Science Activation
What is SMD’s Science Activation program? NASA Science has a new team to help learners of all ages “do” science! For the next five years, a cooperative network of twenty-seven competitively-selected teams from across the Nation will connect NASA science experts, real content, and experiences with community leaders to do science in ways that activate minds and promote deeper understanding of our world and beyond. The map and list of selectees is shown below.
Selected for Negotiations Leading to New Awards:
NASA’s Neurodiversity Network (N3): Creating Inclusive Informal Learning Opportunities Across the Spectrum: Lynn Cominsky, Sonoma State University
NASA SMD Community of Practice for Education (SCoPE): Meenakshi (Mini) Wadhwa, Arizona State University
The NASA Community College Network: Simon Steel, SETI Institute
Cosmic Storytelling with NASA Data: Tools for Exploring Data Science: Alyssa Goodman, President and Fellows of Harvard College
The Eclipse Soundscapes (Citizen Science Project): Henry Winter, ARISA Lab L.L.C.
SciAct STEM Ecosystems to Broaden Participation in Authentic STEM Learning: Connecting Subject Matter Experts, Communities, and Learners of All Ages (“SciAct STEM Ecosystems”): Rae Ostman, Arizona State University
STEM Pathways for Native Americans: Bridging Native Knowledge of Earth and Sky with Traditional STEM Programming through the "Native Earth | Native Sky" Program: Kathryn Gardner-Vandy, Oklahoma State University
Student Airborne Science Activation for MSI (SASA): Charles Gatebe, Universities Space Research Association
Planetary Resources and Content Heroes (ReaCH): Andy Shaner, Universities Space Research Association
Selected for Negotiations Leading to Extensions to Existing Agreements
OpenSpace: An Engine for Dynamic Visualization of Earth and Space Science for Informal Education and Beyond: Rosamond Kinzler, American Museum of Natural History
Real World, Real Science: Using NASA Data to Explore Weather and Climate: Leigh Peake, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Smoky Mountains STEM Collaborative: Bridging the Gaps in the K-12 to Post-Secondary Education Pathway: Matt Cass, Southwestern Community College
Navigating the Path of Totality: Robert Semper, Exploratorium
PLANETS (Planetary Learning that Advances the Nexus of Engineering, Technology, and Science): Joelle Clark, Northern Arizona University
Impacts and Feedbacks of a Warming Arctic: Engaging Learners in STEM using NASA and GLOBE Assets: Elena Sparrow, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Mission Earth: Fusing GLOBE with NASA Assets to Build Systemic Innovation in STEM Education: Kevin Czajkowski, University of Toledo
AEROKATS and ROVER Education Network (AREN): Andy Henry, Wayne County Intermediate School District
NASA SMD Exploration Connection: Ariel Anbar, Arizona State University
NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative: Theresa Schwerin, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
NASA eClips 4D Multi-Dimensional Strategies to Promote Understanding of NASA Science: Design, Develop, Disseminate and Discover: Shelley Spears, National Institute of Aerospace Associates
NASA's Universe of Learning: An Integrated Astrophysics STEM Learning and Literacy Program: Denise Smith, Space Telescope Science Institute
NASA Space Science Education Consortium: Through the Eyes of NASA to the Hearts and Minds of the Nation: C. Alex Young, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA@ My Library: A National Earth and Space Science Initiative that Connects NASA, Public Libraries and their Communities: Paul Dusenbery, Space Science Institute
NASA Space and Earth Informal Science Education Network (SEISE-Net): Paul Martin, Arizona State University
STEM Enhancement in Earth Science: Margaret Baguio, University of Texas, Austin
Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline (NESSP): Robert Winglee, University of Washington, Seattle
Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors (AAA): Dana Backman, SETI Institute
Learn more: NASA Selects Awardees to Support Science Learning