Explore Flight: Flying With STEM in Your Classroom Audience: K-12 Educators Event Date: Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. EST Contact:stephen.p.culivan@nasa.govJoin the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Explore the principles and physics of flight by flying things in your classroom. Using NASA online resources and simple, inexpensive STEM classroom activities and design challenges, we’ll investigate parts of an airplane, what makes an airplane fly and how can we design and build aircraft that can actually fly in your classroom. Online registration is required.
New Education Resources—Peanuts and NASA: A 50th Anniversary Celebration Audience: Educators of Grades K-5 Contact:http://ymiclassroom.com/feedback-peanuts/In May 1969, Apollo 10 orbited the Moon as a dress rehearsal for the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Apollo 10 was also the mission that sent Charlie Brown and Snoopy into space when their names were adopted as the official call signs of the command module and lunar module. To celebrate this anniversary, NASA and the Peanuts gang have teamed up to create standards-aligned activities to help students explore space flight history and the amazing technologies NASA will use to land astronauts on Mars.
	Explore Flight: Real-World Balloon Aerodynamics Audience: Educators of Grades 4-10 Event Date: Feb. 11 at 5 p.m. EST Contact: susan.m.kohler@nasa.govJoin the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Explore an activity that challenges students to design, measure, build, test and redesign a neutral buoyancy device using a helium balloon. Students demonstrate how different forces affect motion and apply what they have learned. The activities featured in this webinar address the Next Generation Science Standards. Online registration is required.
Explore Humans in Space: Water Filtration and Engineering Design Audience: K-12 Educators Event Date: Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. EST Contact: barbie.buckner@nasa.govJoin the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Learn about the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) aboard the International Space Station that reclaims waste water from crew members’ urine, cabin condensation and Extra Vehicular Activity waste. Learn about hands-on experiments, physical demonstrations and engineering design in the classroom to create, build, and test a water-filtration device using commonly available materials. Online registration is required.
	Explore Flight: Flying in Our Atmosphere—How High Is It? Audience: Educators of Grades 5-8 Event Date: Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. EST Contact: stephen.p.culivan@nasa.govJoin the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Explore the “How High Is It?” lesson guide that features activities to create a scale model of Earth’s atmosphere including its layers and the altitudes of NASA aircraft, spacecraft and natural and artificial satellites. Develop number sense by representing scale factors in terms of ratios, decimals and percentages. Online registration is required.
Explore Humans in Space: Heart Rate—Keeping the Beat Audience: Educators of Grades K-10 Event Date: Feb. 20 at 5 p.m. EST Contact: susan.m.kohler@nasa.govJoin the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. The “NASA eCLIPS Educator Guide” includes activities such as measuring and recording pulse rate before and after physical activity, mapping the circulatory system and learning about the effects of gravity on circulation. Thinking and acting like scientists and engineers, students learn more about the design of exercise equipment to keep astronauts healthy in space. This lesson is developed using a 5E model of instruction. Online registration is required.
	Explore Humans in Space: Space Food and Nutrition Audience: Educators of Grades 5-8 Event Date: Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. EST Contact: stephen.p.culivan@nasa.govJoin the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Explore space food and nutrition with the “NASA Food for Thought” education guide that investigates space food and guides students to construct sample space food meals based on the nutritional needs of astronauts. Explore a menu of inquiry activities and other resources to satisfy your students’ STEM appetite. Online registration is required.
Call for Abstracts: 70th International Astronautical Congress Audience: Full-time U.S. Graduate Students Attending U.S. UniversitiesSubmission Deadline: Feb. 28, 2019 Contact: www.iafastro.orgNASA will announce a separate Call for Abstracts in March 2019. If you plan to seek assistance from NASA, you must submit your abstract to the International Astronautical Foundation website by Thurs., Feb. 28, 2019, (11:59:00 EST). Only abstracts selected by the IAF will be considered for selection by NASA. The upcoming International Astronautical Congress will be held October 21-25, 2019, in Washington, D.C. NASA’s participation in this event is an ongoing effort to continue to bridge NASA with the astronautical and space international community.
	DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for Proposals — NASA Research Announcement for MUREP Innovations in Space Technology Curriculum Audience: Two-year/Community College Minority Serving Institutions New Proposal Deadline: Feb. 28, 2019 Contact: Roslyn.Soto@jpl.nasa.govNASA invites two-year/community college Minority Serving Institutions to submit proposals to develop innovations in curriculum and experiential learning opportunities related to NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. STMD is responsible for developing the crosscutting, pioneering new technologies and capabilities that NASA needs to achieve its current and future missions. Successful proposals will be funded as cooperative agreements with a two-year period of performance.
DEADLINE EXTENDED: 2019 NASA EONS Solicitation New Appendix: MUREP Institutional Research Opportunity Audience: Minority Universities New Proposal Deadline: Feb. 28, 2019 Contact: NASAMIRO@nasaprs.comNASA’s Office of Education is accepting new proposals under the Education Opportunities in NASA STEM (EONS) 2019 NASA Research Announcement for the Minority University Research and Education Program (MUREP) Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) appendix. Through MIRO awards, NASA aims to promote STEM literacy and to enhance and sustain the capability of minority-serving institutions to perform NASA-related research and education.
	Library of Congress 2019 Summer Institutes—Teaching With Primary Sources Audience: K-12 Educators Application Deadline: March 10, 2019 Institute Dates: Multiple Dates in July – August 2019 Contact: teachinglcsummer@loc.govThe Library of Congress is accepting applications for its summer institutes for K-12 educators. Educators and school librarians of all grade levels and subject areas are encouraged to apply. During each five-day institute, participants work with Library of Congress education specialists and subject-matter experts to learn how to use primary sources in the classroom effectively, while exploring digitized historical artifacts and documents on the library’s website. Tuition and materials are free.
Library of Congress 2019 Summer Institutes—Science, Technology and Engineering Focus Audience: K-12 Educators Application Deadline: March 10, 2019 Institute Dates: July 15-19, 2019 Contact: teachinglcsummer@loc.govThe Library of Congress is accepting applications for its summer institute for K-12 educators who teach science, technology or engineering—or collaborate with those who do. During the five-day institute, participants work with Library of Congress education specialists and subject-matter experts to explore effective use of primary sources—notebooks, photographs, manuscripts, drawings, maps, and more from the Library’s collections—within their classrooms. Tuition and materials are free.
	U.S. Department of Energy’s Scholars Program—2019 ARPA-E Technology-to-Market Audience: Graduate Students and Recent Graduates With Master’s or Ph.D. Degrees Contact: doescholars@orau.orgThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Scholars Program at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy offers experience in advancing the transition of cutting-edge energy technologies to market applications in a fast-paced environment. ARPA-E is devoted exclusively to support research and development of high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too early for private-sector investment. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Appointments typically last 8-12 weeks. Stipends are provided.

Free Lecture—World of Scientific Ballooning Audience: All Educators; Students in Grades 9-12 and Higher Education Event Date: Feb. 7 – 8 at 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST) Contact: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/contact_JPL.phpHuman flight began with the balloon, and today it is the last bastion of guerrilla science. Scientific ballooning provides a well-tested, reliable, low-cost, moderate risk platform that helps prepare the next generation of scientists, engineers and instruments. Join engineers Jose V. Siles, Ph.D., and Laura Jones-Wilson, Ph.D., for a look at how our oldest flight technology paves the way for the future. Attend the lectures in person, or view Thursday’s lecture via live webcast.
	Free Program—Cubes in SpaceTM Audience: Students Ages 11-18 and Educator Mentors Registration Deadline: Feb. 8, 2019 Contact: info@cubesinspace.comNASA’s Wallops Flight Facility and Langley Research Center, along with the Colorado Space Grant Consortium and idoodledu inc. are offering a free STEAM education program for students ages 11-18. Cubes in Space lets students design and compete to launch an experiment into space. Selected student-designed payload cubes will be launched via a sounding rocket from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia in late June 2019 or from a high-altitude scientific balloon from NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in New Mexico in late August 2019.
2018-2019 Scientist for a Day Essay Contest Audience: Students in Grades 5-12 Entry Deadline: Feb. 8, 2019 Contact:scientistforaday@jpl.nasa.govThe Scientist for a Day contest challenges students to become NASA scientists studying moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Participants examine three moons and choose the one they think NASA should return to that would yield the best scientific results. This year’s topics are Saturn’s moon Enceladus, Saturn’s moon Titan and Jupiter’s moon Europa. After researching the three options, students write an essay under 500 words explaining their choice.
	National Weather Service NCEP 2019 Summer Student Internship Program Audience: Undergraduate and Graduate Students Who Are U.S. Citizens Application Deadline: Feb. 10, 2019 Contact: NCEPInternships@noaa.govThe National Weather Service’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction is offering up to 10 paid internships targeted towards current second- and third-year undergraduate and enrolled graduate students. Internship work will relate to areas that will meet the future needs of the ever-broadening weather-climate-water user community. Students majoring in mathematics, physics, meteorology, atmospheric and climate science, computer science, engineering and social science are welcome to apply.
