STEM Connection: World Environment Day
Celebrated on Wednesday, June 5, World Environment Day encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment. Make a STEM connection to our home planet with the resources below.
NASA’s Climate Kids brings climate science to life with games, interactive features, and exciting articles.
Explore key concepts about Earth science, missions, and climate with "NASA's Earth Minute" videos.
Find tips for incorporating hands-on data collection activities into your programs with the GLOBE Observer: Toolkit for Informal Educators.
Peer into NASA's Earth Observatory to find images, stories, and discoveries about the environment and Earth's systems.
For even more Earth science resources, visit the NASA STEM Search.
Audience: Faculty at non-R1 higher education institutions
Information Session:
Proposal Deadline: Aug. 15
 
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is seeking proposals for two-year research awards of up to $300,000 to faculty/researchers at institutions of higher education classified as non-R1s. Proposers must NOT have received federal funding prior to award. The program encourages proposers from Minority-Serving Institutions, primarily undergraduate institutions, and community colleges to apply. The project requires funding for undergraduate students and requires relevance in one of the Science Mission Directorate’s research goals. Click here to see full proposal guidelines.
Audience: Informal educators
Event Date:
Thursday, June 6, at 3:30 p.m. EDT
 
NASA’s Universe of Learning, in collaboration with the Museum & Informal Education (MIE) Alliance, provides a Science Briefing series for informal educators covering a range of topics.
 
T Coronae Borealis, one of the brightest and most famous novae, is predicted to erupt soon, an exciting event that could reach naked-eye brightness. Informal educators are invited join MIE Alliance on NASA CONNECTS to participate in a special briefing to explore our understanding of how these explosions work and how astronomers study them.
 
All series recordings are archived and made available online.
Coming Up Next Month
Mark your calendar to stay up to date with these upcoming events to make timely STEM connections!

Saturday, June 8: Make an ocean ecosystem dessert to celebrate World Oceans Day.

Thursday, June 20: Celebrate the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Friday, June 21: Observe the full Moon, then learn about Moon phases with a sandwich cookie activity.

Wednesday, June 26: Watch astronauts on the International Space Station answer student questions during a live Q&A session.

Sunday, June 30Explore space rocks for Asteroid Day.
Join NASA's Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to use real astronomical data and tools to create your own beautiful images of
Cassiopeia A. Explore how this dynamic dead star behaves across different types of light. Or just create an image that you think is beautiful. Capture your own real-time telescope image using the MicroObservatory robotic telescope network. Or work with archival data files taken with multi-wavelength missions from NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency (Webb, Hubble, Chandra, and NuSTAR). Entries are due Aug. 5.
 
Need inspiration? Click here to see the standout entries from the Winter 2024 NASA Astrophoto Challenge.
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Are you looking for NASA STEM materials to support your curriculum?
Search hundreds of resources by subject, grade level, type and keyword at https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/search/.

Find NASA science resources for your classroom. Explore a digital catalog of Earth and space science resources for educators of all levels — from elementary to college, to out-of-school programs. https://science.nasa.gov/learn/catalog

Check out the ‘Explore NASA Science’ website! Science starts with questions, leading to discoveries. Visit science.nasa.gov. To view the site in Spanish, visit ciencia.nasa.gov.
Visit NASA STEM Engagement on the Web: 
NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement: https://stem.nasa.gov 
NASA Kids’ Club: https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub