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PinkSTEM is a professional learning community of STEM educators, undergraduate and post-graduate students organized to promote a series of workshops with active-learning. The goal is to Promote 21st century skills of teamwork, communication, and collaboration, as well as economic literacy, through engaging, hands-on challenges that merge invention and entrepreneurship for girls. Four teachers from computer […]

The primary purposes of the Aerospace Outreach Program will be to raise the general level of pre-college and public awareness in aerospace science, design, and technology in the state, and to increase interest, recruitment, and training of the next generation of students in the pursuit of NASA-related fields. The goal will be to support the […]

Reporting period covers Fall 2017, Spring 2018 and Summer 2018 semesters: Each Affiliate campus director at our 13 Affiliate institutions receives funds (called base funds) to manage the Space Grant program on their respective campuses. Funds are used to support student research, higher education projects, and precollege/informal education programs in their local communities. At the […]

The Arizona State University/NASA Space Grant Graduate Scholarship program funds at least two graduate scholarships for an academic year or four scholarships for one semester each (fall or spring) to ensure reasonable time to undertake a high quality outreach or informal education project. Applicants propose projects geared to promote science literacy, technology, engineering, or mathematics […]

Arizona Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Research Scholarships place students in mentored STEM and NASA-related research with faculty and research professionals on university campuses, in the local research sector and industry and occasionally, at NASA Centers. These opportunities inspire awardees into advanced degree programs, and ultimately into the American NASA STEM-related workforce. Mentored research experiences may […]

This project developed resources, and engaged classroom teachers in professional development for an instructional sequence to include a storybook and inquiry-based activities. The project focused on an NGSS storyline approach for classroom instruction on shadows and lunar phases. Lessons learned from this project will inform further development with funding from the National Science Foundation.

Participation of DASEF President and CEO, Dr. Stephanie Wright, in the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) 2017 Conference from 10/19-10/24/2017 in San Jose CA. ASTC conferences are the premier professional development gathering for the science center and museum field. Opportunity to collaborate with science education leaders and peers.

The Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology (BLAST) program offers an exciting, on-campus summer experience designed to increase student interest and curiosity in STEM. BLAST provides a free, residential opportunity to rising 9th and 10th grade students with at least a C+ grade average and a desire to explore STEM opportunities. Faculty members lead […]

Science Presentation at Blessed Sacrament Catholic School on May 29, 2018. There were 35-40 4th and 5th graders shortly before school let out for summer break. We discussed the planets with the kids and also did activities that helped them to see what they would weigh on each of the planets. We chatted with the […]

LiftOff Summer Institute: The LiftOff Summer Institute is a program developed with Texas Space Grant to offer curriculum, research, and exposure to current and future NASA projects. During this week long project, teachers were exposed to real scientists, classroom activities, and tours of Johnson Space Center. One unique feature of this week, is that teachers […]