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Entries from August 9th, 2010

NASA Seeking Proposals for Two New Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy Sites

August 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Aeronautics, Engineering, Higher Education, Mathematics, NASA, Request For Proposals

NASA is seeking proposals to establish two new SEMAA sites. Established in 1993, the Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy is an innovative, pre-college project designed to increase participation and retention of historically underrepresented youth (grades K-12) in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. The project currently serves over 50,000 students, [...]

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NASA DIME Program for High School Students

August 9th, 2010 · No Comments · K-12, NASA, Research, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities, Teacher Opportunities

HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS SHOULD DROP EVERYTHING! Dropping In a Microgravity Environment (DIME) is a NASA competition for high-school-aged teams to create a microgravity (a.k.a. weightless) science experiment or engineering test in an end-to-end program. The student teams develop the concept, design the equipment, construct the apparatus, and analyze the resulting data. Top-ranked teams in the [...]

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Registration Open for NASA Explorer School Project

August 9th, 2010 · No Comments · K-12, NASA, Science, STEM, Teacher Opportunities

The NASA Explorer Schools project is NASA’s classroom-based gateway for middle school (grades 4-8) and high school (grades 9-12) classrooms. NES provides free teaching and learning resources that promote student engagement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. The project provides opportunities for teachers and students to participate in NASA’s mission of research and [...]

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