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ALERT NOTICE

My students usually shone when it came to science competitions, helping them improve their confidence, learn many life skills, receive monetary and travel awards and bring pride to parents, teachers and school district.

Our student usually started working on projects over the summer before the new school year.

See Below for Two Future Competitions that May Be of Interest

2025 Drop Tower Challenge – Paddle Wheel

Audience: Teams of students in grades 8-12

Proposal Deadline: Oct. 31

Contact: Ed-DropTower@lists.nasa.gov

Student teams are invited to design and build paddle wheels that will turn in water because of the wetting properties of their surfaces when they are exposed to microgravity.

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2025 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge – Now Open to Grades 6-12

The Handbook will be released on August 1.

NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) is an engineering design competition where students design, build, and test a rover to traverse challenging terrains while completing scientific tasks along the way.

Email the HERC Implementation Team at HERC@mail.nasa.gov for more information about how your students can be a part of this exciting STEM challenge.