Fwd: NASA Student Challenge, Museum of Science (middle/high)
Hoffman, Beryl
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Hi CSTA
My name is Bria Maier, and I am with the NASA TechRise Student Challenge – a FREE,- NASA STEM challenge for schools. I want to ask for your help sharing this exciting opportunity with your community. The challenge opens August 1st and invites student teams in sixth-12th grade to submit experiment ideas to fly on a high-altitude balloon flight. It Includes teacher professional development opportunities, free educational resources to foster STEM in the classroom and an exciting student virtual field trip in the fall. Sixty winning teams will also receive $1500 to build their experiment, a spot to test it on a NASA-sponsored flight, and technical support from our awesome NASA TechRise advisors. The challenge is a great way to get hands-on with a NASA project this school year, and we encourage teams of all skill levels to apply. Updated challenge resources (including videos, slide decks, and educator pacing guides) can all be found on the challenge website HERE when the challenge opens in August.
Prior NASA TechRise Flights and Winners:
You can also learn more about past NASA TechRise Student Challenge Flights HERE and view the NASA TechRise portfolio pages by scrolling below HERE to view schools from across the U.S. showcasing their winning experiment from last year’s the NASA TechRise Challenge.
Share this exciting opportunity with your community:
1. Share the Challenge:
- Share the NASA TechRise Student Challenge Website HERE and Challenge Flyer HERE with your community and have them sign up to receive challenge updates. We can also send flyers or provide a virtual presentation at your request.
- Use the challenge one-pager HERE to access email, newsletter, and social media resources to help you share this opportunity.
2. Share/Sign Up to Participate in PD: Share the NASA TechRise professional development workshop booking link HERE and have your community sign up to participate. These interactive workshops will provide instructors with everything they need to know to utilize the free NASA TechRise instructional resources and get their students involved with the challenge.
3. Let Us Know How We Can Help: Email us at sup...@futureengineers.org to request additional information or resources to share the challenge with your community.
Similar to Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), we strive to ensure that youth have the opportunity to expand their horizons in the world of STEM. We hope you consider using the 2024-25 NASA TechRise Challenge to aid in that mission.
Sincerely,
Bria Maier
NASA TechRise Student Challenge
Museum of Science, Boston, MA
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