July 2019 – NASA EXPRESS

NASA EXPRESS: Your STEM Connection for July 25, 2019

Check out the latest NASA opportunities for the education community.

We Go: To the Moon and on to Mars.

The Artemis generation will explore farther than we’ve ever gone before.

	Moon to Mars Resource Overview Audience: Educators of Grades K-12 Event Date: July 29 at 6:30 p.m. EDT Contact: john.f.weis@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. As NASA expands human exploration by visiting the Moon and then Mars, deep space exploration will require innovations in transportation that include the Space Launch System, Orion and Ground Launch Systems. This webinar begins with an overview of NASA’s plans for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and continues with an overview of associated NASA education lessons, videos, fact sheets, printables and training opportunities. Resources covered address National Standards in Science and Mathematics. Online registration is required.
What’s up in the Atmosphere? The Air We Breathe Audience: Educators of Grades K-8 Event Date: July 30 at 5 p.m. EDT Contact: susan.m.kohler@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. There’s a lot more than air in the atmosphere. Find out what else in the atmosphere can affect the colors we see in the sky. Explore science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics with hands-on and inquiry-based learning activities related to the atmosphere and aerosols. Learn how to use picture books, authentic real-time data sets and engineering design challenges in problem-based lessons. Online registration is required.
	Explore Humans in Space: Pressure Suits Audience: Educators of Grades K-12 Event Date: July 31 at 6:30 p.m. EDT Contact: barbie.buckner@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Explore humans in space and pressure suits. Learn about NASA’s Year of Education on Station and the International Space Station crews that include educator astronauts and former classroom teachers Joe Acaba and Ricky Arnold. Also learn how pressure suits are used to protect pilots and astronauts during flight and spacewalks. Online registration is required.
National Institutes of Health’s Biomedical Innovation Virtual Internship Audience: Undergraduate and Graduate Students With U.S. Citizenship Application Deadline: July 31 Contact: katrina.theisz@nih.gov Hone and show off your writing and graphic design skills as a part of the National Institutes of Health’s open innovation community. As a virtual intern, you will showcase your writing talents in blog posts and your social media savvy in communicating with the public. This opportunity is part of the Virtual Student Federal Service, an eight-month remote internship program for U.S. citizen students, college-level and above, who would like to make a difference in the work of the U.S. government. To apply go to https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/537941900 and select project code NIH-USA-3.
	Small Steps to Giant Leaps: Sound Effects Audience: Educators of Grades K-12 Event Date: Aug. 6 at 6:30 p.m. EDT Contact: barbie.buckner@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Explore NASA’s newly released “Sound Effects” activity, which teaches students about the principles of sound, specifically how to amplify and reduce volume. Learn how students will be able to construct a speaker to amplify sound and how they can be challenged to find a solution to reduce the perceived sound volume. Review the history of X-Planes and NASA aeronautical research while looking forward to the future of NASA aeronautics innovation. Online registration is required.
NASA Commercial Crew Program: Mission and STEM Resources Overview Audience: Educators of Grades K-12 Event Date: Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. EDT Contact: stephen.p.culivan@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is the next phase in space transportation, enabling industry to provide safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit. Learn about the companies, the vehicles, the crew and the STEM classroom resources related to the Commercial Crew Program. Online registration is required.
	Explore Flight: Using Coding to Fly in Formation Audience: Educators of Grades 5-12 Event Date: Aug. 8 at 5 p.m. EDT Contact: susan.m.kohler@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Explore hands-on and inquiry-based learning activities related to flight and coding. STEM engagement activities will include kinesthetic movement and problem solving with mathematics. The webinar will introduce ideas to assist in reaching the Next Generation Science Standards and Common CORE learning outcomes standards. Online registration is required.
Educator Workshop: Lunar and Meteorite Sample Certification Audience: Educators of Grades K-12 Event Date: Aug. 10, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. PDT Contact: Paula.Partida@jpl.nasa.gov NASA lends actual lunar samples from the historic Apollo missions to teachers. Join NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, for an educator workshop to become certified to bring the excitement of these real lunar rocks and regolith samples to your students. The Lunar and Meteorite Sample Disk Program is limited to teachers at U.S.-based institutions, and is intended for employees of K-12 classrooms, museums, libraries or planetariums. The workshop will take place at JPL’s Von Karman Auditorium. Pre-registration is required.
	2019 NASA SLPSRA Fluid Physics Workshop Audience: Scientists and Engineers From Academia Registration Deadline: Sept. 6 Workshop Dates: Oct. 16-17 Contact: smorrison@nasaprs.com Join NASA’s Division of Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications for the Fluid Physics Workshop at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This event will feature scientists and engineers from academia, industry and other governmental agencies to provide recommendations to NASA on future research directions for the microgravity fluid physics program. All interested scientists, researchers and managers are invited to participate. There is no registration fee to participate in the workshop.
New Interactive From NASA Space Place: NASA in the 50 States Audience: Educators and Students in Grades 3-6 Contact: spaceplaceconnect@jpl.nasa.govDid you know that all 50 states are helping NASA explore space? It’s true! Visit the new “NASA in the 50 States” interactive feature to see how your state has contributed to the study of space and Earth science. Click on other states to learn even more fun facts!

