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Watch the X-STEM All Access episode “Returning to the Moon” featuring NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman & NASA planetary protection engineer Dr. Moogega Cooper, with a Brain Break by aerospace engineer and musician Roy Moye III! Watch this episode. Click here for the FREE NGSS and CASEL aligned companion lesson.  

NASA Astronaut Christina H. Koch and NASA systems engineer Bobak Ferdowsi spoke about Life Beyond our World. Watch this episode. Click here for the FREE NGSS and CASEL aligned companion lessons. 

Join robotics product manager Jasmine Lawrence and CEO and founder of Unlimited Tomorrow Easton LaChappelle for an engaging conversation with Justin Shaifer. Watch this episode. Click here for the FREE NGSS and CASEL aligned companion lessons. Want more ways to interact with these lessons? Check out part 1 and part 2 of the lesson plan in PocketLab for free.

Dr. Christian Hubicki, a prominent robotics research scientist, is tackling one of the most challenging problems in his field: creating robots that walk and run on two legs like humans! Watch the video. 

The NIH created the Eye on the Future Teen Video Contest because they want to hear from the next generation of scientists (that’s you!) about why science is so important.

There are 3 video contest categories for video submissions. For each category, a first-place winner will receive $2,000 cash! The NIH will also cover the cost for winners and a parent or guardian to come to the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, for a day of science, networking, and fun. The deadline to submit a video is April 16, 2023. 

Check out the link below to learn more and enter the contest!

Join Tracy Fanara, environmental engineer and NOAA research scientist, for a conversation with NASA climate scientist Josh Willis. Watch this episode. Click here for the FREE NGSS and CASEL aligned companion lesson. Want more ways to interact with this lesson? Try out PocketLab for FREE!

Join zookeeper and wildlife educator, Jordan Veasley, and tropical biologist and host of Discovery Channel’s Expedition X, Phil Torres, for a look into their exciting, animal-filled careers. Watch this episode. Click here for the FREE NGSS and CASEL aligned companion lessons. Want more ways to interact with these lessons? Check out part 1 and part 2 of the lesson plan in PocketLab for free.

Each year, April 25th marks National DNA Day, celebrating the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953.  
 
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Bring genomics to life with ready-to-use activities, interactive lesson bundles, STEM project activators, and the Genomics: Decoding the Language of Life Virtual Field Trip.

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Hear about Jessica Meir's journey from studying the physiology of animals in extreme environments to becoming a NASA astronaut. Watch the video. 

Space enthusiast and aspiring astronaut Alyssa Carson shares her dream to be one of the first people on Mars. Watch the video. 

Join former NASA rocket scientist Kevin J DeBruin for an in-depth conversation with Space Force Guardian Chief Abifarin Scott. Watch this episode. Click here for the FREE NGSS and CASEL aligned companion lesson. Want more ways to interact with this lesson? Try out PocketLab for FREE!

Join the Hip Hop M.D. Maynard Okereke for an engaging conversation with Capt Sophia Schwalbe about her exciting role as a physicist and "meteorologist for space"! Watch this episode. Click here for the FREE NGSS and CASEL aligned companion lesson. Want more ways to interact with this lesson? Try out PocketLab for FREE!