NASA's Science Activation Program: Achievements and Opportunities
2020

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is one of the United States' leading federal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) agencies and plays an important role in the landscape of STEM education. In 2015, NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) created the Science Activation (SciAct) program to increase the overall coherence of SMD's education efforts, to support more effective, sustainable, and efficient use of SMD science discoveries for education, and to enable NASA scientists and engineers to engage more effectively and efficiently in the STEM learning environment with learners of all ages. SciAct is now transitioning into its second round of funding, and it is beneficial to review the program's portfolio and identify opportunities for improvement.

NASA's Science Activation Program: Achievements and Opportunities assesses SciAct's efforts towards meeting its goals. The key objectives of SciAct are to enable STEM education, improve U.S. scientific literacy, advance national education goals, and leverage efforts through partnerships. This report describes and assesses the history, current status, and vision of the program and its projects. It also provides recommendations to enhance NASA's efforts through the SciAct program.

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158 pages · 6 x 9 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-49734-5
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-49735-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/25569

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. NASA's Science Activation Program: Achievements and Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Front Matter i-xii
Summary 1-10
1 Introduction 11-28
2 Vision and Objectives 29-40
3 Characterizing the Current Portfolio 41-54
4 Assessing the Science Activation Portfolio: STEM Learning and Leveraging NASA Assets 55-68
5 Assessing the Science Activation Portfolio: Broadening Participation and Networks 69-82
6 Recommendations for Science Activation 83-96
References 97-102
Appendix A: Science Activation Portfolio 103-122
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff 123-130
Appendix C: Kristen Erickson's Presentation to the Committee 131-146

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