Watch Astronauts Answer Students' Questions

Tune in live to watch in-flight education downlinks between students on Earth and astronauts orbiting 250 miles above in space. Students will ask questions of NASA astronauts living and working on the International Space Station.

Upcoming Downlinks:

Tuesday, May 14, at

12:10 p.m. EDT

TRiO Upward Bound Program at Pima Community College 

Tucson, Arizona

Thursday, May 16, at

11:40 a.m. EDT

New York Hall of Science

Corona, New York

Tuesday, May 21, at 11 a.m. EDT

The Links, Inc. 

Washington, D.C.

Times are tentative, and sessions are virtual.

It’s Time to Get Your STEM Micro-Credentials!

Are you looking to build your STEM skills and credentials? You’re in luck! We’re partnering with ACRES to host workshops on micro-credential digital badges for OST professionals. ACRES’ amazing coaches provide free, 1-hour, live,

interactive sessions.

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ACTIVITIES

Make Your Own Harmonica

Can you name the bestselling musical instrument in the world? If you said harmonica, you are right! The harmonica was said to be patented in 1821 by Christian Buschmann, a 16-year-old German boy. Since then, it has become the top-selling instrument in the world and a household item in many places. Luckily, creating beautiful noise is not just an art—it is also a science! In this activity, you will design and explore your own harmonica-like instrument made from household items. Time to… Read more

Make Magnetic Slime

What happens when you add iron filings to regular slime? You get magnetic slime! Make your own magnetic blob that will swallow up a magnet in this fun experiment

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Joint Polar Satellite System STEM Activity: Make a

Corsi-Rosenthal Filter



Audience: Teachers and students in grades 5-12

Breathing clean air is important for your health, but wildfire smoke, air pollution, and viruses sometimes make it difficult to “breathe easy.” This activity from NOAA and NASA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) team shows how to build a Corsi-Rosenthal box, a simple, inexpensive, and effective tool used to filter air indoors.

Afterschool STEM Hub hosts Capitol Hill briefing on impact of afterschool STEM programs on older youth

By LESLIE BROOKS 

Panel featuring Anita Krishnamurthi, Zainab Abbas, Natalie Taitano, Siobhán Hayes, and Jubei Brown-Weaver. Photo courtesy of Liana Shivers.

On Thursday, April 11, 2024, the Afterschool STEM Hub, an initiative of the Afterschool Alliance, hosted a congressional briefing on the benefits of afterschool STEM programs for supporting high school youth.

Taking place during the National STEM Festival, this event—in partnership with the office of Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)—featured attendees and participants from industry, business leaders of STEM talent, congressional offices, non-profit STEM and afterschool organizations, and STEM funders, among others. The briefing’s expert panel was moderated by Anita Krishnamurthi, Senior Vice President of STEM and Youth Engagement for the Afterschool Alliance. She was joined by Zainab Abbas, Founder and CEO of SciTech2U; Siobhán Hayes, Tech Lab Director for the Digital Harbor Foundation; Natalie Taitano, Senior Manager of Corporate Responsibility for Qualcomm; and Jubei Brown-Weaver, an application developer apprentice at Accenture and supported by CityWorks DC.

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