{"id":276247,"date":"2023-03-31T12:53:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T16:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=276247"},"modified":"2023-06-29T14:20:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T18:20:14","slug":"from-maine-to-mars-bringing-stem-to-rural-students-to-inspire-the-next-generation-of-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/learning-resources\/from-maine-to-mars-bringing-stem-to-rural-students-to-inspire-the-next-generation-of-scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"From Maine to Mars: Bringing STEM to Rural Students to Inspire the Next Generation of Scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">3 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">From Maine to Mars: Bringing STEM to Rural Students to Inspire the Next Generation of Scientists<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-2023.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1310\" height=\"983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-2023.jpg?w=1310\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"After a successful ISS inspired truss build, Challenger Learning Center\u2019s Sarah Raymond-Boyan helps David and family try out Virtual Reality for the first time with Mission ISS\u2019s spacewalk!\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-2023.jpg 1310w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-2023.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-2023.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-2023.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-2023.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-2023.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-2023.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-2023.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1310px) 100vw, 1310px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">After a successful ISS inspired truss build, Challenger Learning Center\u2019s Sarah Raymond-Boyan helps David and family try out Virtual Reality for the first time with Mission ISS\u2019s spacewalk!<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Challenger Learning Center of Maine kicked off February by bringing hands-on STEM activities to students at Whiting Village School in Whiting, Maine-a rural town in the northeast portion of the state with a population of just 481 residents. Their hope for the Maine to Mars STEM Night was to spark students’ interest in science, and hopefully a STEM career, by showing them what’s possible for their futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thanks to NASA’s Community Anchor Award Grant<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past year, Challenger Learning Center of Maine has diligently worked to reach underserved populations through the generous NASA Community Anchor Award. As part of the Next Gen STEM project, the award helps NASA share its mission and future exploration plans with a diverse audience. It’s designed to establish and nurture connections between local communities and NASA’s most exciting missions and milestones, bringing the excitement of space exploration to traditionally underserved areas and increasing student interest in STEM fields. This will help NASA reach young people in communities they might not otherwise reach.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center padding-y-3 maxw-full width-full display-flex flex-align-center hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-blockquote\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block display-flex flex-column flex-justify-center padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:display-flex mobile:display-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blockquote-icon margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"tablet:square-4 square-4 margin-right-3\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 3000 3000\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 3000 3000;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <path d=\"M586.7,1429.7c-10.7,1.5-21.4,2.8-33.9,4.5c6.9-26.6,12.7-50.7,19.5-74.6c32.4-114.1,78.5-222.2,146.8-319.5 c90.2-128.5,202.5-235.3,327.7-329.1c8.4-6.3,16.7-12.6,25.3-19.1c-66.3-105.1-131.5-208.6-197.3-313.1c-3.5,1.2-5.5,1.6-7.2,2.6 C714.4,469,576.1,575.7,456,705.3c-126,135.9-226.2,289.1-303,457.8c-98.8,217.1-151.3,444-147.2,683.3 c1.7,100.5,12.9,199.6,41.1,296.3C93.7,2303,182.2,2433,326.7,2520.1c176.9,106.7,366.8,126.8,563.4,70.5 c150.9-43.2,260.9-138.9,327.2-282.5c33.4-72.5,47.8-149.4,52-228.7c6.5-122.8-14.1-239.5-74.3-348.1 C1074.6,1514.5,832.7,1394.2,586.7,1429.7z\"><\/path><path d=\"M2912.5,1722c-129.9-210.9-320.2-309.4-567.9-296c-22.1,1.2-44,5.1-67.4,7.9c2.2-9.6,4-17.9,6.1-26.2 c37.9-153.6,99.3-296,198.8-420.5c77.8-97.4,167.1-182.9,265.8-258.8c15.6-12,31.3-23.9,47.9-36.5 c-66.2-105.1-131.9-209.2-197.2-312.8c-3.5,1.1-5.1,1.2-6.4,2c-167.2,95.6-316.1,213.7-443.2,358.8 c-105.1,119.9-191.1,252.3-259.5,396.3c-95.5,201-152.1,411.6-159.1,634.8c-3.9,125.5,4.8,249.7,40.1,371 c46.7,160.8,135.7,290.9,280.5,378.7c165.7,100.5,344.8,123,531.2,78.8c172.4-40.8,296.4-143.9,366.3-308.5 c28.5-67.2,40.6-138,44.6-210.5C3000.2,1953.3,2979.9,1831.4,2912.5,1722z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blockquote-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"font-weight-extralight line-height-sm margin-top-0 section-heading-sm\"><span class=\"section-heading-sm\">NASA has bold long-term goals, so it's critically important that we reach students where they are and create opportunities for them to experience those feelings of discovery and confidence that STEM engagement is really all about.