Make Your Own Whirlpool With NASA’s Astrophoto Challenges
Audience: Public
Entry Deadline: July 31
Contact: mdussault@cfa.harvard.edu

Join NASA’s Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to use real astronomical data and tools to create your own beautiful image of the iconic Whirlpool Galaxy (M51). Capture your own real-time telescope image of the whirlpool using the MicroObservatory robotic telescope network, or work with an archived set of NASA data files of M51, taken with four multiwavelength space telescope missions: Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer and Galex. Your creations may be highlighted as standout entries commented on by NASA experts.

GLOBE Mission Mosquito Webinar: Around the World With Mission Mosquito
Audience: All Educators
Webinar Date: Aug. 7 at 8 p.m. EDT
Contact: cassie_soeffing@strategies.org

Join the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program’s (GLOBE) Mission Mosquito team for a free webinar featuring data collectors from four different countries. Each presenter will share information about a country, as well as when and where there are active mosquitoes. They will also explain the different types of mosquito-transmitted diseases that are in their region and describe the prevention and protection measures used locally. Registration is required. http://bit.ly/Buzz-GO10

NASA Psyche Inspired Internship
Audience: Undergraduate Students
Application Deadline: Aug. 9
Contact: https://psyche.asu.edu/contact/

NASA’s Psyche Mission invites full-time, enrolled undergraduate students in any major from universities and community colleges in the U.S. and its territories to apply to become part of this year’s cohort of Psyche Inspired interns. Psyche Inspired is a program that brings undergraduate students together to share the excitement, innovation and scientific and engineering content of NASA’s Psyche mission with the public through artistic and creative works.

NASA STEM Engagement Call for Reviewers for Informal STEM Education Proposals
Audience: Formal and Informal Educators, and Other Experts
Deadline: Aug. 13
Contact: TEAMII@jpl.nasa.gov

NASA is seeking qualified peer reviewers to volunteer to externally review NASA TEAM II proposals during fall 2019. A diverse reviewer pool is sought, including but not limited to practicing or retired informal education leadership, managers, educators and evaluators (e.g., K-12; informal; youth groups; public outreach), scientists, engineers, higher education faculty and other experts (including individuals without a current institutional affiliation) with experience or knowledge of activities described in the Announcement NNH19ZHA002N.

Volunteer at https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/reviewer/. Although NASA cannot guarantee an invitation to review will result, it thanks you for your consideration and/or referrals. Selected reviewers will be expected to disclose all conflicts of interest, including situations that may give the appearance of bias.

Call for Proposals: NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s University Leadership Initiative 2
Audience: Accredited, Degree-granting U.S. Colleges and Universities
Step-A Proposal Deadline: Aug. 25
Contact: HQ-UnivPartnerships@mail.nasa.gov

The University Leadership Initiative 2 of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate provides the opportunity for university teams to exercise technical and organizational leadership in proposing technical challenges, defining multidisciplinary solutions, establishing peer review mechanisms and applying innovative teaming strategies to strengthen research impact. Multiple awards are anticipated with nominal budgets in the $1-2M range per award annually. Awards will have a maximum duration of four years.

Click the links below to read about current ULI recipients.
ULI Round Two
ULI Round One

New Resources From NASA’s STEM on Station and Microsoft’s Hacking STEM
Audience: Educators of Grades 5-12
Contact: jsc-education@mail.nasa.gov

The International Space Station is a research laboratory where astronauts live and work, testing technologies for future missions to the Moon and Mars, and learning more about our home planet. Next year is the 20th anniversary of humans living off-planet aboard the space station. To celebrate, NASA’s STEM on Station and Microsoft Education have partnered to develop eight new lesson plans to introduce students to challenges astronauts face living in space. These standards-aligned lessons challenge middle school and high school students to design in 3D, analyze data, build sensors, use virtual reality and work with machine learning and artificial intelligence.

