SPACE STATION EXPLORERS
MAKING SPACE FOR ALL IN STEM
Samantha Thorstensen Education Program Manager
July 21, 2021 CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE IN SPACE
In 2011, CASIS was designated by Congress to manage the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory MANAGING THE ISS NATIONAL LAB
Fostering scientific discovery and technological innovation in space, expanding U.S. leadership in commercial space, and inspiring the next generation VISIT SPACE Learn about all these programs S TATI O N and more at issnationallab.org/stem/education E XP LO R E R S al-programs/ ONLINE
4 SPACE STATION AMBASSADORS
More than 1,400 educator Ambassadors representing 49 states, 2 US territories, and 71 countries!
Anyone know anyone from Wyoming?
Kaci Heins AMATEUR RADIO ON THE ISS TALK WITH AN ASTRONAUT ON THE SPACE STATION! AMATEUR RADIO ON THE ISS TALK WITH AN ASTRONAUT ON THE SPACE STATION! SALLY RIDE EARTHKAM REQUEST IMAGES OF EARTH FROM SPACE! WINDOWS ON EARTH SEE EARTH THROUGH AN ASTRONAUT’S EYES! STORY TIME FROM SPACE READ ALONG WITH AN ASTRONAUT! TOMATOSPHERE PLANT SEEDS THAT FLEW IN SPACE! G E NE S I N SPACE
The 2020 Genes in Space winner was Kristoff Misquitta Your DNA experiment in space!
His project investigates why pharmaceutical drugs are less effective in microgravity
The 2020 winner was selected from 556 applications
Genes in Space and Mini PCR ORION’S QUEST WORK WITH DATA FROM A REAL ISS EXPERIMENT! ZERO ROBOTICS PROGRAM A ROBOT IN SPACE! ISS -ABOVE
Bring the space station live to your classroom! Free middle school curriculum now available! EXOLAB ON THE ISS EXPERIMENT WITH PLANTS IN SPACE! Q U E S T FO R SPACE
3 Levels Increased complexity and engagement in a small group setting Project development and scientific experimentation in the classroom and on the ISS G O FO R Compete to have your experiment flown LAUNCH! to the ISS!
18 S T U D E N T SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIMENTS PROGRAM
Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Design a real experiment to send to space!
Student Spaceflight Experiments Program DREAMUP
Design experiments for suborbital flights and ISS missions
Access cutting-edge curriculum materials
Interact with astronauts, engineers, and space professionals
Bringing space to your classroom and your classroom to space! G E R M S I N S P ACE DREAMKIT Allows learners to swab surroundings and compare them to the samples taken aboard the ISS
DreamUp SPACE FARMER DREAMKIT
Allows learners to grow plants on Earth and compare them to the plants grown in microgravity on the ISS
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DreamUp EXPEDITION: SPACE LAB EXPEDITION: SPACE LAB PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Mission Critical Categories:
• Life in Space (Life Science)
• Physics in Space (Physical Science)
• Technology in Space (Engineering, Technology, and Application of Science)
• Earth from Space (Earth and Space Science)
Missions are divided into three levels: Astronaut Candidates (elementary), Mission Specialists (middle school), and Mission Commanders (high school and beyond).
24 LIFE SCIENCES
Space Station Grade Explorers Extension Level Program Mission Article Videos Activities Mission Tomatosphere Investigating NatGeo Photosynthes • Engineering Specialists Photosynthesis Article is in Space Design (middle with Challenge school) Tomatosphere • Time-lapse video • Narrative article
25 PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Space Station Explorers Extension Grade Level Program Mission Article Videos Activities Astronaut Science Astronaut in Kids Science • Free fall Candidates Time From a Bottle- Britannica Time From slow-mo (elementary) Space Adapted Forces Space- Free videos from Dream Article Fall • Moon Up hammer feather drop video
26 TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Space Station Explorers Extension Grade Level Program Mission Article Videos Activities
Mission ISS Above Scratch Calculating How Do • Write an Commanders Coding the Distances on a Astronomers article about (high school+) Distance of Sphere Measure how the ISS the ISS to You Distance? Above works • Draw a depiction using parallax to gauge the distance of something orbiting beyond the
ISS 27 EARTH SCIENCES
Space Station Explorers Extension Grade Level Program Mission Article Videos Activities Mission Zero The Sky is NatGeo Exploration- • Engineering Commanders Robotics Falling Article NASA Design (high Challenge – school+) design a probe to take a sample of an asteroid • JPL Make a Moon or Mars Rover Game 28 EXPEDITION S P ACE LAB OPPORTUNITIES Grant for up to $10,000 Resources to solicit support Missions can be utilized with or without program materials Missions can be modified to utilize existing resources
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STEM @ISSRDC
Emily Calandrelli, host & co-executive producer of Emily’s Wonder Lab
Gitanjali Rao, TIME's 2020 Kid of the Year
Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor, NASA astronaut
Rihana Mungin, Co-host of Nickelodeon's Slime in Space: A Virtual Field Trip!
Dr. Ellen Stofan, Under Secretary for Science & Research, Smithsonian
Dr. Kate Rubins, NASA Astronaut
Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Director ISS R&D CONFERENCE T H A N K Y O U A U G 3 - 5 , 2 0 2 1 REGISTER FOR FREE NOW: www.ISSNationalLab.org ISSCONFERENCE.ORG [email protected]
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