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NASA High Altitude Balloon Program: Near-Space Balloon Competition for Educators Powerpoint Presentation (Marissa Saad and Caitlin Nolby) Activity Worksheet NSBC Handbook

Welcome to the 2016 Space Grant Affiliates Meeting! Space Grant presentation Faculty, Team, and Student Presentations Daniel Berg Jefferson Brand Chris Buelke Lawrence Burkett Amelia Gagnon Mike Holman Jacob Huesman David Kim Aaron Kingsbury Dalten Kuhn Tyler Lane Angie Milakovic Suzannah Miller Sean McCloat Carolyn Newton Mitch Nordahl Aaron Scott Bora Suzen Justin Tangen Mike Voglewede […]

Blast off with Stomp Rockets!  Dr. Guy and Dr. Ternes Classes Led by Caitlin Nolby and Marissa Saad Educator Resources Rocket Templates Payload Materials List* Launch Pad Materials List* Rocket Launch Worksheets Powerpoint Presentation  NASA Centers (Table Tents)  *Both located within this 4H Lesson Plan Packet

Astronaut Tim Kopra, Commander of the ISS, is seen talking to North Dakota students on March 10, 2016.   At 1:07 pm on March 10, 2016, four hundred K-12 students, teachers, University of North Dakota (UND) students, and community members sat quietly in the Memorial Union’s ballroom at UND and stared straight ahead, listening attentively. […]

  The North Dakota NASA Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC),  and the Student Amateur Radio Club (SARA), in collaboration with the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), will be able to talk to NASA Astronaut Tim Kopra – who is 200 miles above the United States on the International Space Station—on Thursday, March 10th […]

ISS slides (part 1, part 2)  Schedule and Thank you Slides Grafton Schools Activities: We will bring all the materials for these activities. It may be helpful if the students bring their own crayons or markers. Kindergarten Parachute Parade Activity Handout Supplement Handout Powerpoint Science Standards Technology Standards First Grade Protect your Astronaut Instructions Worksheet […]

The NDSGC is visiting K-12 classrooms throughout the spring of 2016 to complete hands-on NASA-relevant activities with students.  These investigations are a lead-in to the March Amateur Radio Contact with the International Space Station, when a select few students will have the opportunity to ask astronauts questions while they orbit the Earth.  Activities and downloads […]

The Marshall Space Flight Center is offering Faculty Fellowships for qualified STEM faculty at U.S. colleges and universities to conduct research with NASA colleagues during a ten-week residential program in Huntsville, Alabama. • Faculty Fellows will receive stipends of $15,000 (Assistant Professor, Research Faculty), $17,000 (Associate Professor), or $19,000 (Professor). • A relocation allowance of […]

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is engineering the future of space exploration – examining Earth’s near-space environment, our Sun, planetary bodies and the outer solar system. The APL NASA Intern Program provides unique opportunities for university students to work on NASA missions or other space-related research opportunities. See the flyer for the 10 week […]

The NDSGC conducted pre-service teacher workshops for 44 North Dakota State University students on Tuesday November 3rd and 10 Valley City State University students on November 4th.  They learned about NASA resources and opportunities available to them as educators and completed the SciGirls “Deep Sea Diver” activity.  They created some pretty creative neutrally buoyant objects! Educator […]