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US Department of Education (US ED)/NASA STEM Challenge Project 2019-20

NASA/US Department of Education STEM Design Challenge Collaboration Phase IV

INSPIRE. ENGAGE. EDUCATE. EMPLOY…the Next Generation of Explorers.

Updates and Important Information for NYS 21st CCLC NASA participants

Face to Face (F2F) Professional Development
July 8-9 or July 11-12, 2019 in Syracuse, NY
21st CCLC NASA PD AgendaÌýpdfÌýrevised 6/18/19

NASA and 91ÂãÁÄÊÓÆµ State 21st CCLC TimelineÌý (Updated 2/7/20) Note: This timeline serves to provide participating sites with important reminders, dates, and action steps from July 2019 to June 2020 and is subject to change.

Implementation Start Date: October 4, 2019
Video Submission Due Date: January 24, 2020
Statewide Culminating Virtual Event: June 15, 2020 at 1:00 pm via Zoom.ÌýSave the Date Flyer

State-Level Media Toolkit:
NASA Fact SheetÌýpdfÌýrevised 2/7/20
NASA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)PDF DocumentÌýRevised 2/7/20

Student Release Forms:

Note: It is required by the U.S. Department of Education that all parents/guardians of students fill out a Student Release and Intellectual Property Form to participate in and submit the final 3- to 5-minute video. If the educator/facilitator is also in the video, he/she is also required to sign this form. Students cannot participate in the final video if they have not had a release form signed. This allows the U.S. Department of Education and NASA to use/share the video with the public.

Student/Educator Release and Intellectual Property Form (English)ÌýPDF Document

Estudiante/Educador Liberación de modelo y de propiedad intelectual (Espaňol)Ìýpdf

Media Toolkits, Social Media and Hashtags:

The following are hashtags being used for this project:Ìý

#NASASTEMÌýÌýÌýÌý #21stCenturySTEMÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý #91ÂãÁÄÊÓÆµNASA

STEM Challenge Background

What

A partnership between NASA and the US Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Who

Sites execute a series of engineering design challenges in the 3rd-8th grades, enabling them to develop solutions to real world science and engineering problems faced by NASA scientists, engineers and astronauts today

Where

The collaboration will support an expansion of STEM opportunities for students across the country for up to 25 states

When

Fall 2019-Spring 2021. Two sessions available: 2019-2020 School Year and 2020-2021 School Year

In Phase IV (2019-20), there are over 300 sites across twenty-three states[1]Ìýthat are participating in this initiative.

March 2019,Ìý91ÂãÁÄÊÓÆµ StateÌýwas selected to participate in this amazing opportunity! There are thirty-four (34) 21st CCLC sites that will offer NASA STEM programs and serve over 1,175 students across the state!

NYS 21st CCLC programs participating in the US DE/NASA STEM Challenge Project for the 2019-2020 School YearPDF Document

For School Year 2019-2020, 21st CCLC sites will have the opportunity to participate in the following activities:

Engineering Design Challenges:

  • Spacecraft Safety: Help design NASA’s next-generation spacecraft! (Grades 6-8)
  • Packing Up for the Moon: Design a plant growth chamber that could be used by astronauts to grow vegetables on the moon. (Grades 6-8)
  • Parachuting onto Mars: Develop a drag device to slow the descent of a spacecraft or probe while protecting its cargo for successful landing. (Grades 6-8)
  • Why Pressure Suits? Design a pressure suit or spacesuit that will protect a high-altitude pilot or astronaut from the low-pressure, near vacuum environment that is experienced in space. (Grades 6-8)
  • Let it Glide: Build a shoebox glider to protect the greatest glide slope. (Grades 6-8)
  • Mission to Mars: Develop a device to slow down spacecraft landing on Mars (Grades 3-5)
  • Safe Travels: Develop devices for astronauts traveling to the Moon or Mars (Grades 3-5)

NYS 21st CCLC programs canÌýemailÌýwith additional inquiries or questions about this STEM initiative.

If you are inquiring about evaluation, follow these email instructions: In the subject line of the email please enterÌýEvaluationÌýfollowed by the topic (e.g., Subject: Evaluation General Question; Evaluation Parent Survey; Evaluation New Facilitator ID; etc.)

