21stCCLC NASA STEM Archive
US Department of Education (US ED)/NASA STEM Challenge Project 2019-20
NASA/US Department of Education STEM Design Challenge Collaboration Phase IV
INSPIRE. ENGAGE. EDUCATE. EMPLOY…the Next Generation of Explorers.
Updates and Important Information for NYS 21st CCLC NASA participants
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Face to Face (F2F) Professional Development |
NASA and New York State 21st CCLC Timeline (Updated 2/7/20) Note: This timeline serves to provide participating sites with important reminders, dates, and action steps from July 2019 to June 2020 and is subject to change.
Implementation Start Date: October 4, 2019
Video Submission Due Date: January 24, 2020
Statewide Culminating Virtual Event: June 15, 2020 at 1:00 pm via Zoom. Save the Date Flyer
State-Level Media Toolkit:
NASA Fact Sheet 
revised 2/7/20
NASA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Revised 2/7/20
Student Release Forms:
Note: It is required by the U.S. Department of Education that all parents/guardians of students fill out a Student Release and Intellectual Property Form to participate in and submit the final 3- to 5-minute video. If the educator/facilitator is also in the video, he/she is also required to sign this form. Students cannot participate in the final video if they have not had a release form signed. This allows the U.S. Department of Education and NASA to use/share the video with the public.
Student/Educator Release and Intellectual Property Form (English)
Estudiante/Educador Liberación de modelo y de propiedad intelectual (Espaňol)
Media Toolkits, Social Media and Hashtags:
The following are hashtags being used for this project:
#NASASTEM #21stCenturySTEM #NYSEDNASA
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STEM Challenge Background |
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What |
A partnership between NASA and the US Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers |
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Who |
Sites execute a series of engineering design challenges in the 3rd-8th grades, enabling them to develop solutions to real world science and engineering problems faced by NASA scientists, engineers and astronauts today |
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Where |
The collaboration will support an expansion of STEM opportunities for students across the country for up to 25 states |
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When |
Fall 2019-Spring 2021. Two sessions available: 2019-2020 School Year and 2020-2021 School Year |
In Phase IV (2019-20), there are over 300 sites across twenty-three states[1] that are participating in this initiative.
March 2019, New York State was selected to participate in this amazing opportunity! There are thirty-four (34) 21st CCLC sites that will offer NASA STEM programs and serve over 1,175 students across the state!
For School Year 2019-2020, 21st CCLC sites will have the opportunity to participate in the following activities:
Engineering Design Challenges:
- Spacecraft Safety: Help design NASA’s next-generation spacecraft! (Grades 6-8)
- Packing Up for the Moon: Design a plant growth chamber that could be used by astronauts to grow vegetables on the moon. (Grades 6-8)
- Parachuting onto Mars: Develop a drag device to slow the descent of a spacecraft or probe while protecting its cargo for successful landing. (Grades 6-8)
- Why Pressure Suits? Design a pressure suit or spacesuit that will protect a high-altitude pilot or astronaut from the low-pressure, near vacuum environment that is experienced in space. (Grades 6-8)
- Let it Glide: Build a shoebox glider to protect the greatest glide slope. (Grades 6-8)
- Mission to Mars: Develop a device to slow down spacecraft landing on Mars (Grades 3-5)
- Safe Travels: Develop devices for astronauts traveling to the Moon or Mars (Grades 3-5)
NYS 21st CCLC programs can email with additional inquiries or questions about this STEM initiative.
If you are inquiring about evaluation, follow these email instructions: In the subject line of the email please enter Evaluation followed by the topic (e.g., Subject: Evaluation General Question; Evaluation Parent Survey; Evaluation New Facilitator ID; etc.)
The New York State Education Department is looking forward to this adventure with our youth!
[1]Minnesota, Washington, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Wyoming, New York, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Oregon, and Pennsylvania
US Department of Education (US ED)/NASA STEM Challenge Project 2020-21
NASA/US Department of Education STEM Design Challenge 2020-21
INSPIRE. ENGAGE. EDUCATE. EMPLOY…the Next Generation of Explorers.
Updates and Important Information for NYS 21st CCLC NASA participants
State and Site Virtual Planning Meeting: Note: NYS Power Point (October 2020)
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Virtual Professional Development PD Training Videos Day One Morning Day Two Morning |
NASA and New York State 21st CCLC Timeline Updated May 6,2021) Note: This timeline serves to provide participating sites with important reminders, dates, and action steps from February 2021 to May 2021 and is subject to change.
Implementation Start Date: March 1, 2021
Video Submission Due Date: May 14, 2021
Statewide Culminating Virtual Event: May 20, 2021 via Web-EX. Save the Date Flyer
Link to NYSED and NASA 2021 Virtual Showcase: Theme: Perseverance 
State-Level Media Toolkit:
NASA Fact Sheet revised 4/15/20
Media Toolkits, Social Media and Hashtags:
The following are hashtags being used for this project:
#NASASTEM #21stCenturySTEM #NYSEDNASA
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STEM Challenge Background |
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|
What |
A partnership between NASA and the US Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers |
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Who |
Sites execute a series of engineering design challenges in the 3rd-8th grades, enabling them to develop solutions to real world science and engineering problems faced by NASA scientists, engineers and astronauts today |
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Where |
The collaboration will support an expansion of STEM opportunities for students across the country for up to 25 states |
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When |
Fall 2020-Spring 2021. |
For School Year 2020-21, 21st CCLC sites will have the opportunity to participate in the following activities:
Engineering Design Challenges:
- Spacecraft Safety: Help design NASA’s next-generation spacecraft! (Grades 6-8)
- Packing Up for the Moon: Design a plant growth chamber that could be used by astronauts to grow vegetables on the moon. (Grades 6-8)
- Parachuting onto Mars: Develop a drag device to slow the descent of a spacecraft or probe while protecting its cargo for successful landing. (Grades 6-8)
- Why Pressure Suits? Design a pressure suit or spacesuit that will protect a high-altitude pilot or astronaut from the low-pressure, near vacuum environment that is experienced in space. (Grades 6-8)
- Let it Glide: Build a shoebox glider to protect the greatest glide slope. (Grades 6-8)
- Mission to Mars: Develop a device to slow down spacecraft landing on Mars (Grades 3-5)
- Safe Travels: Develop devices for astronauts traveling to the Moon or Mars (Grades 3-5)
- Astro Socks: Develop protective footwear for the ISS astronauts to wear as they live/work in microgravity (Grades 6-8)
- Lunar Water: Develop a filter to purify water to be used in a future Lunar Habitat (Grades 6-8)
NYS 21st CCLC programs can email with additional inquiries or questions about this STEM initiative.
The New York State Education Department is looking forward to this adventure with our youth!