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NASA Science Project Has Students Sending Sponges Into Space
06/01/2022
Ever wonder if a sponge soaks up water in space the same way it would in your sink?
Six students at ASU Preparatory Academy Polytechnic High School did. Deaglan…
NASA Brings 6 STEAM Projects to ISTE20 Live
11/18/2020
Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo, NASA, STEM & STEAM
NASA experts will present six STEAM projects that educators can bring back to their classrooms at the NASA Playground…
NASA makes a game of trying to save world’s coral reefs
06/10/2020
Topics: citizen science from NASA, ISTE Standards for Students, NASA
NASA’s latest citizen science project is a serious global endeavor cloaked in a video game.
The…
NASA Keeps the STEM Lessons Going From Home
12/20/2020
Topics: coronavirus, COVID-19, NASA, Online learning, STEM
From launching simple paper rockets to learning how to read satellite images, NASA has assembled a rich collection of STEM activities for students from kindergarten through high school to do on their own at…
Touring the heavens with NASA through the lens of a smartphone
02/13/2020
Topics: citizen science from NASA, NASA, NSSEC, STEM
Sten Odenwald likes to get the public involved in citizen science projects by using one of the most…
NASA Program Brings Space Exploration Down to Earth for Students
09/10/2019
Do you want your students to learn about NASA’s plans to return to the moon or its efforts to find extraterrestrial life? Or how scientists plan to grow food on extended space missions or the latest…
NASA wants students to help predict real-world disease outbreaks
04/01/2019
They’re the bane of summer campouts, cookouts and evening strolls. They’re also the world’s most dangerous animal, causing more deaths even than humans. Yet most people don’t think about mosquitoes until they’…
NASA Resources: A Universe of Learning at Your Fingertips
12/21/2020
Topics: citizen science from NASA, NASA, NSSEC, STEM & STEAM
Searching for resources on the NASA website to challenge and inspire budding scientists can be a bit like exploring the universe: You’ll find a vast expanse of interesting data, visuals, stories and creations.…