the “Roll-Off” (field tests at NASA's Johnson Space Center’s Rock Yard)
in July 2013. Teams are challenged with developing a wheel that needs little
maintenance, can travel at higher speeds needed for human rovers and can
withstand several years of harsh temperature swings, abrasive regolith, intense
sun radiation and lack of an Earth-like atmosphere.
In addition to the field
tests, teams will present their wheel concepts to a design review panel
comprising Space Exploration Vehicle, or SEV, engineers. Presentations will be
based on each team's technical paper that details the wheel concept's
path-to-flight (i.e., how the design can be applied to actual planetary
exploration on an SEV).
Based on a review of each
team’s proposal, up to eight teams will be selected to compete at the
“Roll-Off” in July 2013. Qualifying teams will receive a minimum of $9,000 to
develop and test their wheel designs. Winning teams will receive cash prizes.
The challenge 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.
Student teams and their faculty advisors are invited to submit an online
Notice of Intent (NOI)
and a project
planof their proposed wheel
concepts by Jan. 19, 2013. Multi-disciplinary teams and international
collaborations are encouraged.
For more information about this competition, visit https://www.nianet.org/RASCAL-wheeldesign2012/index.aspx.
If you have questions about
this competition, please contact Shannon Verstynen at shannon.verstynen@nianet.org or
Shelley Spears at shelley.spears@nianet.org.
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NASA’s REEL Science Communication Contest
So you want to be a NASA producer? NASA is
looking for talented high school students to create videos that engage students
in earth science.
Students are consuming over 10 hours of media each day, and video is
increasingly important to reach and engage this audience about science. NASA
earth science missions are kicking off a new video contest challenging high
school students to produce a two-minute video for middle school students. The
videos should focus on one of three topics: Ozone in the Stratosphere, Ship
Tracks and Our Environment, or The Water of the Water Planet.
Winning videos will be posted on NASA’s website. Winners will also get the
opportunity to be a NASA producer working with NASA scientists and
communication experts in July 2013 to produce an earth science feature video.
The deadline for submitting videos is Feb.
15, 2013.
-- NEW! Director's Cut
Video from NASA Producer Ali Ogden --
NASA producer Ali Ogden created a video, which
shares her insight about producing a video feature for NASA. In this director's
cut version of her Montreal Protocol story, Ali provides
practical advice about audience, thinking visually, story and post-production.
These practical tips for video production will help students with the REEL
Science Contest. To view Ogden's video, visit http://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/reelscience-video.html.
For more information and instructions for submitting a video, visit http://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/reelscience.
Questions about this contest should be emailed to Ginger Butcher at ginger.butcher-1@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/kidsclub
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