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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…
Students Explore Real-World Energy Projects
04/19/2022
Topics: STEM
Why should kids spend time learning about renewable energy in school, during after-school STEM clubs or independently studying at home?
One reason is to address children's natural curiosities about how…
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…
Trina Davis: She’s reinventing how educators learn to teach STEM
06/17/2019
Topics: STEM, Teacher training
To create unforgettable STEM experiences for students, teachers need to have them first.
That’s how Trina Davis sees it. An associate professor for Texas A&M University’s Department of Teaching…
Students can use smartphones to measure quietude
07/01/2019
Topics: citizen science from NASA, STEM
Sten Odenwald wants to find a little peace and quiet. And he wants you to help him.
Odenwald, the director of citizen science for NASA, has…
Students can do citizen science on their smartphones
05/16/2019
Topics: citizen science from NASA, STEM
For astronomer Sten Odenwald, the smartphones we all use in our daily lives have some extraordinary scientific potential. For instance, the sensor a phone uses to help orient its screen can also measure gravity…
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’…
Augmented reality can be a powerful learning tool
01/06/2020
Topics: special needs, STEM, Virtual & augmented reality
What do a skillet, a grand piano and a computer have in common? They are all types of tools, of course. Sitting idly, they just take up space. But a skillet in the hands of Emeril Lagasse or Wolfgang Puck becomes…