Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, Informal Education
Subject
Careers, Space Science, Astronomy
Type
Hands-on Activities, Videos
NASA Role Model: Jeanne Davis
NASA Center: NASA Headquarters
Topic: Program manager and associate director of Strategic Missions in Astrophysics
Original Air Date: March 31, 2021
Join NASA program manager Jeanne Davis for the next in a series of special “NASA STEM Stars” episodes focused on the James Webb Space Telescope. As the program manager working on the Webb Telescope and the associate director of Flight Projects for Astrophysics Strategic Missions, Jeanne will describe her work on the Webb telescope and other missions, such as the Roman Space Telescope.
STEM Short Activity: Cosmic Microwave Background
Objective: Understand the nature of the cosmic microwave background in the universe.
Duration: 30-45 minutes
Materials Needed: Balloons, markers, printout of the “1965 Cosmic Times” article
Next Generation Science Standards: HS-PS2-1, HS-PS3-5, HS-ESS1-2
“NASA STEM Stars” is a webchat series. Each chat introduces a science, technology, engineering or math career, addresses a STEM topic and highlights a NASA mission. The chat includes a STEM activity that students can do at home. After the interviews, experts answer students’ questions.