GLOBE Observer Citizen Science Challenge: GO on the Lewis and Clark Trail
Audience: Citizen Scientists
Event Date: Through Sept. 2
Contact: holli.kohl@nasa.gov

In the early 19th century, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led an ambitious expedition across the western United States. To commemorate their journey, NASA and the National Park Service encourage the public to follow in their footsteps through a new citizen science challenge from June 1 to Sept. 2. The Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Observer App allows citizen scientists to use their smartphones to map land cover along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. Any land cover observation taken along the nearly 5,000-mile-long trail from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the mouth of the Columbia River in Washington State earns points. The top participants will receive recognition and “GO on a Trail” commemorative material.

Can’t make it to the trail? You can still participate by making land cover observations in your area!

Send Your Name to Mars on NASA’s Next Red Planet Mission!
Audience: Educators and Students Worldwide
Deadline: Sept. 30
Contact: http://mars.nasa.gov/feedback

NASA invites the public to send their names to the Red Planet aboard NASA’s Mars 2020 rover! The Mars 2020 mission will launch next summer and land on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. The mission will search for signs of past microbial life, characterize the planet’s climate and geology, collect samples for future return to Earth and pave the way for human exploration.

Free Virtual Reality Program: NASA SLS VR Experience
Audience: All Educators and Students
Contact: twila.g.schneider@nasa.gov

Do you want to experience the excitement of standing on the launch pad beneath NASA’s massive new rocket, the Space Launch System? The “NASA SLS VR Experience” is a free, virtual reality software program that is available for anyone with an Oculus Rift to download. Users can experience the scale of the SLS and can explore the rocket from multiple angles. Those using the software can even sit in the cockpit during prelaunch activities to see what it’s like to be an astronaut inside the Orion spacecraft.

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Find NASA science resources for your classroom. NASA Wavelength is a digital collection of Earth and space science resources for educators of all levels — from elementary to college, to out-of-school programs. https://science.nasa.gov/learners/wavelength

Check out the ‘Explore NASA Science’ website! Science starts with questions, leading to discoveries. Visit https://science.nasa.gov. To view the site in Spanish, visit http://ciencia.nasa.gov.

Visit NASA STEM Engagement on the Web:
NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement: http://www.nasa.gov/stem
For Educators: https://www.nasa.gov/stem/foreducators
For Students: https://www.nasa.gov/stem/forstudents
NASA Kids’ Club: http://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub

Special Edition! NASA EXPRESS — STEM Forward to the Moon for the Apollo 50th

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing with STEM resources and events from NASA!

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on

the Moon with STEM resources and events from NASA!

