STEM Enhancement in Earth Science Summer Internships
High School Summer Internship program in Texas: Applications due February 21st!
K-12 Opportunities & Resources
Computer Science Education Week is Dec. 6-10. This annual event seeks to inspire K-12
students to learn computer science, advocate for equity in computer science education and
celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and partners to the field. Launch your
celebration with NASA computer science educational resources.
Connect Students with Laser Communications! – NASA’s
Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) will showcase the
advantages of communicating information using infrared lasers! This is
known as laser communications. Learn more about LCRD with these
STEM activities for students, ranging from K-12.
Download the activities
and answer sheets here:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/tdm/lcrd/connect-students-with-laser-communications.html
Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy 2022
Supporting the Implementation of Modeling Instruction in Rural Schools
An NSF DRK-12 Project
Interested Chemistry and Biology teachers need to read more and apply HERE!
Computer Science Education Week: Dec. 6-12
SPECIAL EVENT:
Live Stream: State-Wide Coding Event
Join us on Thursday, December 9th from 10:00-11:00 as we come together as a state to engage in an Hour of Code. We will celebrate computer science week across the state as teachers and students come together virtually to engage in an unplugged coding activity and then some coding fun. This will be an incredible opportunity to see and talk with students, teachers and the community from around the state of NC as we all code together!
Additional CS Ed Week Events:
Computer Science week is December 6-12 and we are excited to share some wonderful opportunities for students. Below is a list of events happening during the week and we encourage you to join as you can! Each event has a zoom link for participation. Please log in as a class (meaning just one log in, preferably via the teacher account) and turn the computer camera to face the students. We will allow students to ask questions as well but will ask teachers to help facilitate the questions.
Events Brought to you by the dot. Consulting & Dottie Rose Foundation with our partners: Coderz, Lowes, NC Department of Education
Click here for Computer Science Facts and a few classroom activities
| Monday, December 6 | |||
| Time | Event | Description | Link |
| Anytime | Classroom activity | Daily facts about CS | Daily Computer Science Week Cards Daily Facts Slide Deck |
| Anytime | Classroom activity | Leadership Council Video Form: https://forms.gle/cjDJnkDLcQkYksyy6 | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sqexYtVHYs-6LWWpAgq3_r7KLgYvBGBa/view?usp=sharing |
| Anytime | Classroom activity | Computational Thinking: Choose one to implement in your classroom as a warm-up, lesson, or exit ticket. | Computational Thinking Activities |
| 10:00- 10:50 | Live Demo & Panel: Cybersecurity with Lowes | Join cybersecurity professionals from Lowes as they share the basics of what is cybersecurity, provide an opportunity for students to engage in an activity and ask questions. | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88586038580 |
| 11:00-11:45 |
| Tuesday, December 7 | |||
| Time | Event | Description | Link |
| 3:00-3:45 | Live Demo: Robotics in Action with Teams from QC Robotics | FIRST Robotics Competition is a Sport for the Mind. Each season students are given a new challenge and under strict rules, limited time and resources, they design, prototype, build and program 125-lb robots to play a field game against other competitors. |
| Wednesday, December 8 | |||
| Time | Event | Description | Link |
| Anytime | Classroom activity | Do you know the language of the computer? In this activity, learn how to write and create using binary code, the language of the computer. –A great activity for a lesson. About 45 minutes | Binary Pixels Lesson Deck Video: Binary Pixels |
| Thursday, December 9 | |||
| Time | Event | Description | Link |
| 10:00- 10:50 | Live Stream: StateWide Coding Event | Join us on Thursday, December 9th as we come together as a state to engage in an Hour of Code. We will celebrate computer science week across the state as teachers and students come together virtually to engage in an unplugged coding activity and then some coding fun. This will be an incredible opportunity to see and talk with students, teachers and the community from around the state of NC as we all code together! | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85342934593 |
| 3:00-3:45 | Live Demo: Robotics in Action with Teams from QC Robotics | FIRST Robotics Competition is a Sport for the Mind. Each season students are given a new challenge and under strict rules, limited time and resources, they design, prototype, build and program 125-lb robots to play a field game against other competitors. |
| Friday, December 10 | |||
| Time | Event | Description | Link |
| Anytime | Classroom activity | Kids will use their imagination and code to create an animated 3D logo of their name, favorite sports team or anything else they want. At the end, they can download an animated sticker of their creation and share it with friends. | Animate a 3D Logo |
| Anytime | Classroom activity | In this activity, kids will build code to play tunes given in the puzzles. After completing all of the levels, they can code their own tune and download it as an app for an Android device. | Play that Tune Puzzle |
| 11:30-12:15 | Live Panel Discussion: Teens in Tech: A conversation tion with high school girls in computer science | Join us as we have a creative and innovative conversation with 5 teens who also are passionate about computer science. Hear their story and hear how you can also be a computer science advocate. Ahmya: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nwju4_ji1ZjLykuPTeaBcui0Cwk6Ob2r/view?usp=sharing | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85945831338 |