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Happy October! Bring this month’s NASA and STEM events into your classroom with resources, activities and more!
Visit
the site for resources to incorporate International Observe the Moon
Night, International Day of the Girl, World Space Week, Earth Science
Week and Halloween into your curriculum.
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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.
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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.
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Now
in its eighth year, NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge is an
international hackathon for coders, scientists, designers, storytellers,
makers, builders, technologists, students and teachers to engage with
NASA’s free and open data to address real-world problems on Earth and in
space. Last year, approximately 18,000 participants at 200 events in 75
countries collaborated to create solutions ranging from mobile
applications, software, hardware and data visualizations to videos,
games and art. Visit
the website for updates and registration information for Space Apps
events in your area or join the virtual event online from anywhere in
the world!
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Audience: Graduate Students
Proposal Deadline: Nov 5
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NASA
seeks to sponsor graduate student research with potential to contribute
to the agency’s goal of creating innovative new space technologies for
America’s exploration, science and economic futures.
This
call for graduate student-developed space technology research solicits
proposals on behalf of individuals pursuing or planning to pursue
master’s or doctoral degrees in relevant space technology disciplines at
accredited U.S. universities. Recipients will perform innovative
research and improve America’s technological competitiveness by
providing a pipeline of cutting-edge space technologies.
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Audience: All Interested U.S. Citizens
Registration Deadline: Nov. 30
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Phase Two of the NASA Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Conversion Challenge invites members of the public, academia and industry to build a system demonstrating the conversion of CO2
with hydrogen—without the use of plants—to produce simple sugar
molecules known as D-sugars. A $750,000 prize purse is available for
this phase of the challenge. Participation in phase one is not required
to participate in phase two. Visit the website for registration
information and challenge details.
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Audience: 9-12 and Higher Education Educators and Students
International Team Registration Deadline: Dec. 12
U.S. Team Registration Deadline: Jan. 16, 2020
Contact:
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Registration
for the 2020 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge will open on Oct.
10. The competition will be held April 17-18, 2020, in Huntsville,
Alabama, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Teams of high school and
college students are challenged to design and build a human-powered
vehicle to traverse the simulated surface of another world. The course
includes 14 obstacles and five tasks, and teams must meet NASA
specifications. Each U.S. school may enter up to two teams. For
international entries, no more than four teams from each country will be
accepted.
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Audience: Undergraduate Sophomores and Juniors at Virginia Space Grant Consortium Member Institutions Listed Below
Application Deadline: Jan. 31, 2020
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The Virginia Space Grant Consortium is offering undergraduate research scholarships of up to $8,500 to encourage students to conduct research in STEM fields. Participants must take part in active faculty-mentored research that aligns with NASA's mission. Applicants must
be enrolled full time at The College of William and Mary, Hampton
University, Old Dominion University, University of Virginia or Virginia
Tech. Scholarships are awarded for the following academic year.
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Audience: Graduate Students at Virginia Space Grant Consortium Member Institutions Listed Below
Application Deadline: Jan. 31, 2020
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The Virginia Space Grant Consortium's Graduate Research STEM Fellowship Program provides
fellowships of $6,000 in add-on support to graduate students to
supplement and enhance basic research in STEM fields. Research should
support NASA's mission. Applicants
must be U.S. citizens and enrolled full time at The College of William
and Mary, Hampton University, Old Dominion University, University of
Virginia or Virginia Tech. Fellowships are awarded for the 2020-21
academic year and are renewable for one year.
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Audience: Virginia Community College Freshmen
Application Deadline: March 13, 2020
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Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at
Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Participants will
learn how technology drives exploration. Using the Beginning Engineering
Science and Technology (BEST) curriculum, learn how to use the
engineering design process to build a satellite and test green
propellant. Participants will also learn about the current research
going on at NASA, specifically the Green Propellant Infusion Mission. Online registration is required.
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Audience: Undergraduate
Students at Virginia Space Grant Consortium Member Institutions Listed
Below. Minority students are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline: March 13, 2020
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The
Virginia Space Grant Consortium is offering renewable scholarships of
$1,000 to undergraduate students studying STEM. The STEM Bridge
Scholarships are available to students who are U.S. citizens and are
enrolled full time at The College of William and Mary, Hampton
University, Old Dominion University, University of Virginia or Virginia
Tech. Scholarships are awarded for the academic year following
application. Applicants must be classified as sophomores during the
2020-21 academic year.
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Audience: Pre-K-12 Educators
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Looking
for ways to spotlight the 2020 Census in your classroom? The U.S.
Census Bureau’s new “Statistics in Schools” resources highlight the
importance of counting everyone, especially children. “Statistics in
Schools” brings school subjects to life using real-world Census Bureau
statistics to create materials for pre-K-12 grade levels. All resources
are teacher designed and easy to use. Visit the site to download
activities related to mathematics, English, history, geography,
sociology and more.
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