	Get Involved in Apollo 50th Celebration With ‘STEM Forward to the Moon’ Audience: All Educators and Students Event Date: July 19 at 3 p.m. EDT Contact: Amelia.J.Chapman@jpl.nasa.gov July 20, 1969, was “…one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” Fifty years later, we’re celebrating this amazing milestone and working to send the first woman and next man to the lunar surface by 2024! Fri., July 19 will feature STEM Forward to the Moon, a special broadcast where students take over an Artemis mission with STEM activities that inspire the next generation of explorers to dream big! You can get involved by hosting a watch party, posting featured activities on Facebook and Twitter using #NASASTEM, visiting a museum or breaking a world record!
New “STEM Forward to the Moon” Educator Guide Audience: All Educators and Parents Contact: nilufar.ramji@nasa.gov Celebrate the Apollo 50th Anniversary and get excited about the future of exploration with the Moon to Mars Educators Guide. Published by NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement, the guide is designed to accompany the “STEM Forward to the Moon” segment of the Apollo Anniversary broadcast airing on NASA TV on July 19 at 3 p.m. EDT.NASA’s plans to go forward to the Moon by the year 2024 are exemplified here through hands-on STEM activities. Students will be immersed in the ideas, concepts and experiences that make mission planning, operations, exploration and sustainability on the Moon possible. Activities found in the guide can be used by educators in formal and informal educational settings and by families in the comfort of their homes.
	Apollo Anniversary Resources From NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement Audience: All Educators and All Students Contact: Amelia.J.Chapman@jpl.nasa.gov Celebrate the Apollo 50th anniversary and the future of Moon exploration with these educational resources! Find lesson plans, activities and printables. Get current information about contests and where to find images and original sources. Discover Apollo anniversary and “Moon to Mars” events happening near you on the searchable Map/Calendar, or plan your own event and submit it for inclusion.
New Teachable Moment—Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of NASA’s Apollo Moon Landing Audience: K-12 Educators Contact: Kimberly.M.Orr@jpl.nasa.gov This year is the 50th anniversary of humans landing on the Moon. NASA is making plans to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024. Turn this current event into a teachable moment with resources from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Use this opportunity to get students excited about Earth’s natural satellite, the amazing feats accomplished 50 years ago and plans for future exploration. Visit the site for background information, videos, lesson plans and more.
	U.S. Space & Rocket Center Celebrates Apollo Anniversary With Global Launch Event Audience: Public Event Date: July 16 Contact: kayt@spacecamp.com On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 crew launched to begin their historic mission to the Moon. To commemorate this event, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, home to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, is asking teachers, scout leaders, families, students and rocket enthusiasts of all ages worldwide to join in a Global Rocket Launch! Visit the link for rocket ideas, then sign up and share your launch pictures on social media using #GlobalRocketLaunch.
Celebrate the Apollo 50th Anniversary With a #VirtualMoonshot Audience: Public Event Date: July 18 Contact: kimberly.m.orr@jpl.nasa.gov Join NASA and museums nationwide to help build a virtual mission to the Moon! To celebrate the Apollo 50th anniversary and the feats of engineering that made the Moon landing possible, you can help select the materials to build a lunar spacecraft. Search for #VirtualMoonshot on Instagram, Facebook and/or Twitter on July 18. Vote for the household materials you think would make the best spacecraft and watch the mission launch on a #VirtualMoonshot!
	Celebrating Apollo 11: Inspiring STEM Educators for 50 Years Audience: Educators of Grades PreK-12 Event Date: July 18 at 2 p.m. EDT Contact: kwoodruff@us-satellite.net The Apollo 11 mission inspired the nation to achieve great things. Many classroom teachers remember the Moon landing, and many more continue to be inspired by this and other historic events designed and enacted by NASA scientists, engineers and the diverse and dedicated NASA community. Please join this webinar to increase your knowledge of Apollo-related STEM education resources, hear how Apollo 11 inspired fellow educators nationwide and learn which exciting missions to follow in the coming years. Make sure to share your own story when you register.
Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Presents Apollo at the Park Audience: Public Display Dates: Summer and Fall 2019 Contact: NASMVisitorServices@si.edu To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is placing 15 replica statues of Neil Armstrong’s iconic spacesuit in Major League Baseball stadiums across the U.S. Visit the site and follow @airandspace on Twitter for updates on where and when you can spot a statue. Fans will be able to unlock exclusive digital content when interacting with the suit. Follow along and share your pictures using #SnapTheSuit.
	Celebrate the Apollo 11 Anniversary With New NASA eClips Video—Our World: The Moon’s Impact on Earth Audience: K-8 Educators and Students Contact: shannon.verstynen@nianet.org The Moon impacts Earth through tides and moonlight. NASA missions to the Moon continue to help us discover more about our nearest neighbor. Learn about Moon mapping and resources in this new NASA eClips video, “Our World: The Moon’s Impact on Earth.” NASA eClips are short, relevant educational video segments designed to inspire and engage students, helping them see real-world connections.
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NASA EXPRESS: Your STEM Connection for July 11, 2019

Check out the latest NASA opportunities for the education community.

