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STEM materials from NASA

by , posted on 12:31 PM, October 8, 2020
Check out the following challenges, activities, and resources for teaching STEM.
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1. Artemis Student Challenges

Join the Artemis Generation and take on a challenge or help solve a problem. 

NASA Suits - NASA SUITS (Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students) challenges students to design and create spacesuit information displays within augmented reality (AR) environments.

First Nations Launch - NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium’s First Nations Launch (FNL) National High-Power Rocket Competition is a NASA Artemis Student Challenge that provides  an opportunity for students attending a Tribal College or University, a Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution (NASNTI), or who are members of an active American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) collegiate chapter to design, build, and fly a high-powered rocket to be launched at a competition at the Richard Bong State Recreational Area in Kansasville, WI.

Micro-g Next - Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (Micro-g NExT) challenges undergraduate students to design, build, and test a tool or device that addresses an authentic, current space exploration challenge. The overall experience includes hands-on engineering design, test operations, and public outreach. 

Human Exploration Rover - The NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge will encourage research and development of new technology for future mission planning and crewed space missions to other worlds.  

 

2. NASA STEM Stars

“NASA STEM Stars” is a webchat series that gives students ages 13+ the opportunity to connect with subject matter experts at NASA. Each chat will introduce a STEM career, address a STEM topic and highlight a NASA mission. The broadcast will also highlight a STEM activity that students can do at home.

Next NASA STEM Stars is Oct 13, 2020: NASA STEM Stars en Español

 

3. NASA's OSIRIS-REx Resources

On Oct. 20, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will descend to asteroid Bennu’s boulder-strewn surface, touch down for a few seconds and collect a sample of the asteroid’s rocks and dust to bring back to Earth. Share the excitement of the mission with STEM resources and more.