NASA CONNECTS offers formal and informal educators of all levels to connect and collaborate with a large community of NASA scientists, engineers, experts, and other educators nationwide.

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

Opportunity Grants

State-wide, competitively awarded grants to support NASA-related student project teams, competitions and other efforts involving students and faculty in primary, secondary or post-secondary education.

Up to $2,000 in funding, available on a recurring basis during the fiscal year

To find more information and apply click below:

Space Grant Initiatives

NASA Initiatives

Resources for Educators, Parents, and Caregivers

2024 LiftOff Summer Institute: Growing on Earth and Beyond

The 2024 LiftOff Summer Institute is a weeklong training event at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston sponsored by the agency’s Texas Space Grant Consortium. This year’s theme is "Growing on Earth and Beyond." Attendees will explore the vital role plants will play in survival during long-duration missions and ways NASA is innovating plant growth and adaptation. Participants will attend presentations by NASA scientists and engineers, tour NASA facilities, and receive hands-on, inquiry-based classroom activities aligned to education standards. Applicants must be U.S. citizens currently employed as classroom teachers of grades 5-12, or currently enrolled in a pre-service teacher program.


STEM on Station: for educators

Welcome aboard STEM on Station—your connection to the International Space Station. Check out the website to find out how to bring space into your classroom with lesson plans, activities, opportunities, videos, still imagery and the latest station news.

NASA Comprehensive Learning Unit: Urban Surface Temperatures and the Urban Heat Island Effects

This unit was created as a part of the NASA GISS Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI), a year-long STEM engagement opportunity for NYC metropolitan area educators and graduate students to work directly with NASA scientists and lead research teams in a NASA research project.

Throughout this unit, students learn how climate is changing in urban settings and produce mitigation solutions for city environmental concerns. Students explore climate simulation models and global temperature profiles; learn about remote sensing and investigate instruments on climate satellites; analyze remote sensing imagery and understand the urban heat island effect; collect land surface temperature and create a physical model that promotes the concept of the urban heat island and mitigation factors to include human action towards climate in urban settings.

NAsa’s Universe Of Learning

An integrated astrophysics STEM learning and literacy program, Universe of Learning provides resources and experiences that enable youth, families and lifelong learners to explore fundamental questions in science, experience how science is done and discover the universe for themselves.

Flip NASA STEM Resources

Did you know you can find NASA STEM resources on Flip? Visit the NASA STEM page to find topics and collections related to NASA's Artemis missions, Earth science, and NASA careers. Teachers can view the topics and assign them to their students, who then record their own videos and audio to share what they've learned.

NASA Wavelength

SpaceMath @ Nasa

A collection of resources that incorporate NASA content and have been subject to peer review. This collection can be searched using key words or the drop down menus such as topic, age, and grade to find the right resources for you.

SpaceMath@NASA introduces students to the use of mathematics in today’s scientific discoveries.

Events & Conferences

Space Exploration Educator Conference

The Space Center Houston has completely redesigned Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC). Attend sessions hosted by scientists, engineers and astronauts at the forefront of exploration. Receive ready-to-implement classroom ideas and experience minds-on, hands-on fun.

This immersive and flexible experience is being offered in three unique ways:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid

SEEC is for all K-12 educators and the activities presented may be used for science, language arts, mathematics, history and more.

Attendees will have access to a library of additional resources to refer back to after the conclusion of the conference.

International Women in Aviation Conference

Please mark your calendar as you won't want to miss the inspiring keynote speakers, professional development seminars, education sessions, exhibit hall, and scholarship awards at the 2024 Women in Aviation International Conference by the International Women in Aviation.

There's no better place to be inspired, share your enthusiasm, and connect with others who share your passion for the aviation industry.

Girls in Aviation Day

Save the date for the 9th Annual Girls in Aviation Day on September 23, 2023!

Girls (and boys), ages 8-17, are invited to download the Aviation for Girls App and register to attend this event! Featuring the female leaders of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds and a female NASA Astronaut.

Since WAI's first annual international Girls in Aviation Day in 2015, the annual WAI event has grown every year since its first gathering of 32 events and 3,200 participants. In 2019, GIAD met more than 20,000 attendees participating in 119 events in 18 countries. In 2020, WAI launched the Aviation for Girls App, and thousands of girls from nearly 60 countries participating throughout the year.

Save the date for our 8th Annual Girls in Aviation Day on Saturday, September 23, 2023!