	Get Involved in Apollo 50th Celebration With ‘STEM Forward to the Moon’ Audience: All Educators and Students Event Date: July 19 Contact: Amelia.J.Chapman@jpl.nasa.gov July 20, 1969, was “…one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” Fifty years later, we’re celebrating this amazing milestone and working to send the first woman and next man to the lunar surface by 2024! Fri., July 19 will feature STEM Forward to the Moon, a special broadcast where students take over an Artemis mission with STEM activities that inspire the next generation of explorers to dream big! You can get involved by hosting a watch party, posting featured activities on Facebook and Twitter using #NASASTEM, visiting a museum or breaking a world record!
Moon to Mars Resource Overview Audience: Educators of Grades K-12 Event Date: July 15 at 6:30 p.m. EDT Contact: john.f.weis@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. As NASA expands human exploration by visiting the Moon and then Mars, deep space exploration will require innovations in transportation that include the Space Launch System, Orion and Ground Launch Systems. This webinar begins with an overview of NASA’s plans for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and continues with an overview of associated NASA education lessons, videos, fact sheets, printables and training opportunities. Resources covered address National Standards in Science and Mathematics. Online registration is required.
	NOAA Lecture—Our Warming Planet: Topics in Climate Dynamics Audience: Educators and Students Event Date: July 16 at 3 p.m. EDT Contact: matthew.d.pearce@nasa.gov Join the Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast, a project led by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments team, for a free webinar about climate dynamics. Mark A. Chandler will discuss “The Educational Global Climate Model (EdGCM)” and David Rind and Cynthia Rosenzweig will conclude the webinar series. The lecture series is designed to aid students, teachers and interested researchers worldwide to understand aspects of climate change. All webinars are recorded and archived online.
NASA Commercial Crew Program: Mission and STEM Resources Overview Audience: Educators of Grades K-12 Event Date: July 16 at 6 p.m. EDT Contact: stephen.p.culivan@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is the next phase in space transportation, enabling industry to provide safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit. Learn about the companies, the vehicles, the crew and the STEM classroom resources related to the Commercial Crew Program. Online registration is required.
	New “Where on Earth?” Quiz Audience: Public Submission Deadline: July 17 at 4 p.m. PDT Contact: Abigail.M.Nastan@jpl.nasa.gov Are you ready for a challenge? Become a detective and solve the latest geography mystery quiz from NASA’s Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument aboard the Terra satellite. The quiz asks nine multiple-choice questions about the area seen in the image. Online research is allowed. If all questions are answered correctly, you will have a chance to enter for a prize. Happy sleuthing!
Celebrate the Apollo 50th Anniversary With a #VirtualMoonshot Audience: Public Event Date: July 18 Contact: kimberly.m.orr@jpl.nasa.gov Join NASA and museums nationwide to help build a virtual mission to the Moon! To celebrate the Apollo 50th anniversary and the feats of engineering that made the Moon landing possible, you can help select the materials to build a lunar spacecraft. Search for #VirtualMoonshot on Instagram, Facebook and/or Twitter on July 18. Vote for the household materials you think would make the best spacecraft and watch the mission launch on a #VirtualMoonshot!
	Explore Human Space Flight: Microgravity Audience: Educators of Grades 5-12 Event Date: July 22 at 6:30 p.m. EDT Contact: deepika.sangam@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Explore ways to use microgravity to teach fundamental phenomena that define our world. After an overview of microgravity, participants will explore different domains of microgravity research like biotechnology, fluid physics and more. The resources discussed in this webinar cover Next Generation Science Standards in physical sciences and life sciences for grades 5-12. Online registration is required.
What’s the BUZZ Around Infiniscope—Introduction to Infiniscope Webinar Audience: U.S.-based Formal and Informal Educators of All Grades Event Date: July 22 at 11:30 a.m. PDT Contact: jlswann@asu.edu The Infiniscope Community empowers educators of all kinds to collaborate and create innovative, educational experiences that meet the needs of learners of all ages. Join us to hear about the community and free access to discussion forums, events, professional development and digital content. Learn how to create your own digital learning experiences using NASA visualizations and connect with other educators. Register now to learn more!
	GLOBE Mission Mosquito Webinar: How Can Mosquito Citizen Science Data Protect Communities From Disease? Audience: All Educators and Informal Educators Webinar Date: July 24 at 2 p.m. EDT Contact: cassie_soeffing@strategies.org Join the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program’s (GLOBE) Mission Mosquito team for a free webinar to discuss how GLOBE’s Mission Mosquito data and other mosquito apps are working to reduce the risk of disease in communities. Liz Burck will present new educational resources in this informative webinar. Registration is required. http://bit.ly/Buzz-CS7
Explore Human Spaceflight: Mission X—Train Like an Astronaut Audience: Educators of Grades K-5 Event Date: July 24 at 5 p.m. EDT Contact: susan.m.kohler@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Join NASA in a variety of exciting STEM engagement activities that encourage students to participate in physical activities modeled after the real-life physical requirements of humans traveling in space. The “Train like an Astronaut” activities use a physical and inquiry-based approach to human health and fitness on Earth and in space. Online registration is required.
	GLOBE Mission Mosquito Webinar: Around the World With Mission Mosquito Audience: All Educators Webinar Date: Aug. 7 at 8 p.m. EDT Contact: cassie_soeffing@strategies.org Join the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program’s (GLOBE) Mission Mosquito team for a free webinar featuring data collectors from four different countries. Each presenter will share information about a country, as well as when and where there are active mosquitoes. They will also explain the different types of mosquito-transmitted diseases that are in their region and describe the prevention and protection measures used locally. Registration is required. http://bit.ly/Buzz-GO10
NASA Psyche Inspired Internship Audience: Undergraduate Students Application Deadline: Aug. 9 Contact: https://psyche.asu.edu/contact/ NASA’s Psyche Mission invites full-time, enrolled undergraduate students in any major from universities and community colleges in the U.S. and its territories to apply to become part of this year’s cohort of Psyche Inspired interns. Psyche Inspired is a program that brings undergraduate students together to share the excitement, innovation and scientific and engineering content of NASA’s Psyche mission with the public through artistic and creative works.
	GLOBE Mission Mosquito Webinar: Mosquito Science Engagement—Use Zika Zine in Your Outreach Audience: All Educators and Informal Educators Webinar Date: Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. EDT Contact: cassie_soeffing@strategies.org Join the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program’s (GLOBE) Mission Mosquito team for a free webinar to discuss and share outreach ideas. Dr. Lisa Gardner from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research will present her cartoon series, “Zika Zine,” and discuss effective science communication techniques. Library partners are especially encouraged to attend. Registration is required. http://bit.ly/Buzz-CS8
Space Station Explorers Kit Audience: Educators of Grades 3-8, Informal Educators Contact: SpaceStationExplorers@issnationallab.org A new space-themed activity guide for grades 3-8 has been released by the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory’s education team. The “Space Station Explorers Kit” is designed to empower students through hands-on activities aligned with national standards for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The free guide is designed for use in classrooms and informal learning environments such as afterschool programs, camps and museums. Topics include measuring distances to space destinations, mission patch design, engineering and launching rockets, training for a spacewalk, exploring science through fiction and building a space station.
	New NASA eClips Video—Our World: Moon Phases Audience: K-8 Educators and Students Contact: shannon.verstynen@nianet.org What causes the phases of the Moon? From New Moon to Full Moon, the Earth-Sun-Moon system is responsible for the Moon’s changing phases. Learn more about rotation, revolution and this repeatable pattern in the new NASA eClips video, “Our World: Moon Phases.” NASA eClips are short, relevant educational video segments designed to inspire and engage students, helping them see real-world connections.
Celebrate the Apollo 11 Anniversary With New NASA eClips Video—Our World: The Moon’s Impact on Earth Audience: K-8 Educators and Students Contact: shannon.verstynen@nianet.org The Moon impacts Earth through tides and moonlight. NASA missions to the Moon continue to help us discover more about our nearest neighbor. Learn about Moon mapping and resources in this new NASA eClips video, “Our World: The Moon’s Impact on Earth.” NASA eClips are short, relevant educational video segments designed to inspire and engage students, helping them see real-world connections.
	Be a Citizen Scientist—Submit Dust Storm Photos With NASA GLOBE Observer Audience: All Educators and Students Contact: marile.colonrobles@nasa.gov Do you live in an area that has dust storms? The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program (GLOBE) team would like you to photograph dust events in your area and submit your photos using the GLOBE Observer app. The data collected using the app will be used by scientists to verify satellite observations and see if their models have successfully predicted these dust storms. This is an authentic research opportunity that will help scientists alert communities to better prepare for the harmful impacts of these storms.

