Upcoming Events

The 2020-2021 school year is bound to look different than it has in past years as some schools have already moved to online learning. Given the uncertainty of the next few months what role can NISE Network partner organizations play with their local school's outreach and/or virtual field trips?

How do engineers and scientists prepare to return to the moon? By placing 6 tons of simulated lunar regolith in one of the coolest "sandboxes" on Earth. This online workshop covers the science behind several of the 2020 Explore Science: Earth & Space Toolkit B activities that focus on the Moon followed by a virtual tour of NASA's MoonLab.

This year's National Chemistry Week's theme is "Sticking with Chemistry." National Chemistry Week (NCW) is a public awareness campaign that promotes the value of chemistry in everyday life.

ASTC 2020 will take place virtually on October 19–21 with pre-conference intensives planned for the week of October 12–16. ASTC has announced a rapid call for session proposals due Saturday, August 22, 2020.

Game players will work together to solve a series of challenges grounded in real science about living and doing research on the Moon. Members of the team that developed the game will introduce the game's learning objectives, provide an overview of the materials and professional development resources, and prototype testers will share their experiences including adaptations for early childhood visitors.