1. Trena Ferrell, NASA GSFC
Cassie Soeffing IGES
Trena Ferrell, NASA GSFC
NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative
May 30, 2018

2. NASA@ Odyssey of the Mind World Finals
Iowa State University, May
837 student teams (7 per team) from 33 U.S. states and
13 countries competed at the world finals of this creative
problem solving extravaganza.
NASA scientists and educators worked with >4,000 K-12 students, coaches, and parents in 36 classroom sessions,
7 science talks, and at the Creativity Festival. Students
learned how to be citizen scientists using NASA’s GLOBE Observer app to provide ground observations of clouds
and mosquito larvae habitats that complement NASA space observations, and learn about NASA science and missions.
Follow-up activities: June 1 webinar on NASA Earth science by Dr. Trena Ferrell, GSFC, with 35 students from St. Michael the Archangel middle school, PA. OoTM students and coaches also have access to information from 2018 world finals about NASA speakers and resources, and will be able to see selected
video presentations at bit.ly/NASAOoTM2018.
Selfies with students at NASA classrooms: Trena Ferrell (left); Mike Taylor (below left) Brian Campbell (below right) and Cassie Soeffing (bottom)
This activity is part of the NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative (NESEC) Science Activation award, which is providing authentic STEM experiences for U.S. youth, and connecting them to NASA Earth science and subject matter experts.
NESEC Team Participants: Cassie Soeffing, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES); Trena Ferrell, GSFC; Theresa Schwerin, IGES; Brian Campbell, GSFC/GST; Mike Taylor, GSFC/SSAI; videoconference presentations by Erika Podest, NASA JPL; Marile Colon Robles, NASA LaRC, and Peder Nelson, Oregon State University
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