Explore Human Spaceflight: The Hazards of Human Spaceflight Audience: Educators of Grades K-12 Event Date: July 11 at 6 p.m. EDT Contact: stephen.p.culivan@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Human spaceflight will enable astronauts to continue orbiting Earth, return to the Moon and then journey on to Mars bringing together science, technology and human innovation. Explore the hazards astronauts face in the extreme environment of space travel and the NASA-developed solutions to ensure the safety and well-being of the astronauts. NASA STEM classroom lessons and online resources will be integrated. Online registration is required.
	Free Lecture—Apollo 50th Anniversary Audience: All Educators; Students in Grades 9-12 and Higher Education Event Date: July 11-12 at 7 p.m. PDT Contact: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/contact_JPL.php The Apollo program’s “…giant leap…” took a decade of intense preparation to accomplish, and required huge support on Earth. Join host Preston Dyches from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, for a discussion that will focus on understanding JPL’s supporting role in one of humanity’s greatest achievements. The panel of speakers will include JPL fellow and Emmy award-winning producer Blaine Baggett, Caltech Professor Emeritus of geology and planetary science Arden Albee and JPL veteran engineer of the Ranger and Surveyor era John Casani. Attend the lectures in person, or view Thursday’s lecture via live webcast.
‘CineSpace’ Short Film Competition Audience: All Educators and Students Submission Deadline: July 15, 2019 Contact: cinespace@cinemartsociety.org NASA and the Houston Cinema Arts Society invite professional and aspiring filmmakers to share their works using actual NASA imagery. The “CineSpace” competition will accept all genres, including narrative, documentary, comedy, drama, animation and others, up to 10 minutes long. Entries must use at least 10 percent publicly available NASA imagery. Entries will be judged on creativity, innovation and attention to detail. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three submissions, as well as two special category films: 1) the best documentary film and 2) the film that best exhibits human presence in space.
	U.S. Space & Rocket Center Celebrates Apollo Anniversary With Global Launch Event Audience: Public Event Date: July 16 Contact: kayt@spacecamp.com On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 crew launched to begin their historic mission to the Moon. To commemorate this event, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, home to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, is asking teachers, scout leaders, families, students and rocket enthusiasts of all ages worldwide to join in a Global Rocket Launch! Visit the link for rocket ideas, then sign up and share your launch pictures on social media using #GlobalRocketLaunch.
Celebrating Apollo 11: Inspiring STEM Educators for 50 Years Audience: Educators of Grades PreK-12 Event Date: July 18 at 2 p.m. EDT Contact: kwoodruff@us-satellite.net The Apollo 11 mission inspired the nation to achieve great things. Many classroom teachers remember the Moon landing, and many more continue to be inspired by this and other historic events designed and enacted by NASA scientists, engineers and the diverse and dedicated NASA community. Please join this webinar to increase your knowledge of Apollo-related STEM education resources, hear how Apollo 11 inspired fellow educators nationwide and learn which exciting missions to follow in the coming years. Make sure to share your own story when you register.

