Fwd: NASA EXPRESS: Your STEM Connection for Aug. 23, 2018

Check out the latest NASA opportunities for the education community. Expeditionary Skills for Life Audience: STEM Educators Webinar Date: Aug. 23 at 6 p.m. EDT Contact: JSC-STEMonStation@mail.nasa.gov Have you ever wondered how to help your students learn to work as a team and respect one another’s differences? NASA had to get this handled before sending astronauts into space where they live together in a confined space for six months. The NASA behavioral sciences group worked with astronauts to create “Expeditionary Skills”—an astronaut training flow focused on people skills. Educators can use it, too! Tune into a free educator professional development webinartonight, Aug 23 at 6 p.m. EDT to learn more about the Expeditionary Skills for Life curriculum. Or visit the Expeditionary Skills for Life website to hear from astronauts as they explain the importance of soft skills including teamwork, communication, leadership/followership and cultural competency. Find more ways to bring NASA into your classroom during NASA’s A Year of Education on Station, a celebration of a yearlong educator presence on the station. NASA Psyche Inspired Internship Audience: Undergraduate Students Application Deadline: Aug. 31 Contact: https://psyche.asu.edu/contact/ NASA's Psyche Mission invites full-time, enrolled undergraduate students in any major from universities and community colleges in the U.S. and its territories to apply to become part of this year’s cohort of Psyche Inspired interns! Psyche Inspired is a program that brings undergraduate students together to share the excitement, innovation, and scientific and engineering content of NASA’s Psyche mission with the public through artistic and creative works. Explore Earth: GLOBE Hydrology Audience: Educators of Grades K-12 Event Date: Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. EDT Contact: barbie.buckner@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar about water and the hydrologic cycle. NASA’s researchers, airborne missions and fleet of satellites address some of the critical challenges facing our planet today. Explore ways to take part via citizen science as part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program, an international science and education program that provides students and the public worldwide with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process. Online registration is required. Explore Earth: From Earth to the Moon Audience: Educators of Grades 5-12 Event Date: Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. EDT Contact: stephen.p.culivan@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar to explore how Earth is influenced by the Moon. NASA has been studying our Moon for 60 years and will soon celebrate the 50-year anniversary of humans’ arrival to the Moon during the Apollo program. Explore the Earth-Moon relationship and learn to integrate NASA STEM missions, online resources and lessons into your classroom teaching. Online registration is required. Explore Earth: Solving STEM Problems with Field Study and Data Collection Audience: Educators of Grades 6-12 Event Date: Sept. 6 at 5 p.m. EDT Contact: susan.m.kohler@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar about the NASA Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program. This worldwide, hands-on school-based science education program for grades 6-12 promotes problem solving, communication skills and teamwork while engaging students in problem-based learning that is both fun and relevant. Teacher implementation guides, protocols, activities and resources are integrated in this webinar. Online registration is required. Lunar and Planetary Institute’s Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series: Curiosity and Our Evolving View of the Red Planet Audience: Public, Educators and Students of Grades 7-College Event Date: Sept. 6 at 8:30 p.m. EDT Contact: CosmicLecture@lpi.usra.edu The Lunar and Planetary Institute presents “Curiosity and Our Evolving View of the Red Planet” by Dr. Kirsten Siebach of Rice University. Dr. Siebach is also a member of the Curiosity rover team and will discuss how our knowledge of the surface of Mars has changed over the past 50 years of exploration. Attend the event in person at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas, or watch the event live online. Archives of past lectures also are availableonline. Celebrate NASA’s 60th Anniversary at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center Audience: Public Event Date: Sept. 22 from 1-4 p.m. EDT Contact: kimberly.a.check@nasa.gov NASA is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2018! NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center invites the public to join in the celebration during a special event on Sat., Sept. 22 from 1 - 4 p.m. Meet representatives from the various programs operated at Wallops as well as NASA's local partners. The event is open and free to the public and will feature lectures, exhibitors and science demonstrations. Engage Students in Real-world Applications of STEM Concepts Inspired by GPS Audience: Educators of Grades 5-12 Contact: john.johnson@softekenterprises.com A 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. NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center Programs Audience: Public Event Dates: Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday Through Aug. 31 Contact: Kimberly.A.Check@nasa.gov The NASA Visitor Center at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is offering free educational programs for visitors of all ages. Programs are scheduled each Wednesday, Friday and Saturday throughout July and August. Programs include solar system tours, “Science on the Sphere” presentations, hands-on STEAM Labs, and rocketry. Scout troops, home school and youth groups are encouraged to attend. Please call ahead for group larger than eight people. Project-based Learning: The Importance of Fresh Water Audience: Educators of Grades K-12 Event Date: Aug. 28 at 5 p.m. EDT Contact: susan.m.kohler@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Explore Project-based Learning (PBL) resources to answer the real-life problem of the availability of fresh water. The resources include videos, lesson plans, interactive websites and articles on the water cycle, weather, climate and societal applications. Explore these resources and discuss how they can be used to design a PBL lesson. Online registration is required. Explore Space Technology: Robotics on a Budget Audience: Educators of Grades 4-8 Event Date: Aug. 30, 2018, at 6 p.m. EDT Contact: stephen.p.culivan@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar about robotics. Robots are a part of everyday life, but what exactly are they? How are robots used in our lives? How are they used at NASA? Explore answers to these questions, and learn how to use robotics inexpensively in your classroom by integrating NASA STEM robotic missions, curriculum and online resources. Online registration is required. Call for Participants: Apollo Dialogues Workshop Audience: Scholars and Graduate Students Application Deadline: Aug. 31 Event Date: Dec. 7 Contact: bill.barry@nasa.gov The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing offers an opportunity to reflect on what we know about the Apollo era and its legacies. The National Air and Space Museum Space History Department and NASA History Division invite colleagues whose research and writing extend our understanding of Apollo, the Apollo era, human spaceflight, future space and related areas to join together in assessing the current state of the field, suggesting new lenses for analysis and interpretation, and considering new paths for future scholarship.