NASA Marshall Faculty Fellowship Program 2019 Audience: Higher Education Researchers Application Deadline: Feb. 15, 2019 Fellowship Dates: June 3 – Aug. 9, 2019 Contact: frank.six@nasa.govThe NASA Marshall Faculty Fellowship Program provides opportunities for STEM faculty to do research for 10 weeks during the summer at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must hold fulltime teaching or research positions at an accredited university or college in the U.S. The program provides stipends and covers limited travel expenses. Qualified faculty from majority- and minority-serving universities and colleges, including underserved groups and persons with disabilities, are encouraged to apply.
	2019 NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Audience: Sophomore undergraduate students Application Deadline: Feb. 15, 2019 Contact: StudentScholarshipPrograms@noaa.govThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is accepting applications for its 2019 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program. It provides scholarships for two years of undergraduate study with a paid internship at a NOAA facility during the interim summer session. A stipend and a housing allowance are provided. Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled full time at an accredited college or university. Applicants must have a declared major relevant to NOAA’s mission, and must earn and maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
2019 NOAA Educational Partnership Program With Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) Undergraduate Scholarship Audience: Sophomore undergraduate students attending Minority Serving Institutions Application Deadline: Feb. 15, 2019 Contact: EPP.USP@noaa.govThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is accepting applications for its 2019 EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program. It provides scholarships for two years of undergraduate study to students majoring in STEM fields that directly support NOAA’s mission. Participants conduct research at a NOAA facility during two paid summer internships. A stipend and a housing allowance are provided. Applicants must be U.S. citizens attending an MSI and must have a minimum 3.2 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

	Volunteers Needed: eCYBERMISSION Competition Audience: Educators, School Officials, STEM Professionals Registration Deadline: Feb. 27, 2019 Contact: volunteerprogram@eCYBERMISSION.comeCYBERMISSION is a web-based STEM competition for students in grades 6-9 sponsored by the U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program. Students nationwide work in teams to improve their local communities and to compete for prizes. And volunteers may join the mission from anywhere in the country. It’s the perfect opportunity to encourage students to explore the real-world applications of STEM.
Engage Students in Real-world Applications of STEM Concepts Inspired by GPS Audience: Educators of Grades 5-12 Contact: john.johnson@softekenterprises.comA new educational curriculum uses global positioning system (GPS) concepts to stimulate students’ interest in STEM. The free curriculum features four modules: Earth, Life, Space and Movement with inquiry-based lessons designed to support the new science standards and the Common Core. Scenarios highlight STEM applications in satellites, orbital space clutter, energy grids, precision agriculture, global supply chains, aviation, weather forecasting and conservation.
	Things to Do With NASA During the 2018-19 School Year Audience: K-8 STEM EducatorsDo something new this school year: Participate in NASA activities! Print these “bucket lists” of ways elementary and middle school teachers and students can be involved in real-world, authentic STEM activities. The list includes activities that require minimal effort, such as signing up on a website, to competitions that take planning and designing, and citizen science projects that require days of observation and recording data. Start checking off your list: Things to Do With NASA and STEM for Grades K-4 Things to Do With NASA and STEM for Grades 5-8

2019 OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Promotion and Research Challenge Audience: Students in Grades 3-12 Mission 3 Entry Deadline: Feb. 19, 2019 Mission 2 Entry Deadline: March 12, 2019 Contact: OPSPARC@PRIVO.comNASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, invites you to enter the OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Promotion and Research Challenge (OPSPARC). Embark on three missions, starting with a scavenger hunt for NASA spinoffs or technologies created for NASA missions now being used for other purposes. OPSPARC challenges young innovators to find creative uses for NASA technologies and to invent their own spinoffs. Winners will be invited to a workshop at Goddard, attend a VIP awards ceremony and meet actor Peter Cullen, the voice of OPTIMUS PRIME. OPTIMUS PRIME is a trademark of Hasbro and is used with permission. All Rights Reserved.
	2019 NASA STEM Enhancement in Earth and Space Science Internship Audience: Current High School Sophomores and Juniors Application Deadline: March 1, 2019 Contact: baguio@csr.utexas.eduNASA, the Texas Space Grant Consortium and The University of Texas at Austin Center for Space Research have joined forces to encourage high school students’ interest in STEM careers. The SEES project allows students to work remotely prior to their onsite internships in Austin, Texas, July 13-27, 2019. Participants will learn how to interpret NASA satellite data while working with scientists and engineers in their chosen areas of work. Housing, transportation and meals will be provided.
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowships Audience: Graduate Students and Ph.D. Scientists Application Deadlines: Nov. 1, March 1 and July 1 Contact: npphelp@usra.eduThe NASA Postdoctoral Program offers early career and senior scientists one- to three-year work assignments with NASA scientists and engineers. Opportunities relate to missions in Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics, engineering, human exploration and space operations, astrobiology and science management. Applicants must have completed a doctorate or equivalent degree before beginning the fellowship, but they may apply while completing degree requirements.

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