<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockquote-image hds-cover-wrapper margin-right-3\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mike-kincaid.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mike Kincaid\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mike-kincaid.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mike-kincaid.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mike-kincaid.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mike-kincaid.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"blockquote-credit-name line-height-sm margin-0\">Mike Kincaid<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"blockquote-credit-title line-height-sm padding-0 margin-0\">NASA's Associate Administrator for STEM Engagement<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The award has allowed Challenger Maine to bring virtual Mars programming to 13 rural schools across the state, as well as a virtual Girls in STEM Night with special guest NASA JPL Aerospace Engineer Richa Sirohi, which reached girls in 10 out of Maine’s 16 counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Kincaid, NASA’s Associate Administrator for STEM Engagement, shared, “NASA has bold long-term goals, so it’s critically important that we reach students where they are and create opportunities for them to experience those feelings of discovery and confidence that STEM engagement is really all about.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The culmination of this work was the Maine to Mars STEM Night. All Maine schools that were brought this virtual programming were entered into a special drawing to have this completely free event brought to their school and run by Challenger staff \u2026 in person!<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20233.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"1258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20233.jpg?w=1672\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Cruz puts his International Space Station inspired truss structure to the test! It passed the length requirement, now how will it hold up to bearing a load?\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20233.jpg 1672w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20233.jpg?resize=300,226 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20233.jpg?resize=768,578 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20233.jpg?resize=1024,770 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20233.jpg?resize=1536,1156 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20233.jpg?resize=400,301 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20233.jpg?resize=600,451 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20233.jpg?resize=900,677 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20233.jpg?resize=1200,903 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1672px) 100vw, 1672px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Cruz puts his International Space Station inspired truss structure to the test! It passed the length requirement, now how will it hold up to bearing a load?<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exciting Students and Parents Alike<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the awardee, the Challenger Maine team ran the Maine to Mars STEM Night event in Whiting’s two-room schoolhouse, Whiting Elementary, which serves just 27 students in kindergarten through 8th grade-combined. 26 out of the school’s 27 students, as well as additional homeschooled students from the area, were able to attend. They met the team with warmth, excitement, and an eagerness to help as the team unpacked their supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the excitement didn’t stop with the kids. Students and parents alike participated in hands-on activities meant to inspire and engage in topics such as NASA’s Return to the Moon and Next Leap to Mars. This included everything from creating and testing their own re-entry heat shields, to engineering their own lunar landers, to designing a truss structure before boarding the ISS using virtual reality software. The local town church that shares the lot with the elementary school opened its doors as well to accommodate the event, as STEM stations spilled out from the two-room school house into the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The night was capped off with an impromptu stargazing in the school parking lot, affording incredible views of a sky unpolluted by city lights. It was a memorable night for both Challenger Center of Maine staff and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20237.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1045\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20237.jpg?w=1045\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Hudson puts the finishing touches on his Ingenuity Mars Helicopter with volunteer, Bill Shoppmeyer, before it is ready a test flight!\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20237.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20237.jpg?resize=241,300 241w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20237.jpg?resize=768,955 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20237.jpg?resize=823,1024 823w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20237.jpg?resize=322,400 322w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/clc-of-me-maine-to-mars-storytelling-with-photos-march-20237.jpg?resize=482,600 482w, 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