Launch Into the New Year With
STEM Resources About 2022 Lunar Phases
 
Start the year with a fun project that will be useful all year long. Like a decoder wheel for the Moon, this interactive calendar will keep you up-to-date with current Moon phase information at your fingertips. The new 2022 calendar is available for download in regular and low-ink print versions. And don’t miss the accompanying Educator Guide for more Moon phase fun
 
What will the Moon phase be on your birthday this year? Explore high-resolution images of lunar phases for any day of 2022.
 
Find animations of lunar phases and the Moon’s orbit. Plus, learn about libration, the phenomenon caused by the Moon’s tilt and shape of its orbit that makes it appear to wobble. 
Audience: Rural U.S. Educators
Event Date: Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. EST
 
Join NASA’s Science Mission Directorate for a monthly series that connects rural educators to resources, networking, and professional development opportunities. This month’s webinar will feature NASA’s Texas Space Grant Consortium Program Manager Margaret Baguio. She’ll share opportunities for students interested in becoming NASA scientists, including the STEM Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Summer Intern program for high school students. Click here to register to attend.
Join the NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for educator professional development webinars. Attendees earn a certificate that can be submitted for
professional development hours.
Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. EST
Jan. 12 at 6 p.m. EST
Jan. 13 at 5 p.m. EST
For a full list of upcoming webinars, click here.
Audience: Formal and Informal Educators, Parents, Caregivers, and Citizen Scientists
Webinar Date: Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. EST
 
Join the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) program for a professional development webinar for educators and citizen scientists. Emma Hagan from the GLOBE Implementation Office and Dorian Janney, liaison for the GLOBE “Mission Mosquito” campaign, will share ways to use GLOBE’s Mosquito Habitat Mapper and Land Cover data to create StoryMaps for International Virtual Science Symposium student projects and more. Click here to register to attend.
Audience: Higher Education Institutions in Eligible Jurisdictions
Application Deadline: Jan. 14
 
NASA's Office of STEM Engagement is seeking proposals to design a research experiment or develop experimental research hardware to be flown on the International Space Station. Proposals should establish research to contribute significantly to the strategic research and technology development priorities of one or more of NASA's mission directorates. Funded proposals will contribute to the awarded jurisdictions’ overall research infrastructure, science and technology capabilities, higher education, and economic development. Visit the solicitation to see eligible jurisdictions.
Audience: Full-time Undergraduate and Graduate Students and Faculty
Entry Deadline: Jan. 18

Teams of five to 25 students from Space Grant-affiliated colleges/universities are invited to submit proposals for a variety of alternative rover locomotion modalities to either enhance or replace traditional wheeled mobility systems that expand access to extreme terrain on the Moon. 

Selected teams will receive awards up to $180K to bring their ideas to life.
Audience: Full-time STEM Faculty at Accredited U.S. Colleges and Universities
Application Deadline: Jan. 21
Fellowship Dates: June 6 - Aug. 12
 
Applications are being accepted for 10-week summer research opportunities at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The program provides stipends and covers limited travel expenses. Qualified faculty from minority-serving universities and colleges, underrepresented and underserved groups, and early career faculty are encouraged to apply.

Early this year, the Artemis I mission will send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft thousands of miles beyond the Moon – farther than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown.
 
Are you looking to share the excitement of Artemis with your STEM learners? Leading up to launch, NASA’s Artemis I STEM Learning Pathway will provide weekly newsletters filled with STEM resources and ready-to-use content. Each week’s resources can be used individually or in combination to create a lesson plan tied to the learning series’ weekly theme.
 
Are you ready to sign up? Click here to register and select the “Artemis I STEM Learning Pathway” add-on option.
Audience: Educators, Parents, Caregivers, and Students in
Grades 5-12
 
Embark on a STEM learning journey to the Red Planet with new learning resources from Harvard University’s LabXchange.
 
Made up of 81 interactive digital resources from NASA and others, the Mission to Mars cluster explores a wide range of topics, from the geology of Mars to the personal stories of the team that launched the Perseverance rover.
Audience: Formal and Informal Educators, Grades 5-8

Project Ianos, an informal education initiative funded by NASA’s Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) grant, was created to make a connection between the students of today and the STEM careers of tomorrow. Designed by educators for educators, the lesson plans blend topical videos with a standards-aligned curriculum of hands-on activities. To help inspire the Artemis generation, each Project Ianos expedition and its associated missions focus on a specific aspect of human spaceflight. Learn more about Project Ianos and register for the free resources today and turn your classroom into a space hub.
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Find NASA science resources for your classroom. NASA Wavelength is a digital collection of Earth and space science resources for educators of all levels — from elementary to college, to out-of-school programs. https://science.nasa.gov/learners/wavelength

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