Europa Trek: NASA Offers a New Guided Tour of Jupiter’s Ocean Moon – NASA Science

Europa Trek: NASA Offers a New Guided Tour of Jupiter’s Ocean Moon – NASA Science

One of the largest of Jupiter’s nearly 100 recognized moons, Europa is covered with a global ice cap. But beneath that crust of ice, researchers have found an ocean of liquid water, estimated to have about twice the volume of all of Earth’s oceans combined. This vast amount of liquid water is of particular interest … Read more

Connected Learning Ecosystems: Educators Learning and Growing Together – NASA Science

Connected Learning Ecosystems: Educators Learning and Growing Together – NASA Science

The focus of this gathering was to provide educators the time, experiences, connections, and space to explore ways they can prepare the youth and communities they work with to build resilience in the face of climate change. Educators participated in sessions around local asset mapping, climate mental health, positive youth development, building STEM skills through … Read more

GLOBE Eclipse and Civil Air Patrol: An Astronomical Collaboration – NASA Science

GLOBE Eclipse and Civil Air Patrol: An Astronomical Collaboration – NASA Science

For the first time ever, the CAP had cadets and senior members participating in a mission from every wing (US state), in addition to two US territories and 2 Canadian provinces. Over 400 teams with over 3,000 cadets and over 1,000 senior members collected air temperature, clouds, wind, and precipitation for a total of 4 … Read more

Science Activation’s PLACES Team Facilitates Third Professional Learning Institute – NASA Science

Science Activation’s PLACES Team Facilitates Third Professional Learning Institute – NASA Science

The GMRI PL development and facilitation was a collaborative co-design effort between two NASA Science Activation projects (PLACES led by WestEd and the Learning Ecosystems Northeast project led by GMRI) and colleagues from the Concord Consortium and NASA Langley Research Center. During this PL, teachers took part in community science projects developed by GMRI to … Read more

Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement in Colorado – NASA Science

Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement in Colorado – NASA Science

Planetary scientists and engineers from Boulder, as well as scientists from Florida, Maryland, and Alaska participated. ReaCH partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, whose staff participated in the workshop to share their perspectives. Other educators local to the Denver area also participated, along with an educational specialist from NASA@ My Library … Read more

Leveraging Teacher Leaders to Share the Joy of NASA Heliophysics – NASA Science

Leveraging Teacher Leaders to Share the Joy of NASA Heliophysics – NASA Science

9 min read Proyecto de la NASA en Puerto Rico capacita a estudiantes en biología marina Read this story in English here. Tainaliz Marie Rodríguez Lugo respiró hondo, se ajustó la máscara de buceo y se sumergió en el océano, metiendo primero sus pies cubiertos por aletas. Tres semanas antes, Rodríguez Lugo no sabía nadar. … Read more

Co-creating authentic STEM learning experiences with Latino communities – NASA Science

Co-creating authentic STEM learning experiences with Latino communities – NASA Science

Led by Arizona State University, the NASA Science Activation Program’s “Engaging Hispanic Communities in Authentic NASA Science” project advances NASA’s vision for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education by co-creating learning experiences with Latino communities in six locations in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Partners at each site – including educational organizations, community … Read more

Earth Educators Rendezvous with Infiniscope and Tour It – NASA Science

Earth Educators Rendezvous with Infiniscope and Tour It – NASA Science

The workshop highlighted the power and value of in-person field trips for educators in field sciences while addressing practical challenges, such as lack of transportation and funding. VTs, offering similar educational impacts, can be used more frequently and are not hindered by logistical constraints. Tour It, a user-friendly, NASA-funded tool, was introduced as a solution … Read more