History in the Making: Artemis II
The 10-day mission, which saw the crew of four—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—travel farther from Earth than any humans in history.
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Check out all of the summer workshops and conferences from STEM West.
Betabox Robotics Kit Workshop
Building Literacy
AI Educators Day
Six Bricks Workshop Flyers for each event are below.
Let’s spend some time together learning from each other.
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STEM Next is hosting another career chat for teens this month featuring industry leaders from BAE Systems, Illumina, MEFA, and RTX to share how they forged their career paths in STEM.
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- When: Wednesday, April 29
- Time: 6:00-7:00 PM EST | 3:00-4:00 PM PST
- Where: Live on Zoom
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This career chat is an interactive conversation perfect for older youth. We’ll help demystify high-tech industries and explore various career pathways in STEM.
Led by our own teen Flight Crew member Shireen from Arizona, youth will have the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of:
- Karina Moreno, a biotech engineer and process development engineer at Illumina, an international biotech company.
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Lori Seuch, chief information officer at Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA), a quasi-state authority located in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Brittany Wheeler, D. Eng., associate director of manufacturing and Operations at RTX, an aerospace company.
- Jennifer Lemon, an engineer at BAE Systems, an aerospace company.
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This event will be recorded and shared with all registrants, so you are welcome to register and participate as a group live or view it after the event. We also appreciate sharing the opportunity directly with educators, teens and families!
Sincerely,
The STEM Next Events Team
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Earth Day is Wednesday, April 22nd. Try out one of these great activities to celebrate!
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Solar Oven Challenge
Build a solar oven using NEED’s directions, or design your own. Use your solar oven to bake a favorite snack, or simply see how much temperature change you can create.
Make a video sharing your solar oven design. Were you able to successfully cook your food? How did your food taste? Are there any design changes you would make?
Video Directions
Written Directions
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UV Beaded Solar Chameleon
The sun provides us with energy. This energy comes to Earth in a few different ways: visible light we can see, infrared radiation you can feel as heat, and UV radiation that cannot be seen or felt.
This activity has students build a UV beaded solar chameleon and create a habitat for their chameleon.
A literary extension to this activity is to read a A Color of Their Own, by Leo Lionni and to compare and contrast the story to real chameleons.
PDF Activity Directions.
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Candy Collector
A fun, quick game to introduce students to the terms “renewable” and “nonrenewable”, Candy Collector provides a closer look at how long energy sources will last using only nonrenewable resources, and when incorporating renewable energy resources.
Found in NEED’s Energy Games & Icebreakers Guide!
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Join Us!
NEED’s Energy Exchange April Webinar
Earth Month Spotlight: Climate activities for understanding the science of climate studies.
Wednesday, April 22nd
6:30 PM EST / 5:30 PM CST / 4:30 PM MST / 3:30 PM PST
Come learn more about NEED and energy, enjoy some fun and camaraderie, and have a chance at door prizes and to win a NEED Energy Kit! A certificate of participation can be requested.
No supplies needed! Free to participate,
but must register to receive the Zoom link.
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Time is running out to register for the FREE Building Engineers in K-5 Classrooms Conference, held at the McKimmon Center on May 4th!
Check out the master schedule HERE to see all the incredible K-5 STEM sessions!
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Sign-up for NCST free newsletters too!
Explorer Newsletter Sign-up:
Educator Newsletter Sign-up:
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Nominations are now open for leadership roles in NCSTA. Positions available are: District Director in Regions 1,3,5, and 7
Treasurer
President Elect
Nominate a candidate by filling out our Nomination Form. This form can be accessed from our home page main menu.
If you do not have all of the bio and mission statement info ready yet, be sure to copy and save the code for returning to your form and editing it later.
This is a great way to build teacher leadership skills and have an impact on science education in North Carolina.
Nominations will be open through May 15. |
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Please consider applying to be a NCSLA Science Leadership Fellow and share with your colleagues. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2026.
NCSLA Science Leadership Fellows
Learn more about the NCLSA Fellows program and apply!
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| Watch for more STEM opportunities in the STEM West Newsletter! |
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