Education Resources from NASA

• NASA Express – A free weekly newsletter sharing NASA’s latest STEM resources, classroom activities, and learning opportunities for students and educators. Great for quick, ready-to-use ideas.
  
• NASA Connects – An online community for educators to collaborate with peers using NASA STEM resources.
  
• NASA Engages – A platform linking educators and learners with NASA scientists and engineers through live events, expert talks, and outreach programs.
  
• NASA Downlink Program – Offers schools and organizations a chance to host a live video Q&A with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, connecting students directly to space exploration. Watch our last Downlink program.
  If you’re at a Title 1 school, Art Technically can offer you free downlink application assistance. We’ve hosted two downlink events with Title 1 schools (2023 and 2025). Email team@arttechnically.org to learn more.
• NASA Education Resources, Lesson Plans and Activities
• Surprisingly STEM – videos from NASA showcase diverse STEM careers like Food Scientists, Dive Specialists, and Moon Rock Processors
• NASA Projects, Competitions, and Internships for Students

NASA-affiliates Resources

• Space Grant Consortiums – A national network of university-led programs in every U.S. state and territory that fund NASA-related research, internships, and STEM education initiatives. Find your state/territory’s Space Grant program by searching the web for “State_Name Space Grant”! (for example: New York Space Grant, Virginia Space Grant, Tennessee Space Grant).
  
• GLOBE – An international science and education program that engages students and teachers in collecting and analyzing environmental data to better understand Earth’s systems. Your students can participate in Citizen Science through GLOBE! GLOBE also has a phone app called Observer that allows for easier data collection.
  
• SEEC (Space Exploration Educators Conference) – An annual educator conference at Space Center Houston that offers hands-on workshops, NASA speaker sessions, and classroom-ready STEM and space exploration lessons.

More Space Science Resources

• STEAM4Space – Free Mission Patches for educators and mission patch design workshops. STEAM4Space also hosts student Q&As with Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise.
  
• Astrobotany: Space Foods, Growing Plants in Space, and Controlled Environment Agriculture – Resources from Art Technically
  
• Analyze Precipitation Data from NASA Satellites – Learn about Extreme Rain and how NASA satellites track it using Art Technically’s virtual learning modules. Lesson plans on using NASA precipitation data with Google Sheets debut at SEEC 2026!. Email lily@arttechnically.org for more info.