National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration 

NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL STEM ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE: 

STEM PARTNERSHIPS | APOLLO’S 50TH | NEXT GEN STEM 

BEV GIRTEN & DIANE DETROYE 

OCTOBER 29, 2019 NASA’S OFFICE OF STEM ENGAGEMENT 
 

IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS 

One of Three Focus Areas From Business Services Assessment: 

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SUMMARY OF NASA STEM ENGAGEMENT PARTNERSHIPS 

Agreement(s) Number Notes 

Agreements tagged in PAM system as 

“Education” 132 Education identified as an affected office. 

Agreements confirmed as having STEM 71 Includes 30 CRADAs for CubeSats managed by HEO Engagement component 

STEM Engagement Agreements minus 41 71 minus 30 CRADAs managed by HEO CRADAs 

17 Space Act Agreements Number agreements managed by a 12 Umbrella Agreements NASA STEM Engagement Office (not 34 4 Interagency Agreements including CRADAs) 1 International Agreement 

Number agreements managed by office 1 Space Act Agreement other than a NASA STEM Engagement 7 6 Umbrella Agreements Office (not including CRADAs) 

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NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS IN FY2019: PARTNERSHIPS 

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NOTABLE MILESTONES: SPACE STEM FORUM & APOLLO 50TH ANNIVERSARY 

Spacestem.NASA.gov

• 1M Attendees at listed events 

• Over 300 events at 240+ sites on July 19 - 20 

Development & Distribution: STEM Content

in Partnership with National Park Service 

• Spaceflight Explorer, Junior Ranger Activity Guide 

• 50K+ distributed to 50+ National Parks 

Forward to the Moon with Artemis 

• 100K distributed to NASA Centers, libraries, Challenger Learning 

Centers, museums and Solar System Ambassadors. 

• 74 organizations in 28 states 

13 STEM Webinars for Apollo Anniversary 

& Artemis 

• Live Attendance 1000+ 

• 4000+ downloads of archived recordings and materials 

STEM Forward to the Moon 

Broadcast 

• 27,165 combined social media engagement 

• 30K+ views on YouTube with 1,299 live streams 

#VirtualMoonshot 

• 18 host centers; 560K social media following 

• Total reach: 6,108 

• Total engagement: 4,303 

STEM Apollo Watch Party/Media Kit

• Resources & draft media advisory to publicize Apollo 

events 

• Over 2,300 page views 

Apollo Anniversary STEM on 

National Mall 

• Cosmosphere’s Apollo Redux exhibit

• 10 STEM activities and over 21K NASA items 

distributed 

• Over 2K participated in scavenger hunt & over 10K 

5 interactions with general public 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT GEN STEM PILOT THEMES 

•Evidence-based pilot activities to engage 

middle school students in mission content: 

• Hands-on, Inquiry Based Experiences 

• Educator Support Materials 

• Digital Resources and Social Media 

• Partner-Driven Collaborations for 

Implementation 

• Leverage existing Agency STEM Engagement 

resources 
 

 

NEXT GEN STEM CONNECTION TO SPHERE 1 ACTIVITIES 

STEM on Station 

Suite of NGS opportunities 

Middle School/High School components 

of two challenges (Student Launch and Human Rover) 

Artemis 

STEM 

Challenges 

Earth Day 

Mars 2020 

ISS 20th 

Crew 

Anniversary 

Commercial 

STEM 

ENGAGEMENT 

SPHERE 1 

ACTIVITIES 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGHLIGHT MOON TO MARS: 

STEM FORWARD TO THE MOON EDUCATORS GUIDE 

• STEM Forward to the Moon 

Educators Guide includes handson science activities may be 

done at home with family, at 

summer camp or in a classroom. 

• The guide and supporting 

activities supplemented the 

STEM Education segment of the 

Apollo Anniversary broadcast 

first aired on NASA TV July 19, 

2019. 
 

 

STEM ON STATION PARTNERSHIP: HACKING STEM LESSONS 

IN COLLABORATION WITH MICROSOFT 

Astro Socks Heat Adiabatic Microgravity Shielding Compression 

Electromagnetic Alpha, Beta & Color Minecraft Spectrum Gamma Radiation Histograms 

Hacking STEM Lessons: 

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NEXT GEN STEM PILOT THEMES 

Expert Review Panel 

• July, 2019 

• STEM educators, supervisors, directors, and 

specialists 

Solicited Feedback and Recommendations on Next 

Gen STEM Products and Opportunities 

• Mission Themes and Product Structures 

• Recommendations for Improvement 

• Changes necessary for Implementation 

* Incorporating Recommendations * 
 

 

 

 

NEXT GEN STEM PILOT THEMES 

Evaluation -- Multiple-Case Study Report 

• Completed August, 2019 

• 6 Evaluation Questions 

• Included literature review 

• Government shutdown impacted ability 

to fully conduct original plan per timeline 

• Findings and Recommendations: Crosscase and by individual theme 

* Incorporating Recommendations *