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FAQs, Call for Proposals—NASA Research Announcement for NASA Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II)
Audience: Informal Education Institutions
Proposal Deadline: Aug. 13
Contact: TEAMII@jpl.nasa.gov

NASA is seeking proposals for the NASA Research Announcement: NASA Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions. Eligible proposers include U.S. nonprofit science museums, planetariums, youth-serving organizations and libraries. Selected parties will offer inquiry- or experiential-based opportunities that include NASA education and research and directly align with major NASA missions related to space exploration. Projects shall use network partnerships.

The NASA Office of STEM Engagement has posted new information for its 2019 NASA Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) Announcement Number NNH19ZHA002N, on NSPIRES.

Call for Proposals—Appendix H MUREP Aerospace High-Volume Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Cooperative
Audience: Minority-Serving Institutions
Proposal Deadline: Aug. 23
Contact: MUREPARMD@nasaprs.com

NASA is seeking proposals for the Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Aerospace High-Volume Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Cooperative. Eligible proposers include U.S. Minority-Serving Institutions. Selected parties will establish student training and technical internships as well as support new entrepreneurs of aerospace-focused high manufacturing efforts that align with aerospace industry needs. Projects shall use network partnerships.

Make Your Own Whirlpool With NASA’s Astrophoto Challenges
Audience: Public
Entry Deadline: July 31
Contact: mdussault@cfa.harvard.edu

Send Your Name to Mars on NASA’s Next Red Planet Mission!
Audience: Educators and Students Worldwide
Deadline: Sept. 30
Contact: http://mars.nasa.gov/feedback

NASA Pathways Internships
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At NASA, you have the opportunity to work and explore careers while still in school. The Pathways Program provides current students with paid work experience and recent graduates with a dynamic career development program at the beginning of their careers. Pathways allows you to undertake meaningful and challenging projects that make an impact. Learn more about the program and some of the extraordinary projects and experiences of our Pathways Interns here. Are you ready to explore the extraordinary, every day? View all NASA Pathways Intern opportunities.

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