NASA EXPRESS: Your STEM Connection for Aug. 30, 2018

Check out the latest NASA opportunities for the education community. STEMonstration: Water Filtration Audience: STEM Educators Contact: JSC-STEMonStation@mail.nasa.gov Have you ever wondered how astronauts aboard the International Space Station get a constant supply of drinking water? The water filtration system in the space station plays a key part in crew survival. In this new episode, Expeditions 55/56 Commander Drew Feustel discusses the water recovery system used to recycle crew waste water for consumption. Use the lesson plan accompanying this video to allow students to design, build and test their own water filtration device. Be sure to visit https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstrations for more educational videos using microgravity aboard the International Space Station. 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. Explore Earth: Sally Ride EarthKAM Audience: Educators of Grades K-12 Event Date: Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. EDT Contact: barbie.buckner@nasa.gov Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for free 60-minute webinar about the Sally Ride EarthKAM program. Find out how your students can learn about Earth from the unique perspective of space. During Sally Ride EarthKAM missions, students worldwide request images of specific locations on Earth. This image collection and accompanying activities are extraordinary resources to engage students in Earth and space science, geography, social studies, mathematics, communications and art. Online registration is required. Space and Science Festival at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Audience: Public Event Date: Sept. 20-23 Contact: jelliot@intrepidmuseum.org Join the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City for its annual Space and Science Festival. Meet astronauts, explore exhibits from NASA, stargaze on the ship and more during four days of out-of-this-world exhibits. Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum—Space and Science Festival Teacher Professional Development Audience: K-12 and Informal Educators Event Date: Sept. 22 at 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. EDT Contact: jelliot@intrepidmuseum.org Join the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City for its annual Space and Science Festival Teacher Professional Development. Tour the museum and attend presentations from guest speakers and presenters from NASA and educational organizations. Attend sessions featuring demonstrations of STEM concepts and resources, learning activities and discussions with experts. Visit the site to register in advance. Call for Proposals: Partnership Agreement Related to Science Engagement Opportunities for the NASA Mars 2020 Project Audience: Commercial, Educational and Non-Profit Organizations Proposal Deadline: Oct. 9 Contact: hqmars2020namingproposals@mail.nasa.gov NASA is seeking to partner with a commercial, educational or non-profit organization on a nonreimbursable basis to define, organize and execute a nationwide contest for K-12 students in U.S. schools to select a name for “...the Mars 2020 roverlaunching in 2020.” NASA seeks proposals from innovative, inspirational organizations that utilize high-impact avenues for reaching a diversity of populations and broadening participation. eCYBERMISSION Competition Audience: Students in Grades 6-9 Early Registration Deadline: Nov. 21 Registration Deadline: Dec. 19 Contact:missioncontrol@eCYBERMISSION.com Registration is open for the eCYBERMISSION competition, sponsored by the U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program. Free to students, this web-based competition challenges teams to identify a problem in their communities to use scientific inquiry or the engineering design process to investigate or propose a solution to that problem. Teams compete for state, regional and national awards of up to $9,000 in U.S. savings bonds. eCYBERMISSION provides a wealth of online resources for student teams and for Team Advisors to assist with project completion. 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. 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. 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. 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. Project Mars: International Art and Film Contest Audience: College Students and Early Career Professionals Entry Deadline: Aug. 31, 2018 Contact: info@sciartexchange.org NASA is leading human space exploration in the vicinity of the Moon and on to Mars. Project Mars invites college students and recent graduates with fewer than 5 years of experience in the film or graphic arts industry to learn about NASA’s deep space endeavors and create a visualization of what this expedition may look like. Entries can be short films (two to five minutes in length) or posters (standard-size sheets, 27 by 41 inches). Winners will receive cash prizes. The Saint Louis Science Center Presents ‘Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission' Exhibit Audience: All Educators and Students Exhibit Dates: April 14 - Sept. 3, 2018 Contact: mindy.peirce@slsc.org The Saint Louis Science Center is the second of four stops for a new exhibit featuring the Apollo 11 command module. The exhibit will feature more than 20 one-of-a-kind mission artifacts. They include a lunar sample return container; astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s extravehicular visor and gloves; astronaut Michael Collins’ Omega Speedmaster Chronograph; a star chart; a survival kit; and more. 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 Env ResponderReenviar