The 91ÂãÁÄÊÓÆµ State Education Department is looking forward to this adventure with our youth!Ìý


[1]Minnesota, Washington, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Wyoming, 91ÂãÁÄÊÓÆµ, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Oregon, and PennsylvaniaÌý



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US Department of Education (US ED)/NASA STEM Challenge Project 2020-21

NASA/US Department of Education STEM Design Challenge 2020-21

INSPIRE. ENGAGE. EDUCATE. EMPLOY…the Next Generation of Explorers.

Updates and Important Information for NYS 21st CCLC NASA participants

State and Site Virtual Planning Meeting:ÌýNote:ÌýNYS Power Point (October 2020)ÌýPDF Document

Virtual Professional Development
February 18-19, 2021

PD Training Videos

Ìýexternal linkÌý(58 Mins.)ÌýÌýÌýÌýexternal linkÌý(61 Mins.)ÌýÌýÌý

Ìýexternal linkÌý(71 Mins.)ÌýÌýÌýexternal linkÌý(74 Mins.)

NASA and 91ÂãÁÄÊÓÆµ State 21st CCLC TimelineÌýÌýPDF DocumentÌýUpdated May 6,2021) Note: This timeline serves to provide participating sites with important reminders, dates, and action steps from February 2021 to May 2021 and is subject to change.

Implementation Start Date: March 1, 2021
Video Submission Due Date: May 14, 2021
Statewide Culminating Virtual Event: May 20, 2021 via Web-EX.ÌýSave the Date FlyerÌýPDF Document

Link to 91ÂãÁÄÊÓÆµ and NASA 2021 Virtual Showcase:ÌýÌýexternal link

State-Level Media Toolkit:
NASA Fact SheetPDF DocumentÌýrevised 4/15/20

Media Toolkits, Social Media and Hashtags:

The following are hashtags being used for this project:Ìý

#NASASTEMÌýÌýÌýÌý #21stCenturySTEMÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý #91ÂãÁÄÊÓÆµNASA

STEM Challenge Background

What

A partnership between NASA and the US Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Who

Sites execute a series of engineering design challenges in the 3rd-8th grades, enabling them to develop solutions to real world science and engineering problems faced by NASA scientists, engineers and astronauts today

Where

The collaboration will support an expansion of STEM opportunities for students across the country for up to 25 states

When

Fall 2020-Spring 2021.

NYS 21st CCLC programs participating in the US DE/NASA STEM Challenge Project for the 2020-21 School YearPDF Document

For School Year 2020-21, 21st CCLC sites will have the opportunity to participate in the following activities:

Engineering Design Challenges:

  • Spacecraft Safety:ÌýHelp design NASA’s next-generation spacecraft! (Grades 6-8)
  • Packing Up for the Moon: Design a plant growth chamber that could be used by astronauts to grow vegetables on the moon. (Grades 6-8)
  • Parachuting onto Mars:ÌýDevelop a drag device to slow the descent of a spacecraft or probe while protecting its cargo for successful landing. (Grades 6-8)
  • Why Pressure Suits?ÌýDesign a pressure suit or spacesuit that will protect a high-altitude pilot or astronaut from the low-pressure, near vacuum environment that is experienced in space. (Grades 6-8)
  • Let it Glide:ÌýBuild a shoebox glider to protect the greatest glide slope. (Grades 6-8)
  • Mission to Mars:ÌýDevelop a device to slow down spacecraft landing on Mars (Grades 3-5)
  • Safe Travels:ÌýDevelop devices for astronauts traveling to the Moon or Mars (Grades 3-5)
  • Astro Socks:ÌýDevelop protective footwear for the ISS astronauts to wear as they live/work in microgravity (Grades 6-8)
  • Lunar Water:ÌýDevelop a filter to purify water to be used in a future Lunar Habitat (Grades 6-8)

NYS 21st CCLC programs canÌýemailÌýwith additional inquiries or questions about this STEM initiative.

The 91ÂãÁÄÊÓÆµ State Education Department is looking forward to this adventure with our youth!Ìý