2011 Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge includes competitions for Elementary, Middle, and high school teams. The new high school component challenges high school students from across the country to GO GREEN. Teams will research, plan, and carry out out a course of action that will make a positive energy-related change in your world. [...]
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2011 Siemens We Can Change the World High School Challenge – Applications Open August 17, 2010
April 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Competitions, Contest, Cool Science, Educational Materials, K-12, Lesson Plans, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities
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NASA Presentations Planned for 2010 National Afterschool Association Convention
April 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Conference, K-12, NASA, Science, STEM, Teacher Opportunities
Visit with NASA representatives at the National Afterschool Association 2010 annual convention in Washington, D.C., April 18-21, 2010. The NAA annual convention is the largest nationwide gathering of professionals representing before-school, after-school and summer school programs; youth-serving organizations; 21st Century Community Learning Centers; parks and recreation departments; administrators from all public, private, faith-, school- and [...]
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NASA Announces Winners in the Kids in Micro-g! Challenge
April 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Competitions, K-12, NASA, Science, STEM
The Kids in Micro-g! Challenge national winner and runner-up have been announced, along with the NASA center regional winners. Judges chose the selected experiments from over 130 experiment proposals received from fifth- through eighth-grade educators across the U.S. The final selection was made after reviews were conducted by three independent review panels. NASA astronaut Dan [...]
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Bring the Excitement of Robotics and the STS-131 Space Shuttle Mission Into the Classroom
April 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Cool Science, Educational Materials, K-12, Lesson Plans, NASA, Robots, Science, STEM
On her first spaceflight, astronaut and educator Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger is operating the space shuttle’s robotic arm. She is a mission specialist on the STS-131 space shuttle mission that is currently visiting the International Space Station. Bring the excitement of robotics and the STS-131 mission into the classroom with these resources available online. STS-131 Resources for [...]
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