What we do

NESEC’s goal is to enable broad participation in authentic NASA Earth STEM experiences for lifelong learners. We do this by creating engaging, meaningful, and authentic STEM experiences and resources that are:

Based on NASA Earth science
Tailored to specific audiences’ needs
Supportive of diverse learners throughout their lifetimes

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Camp Discovery
Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program
Family science in action (Photo courtesy Otrell Edwards)
Popup Science with NASA at the Michigan Science Center
Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program
Citizen Science Day with Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southern Washington
Oklahoma Science Center outreach with GO Oklahoma!
Mosquito Habitat Mapper Workshop
NESEC Workshop at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute participant taking GLOBE Observer land cover and mosquito observations
Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program
Jr. Contrails Research Team member at Lexington School for the Deaf
Students present their research at the GLOBE Annual Meeting
Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

How we do it

Citizen Science

Fostering deeper engagement in NASA Earth science by extending opportunities for everyone to take part in the scientific process.

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About NESEC Citizen Science Initiatives

Science Investigations

Creating opportunities for authentic science engagement with NASA science, data, and subject matter experts.

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About NESEC Student Investigations

About NESEC Research Publications

Strategic Partnerships

Reaching broad audiences through strategic partnerships and collaborations with a wide range of organizations.

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States + DC, PR, and USVI

About NESEC Strategic Partnerships

Outreach

NESEC outreach and communications span numerous publications, presentations, and events: papers and conference presentations in scientific, technical, and educational domains; educational workshops, webinars, and large-scale outreach events and social media that reached over 9 million in FY 2022 alone.

Numbers as of September 27, 2024

Who we work with

About NESEC’s Partnerships

What people are saying

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“We love the student-centered and real-time data collection tools…and the inquiry and design-based approaches throughout NESEC’s work."

Annual NESEC Partner Survey
“These kits are going to save summer programming. We can’t afford to send home supplies like bigger libraries can, this is like Christmas for us!"

NASA@ My Library participating librarian, on receiving NESEC "Take and Make" activity kits.
"Technology as a tool is incredibly motivating. Having NASA as a learning partner is also a strong motivator. My students rotate through their science investigation teams daily to make sure their cloud and contrail observations are completed with accuracy and that NASA receives the data in a timely manner…. In our second quarter the county assessment testing showed a 76.83% mastery of the objective that we just could not seem to meet before our participation in GLOBE."

Dr. Caryn Long, Treadway Elementary School, Florida
“The more photos we took the more we began to enjoy it, and the more we began to take notice of things around us. We began to think about how the photos were being used and enjoyed seeing the progressing map of where the photos were being taken.”

Scouts using GLOBE Observer in Australia during the 2019 GO on a Trail Challenge
“I was originally intending to pursue an AI programming degree. However, after experiencing this internship and learning all the remote sensing tools, I realized that science was very diverse. Moreover, everything that I learned in this internship can be applied to future research projects and I am very excited for that.”

2020 SEES Mosquito Mapper Intern
“The interaction of kids with their environment really set them up to feel like they were part of something big.”

NESEC Library Partner

Latest success stories

GLOBE Eclipse Challenge: Clouds on Our Solar Powered Earth

GLOBE Observer, the mobile app of the Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program, gives anyone who wants to (in 120+ GLOBE countries) the opportunity to do NASA science by making environmental [...]

Scholastic SuperSTEM Magazine Features GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper

The NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative team collaborated with Scholastic on an article and activity for learners in grades 3-6: “Meet the World’s Deadliest Creature”, which appeared in the May/June 2024 issue of SuperSTEM. The [...]

NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative Member Co-Authors Award-Winning Paper in Insects

On August 13, 2024, the publishers of the journal Insects notified authors of three papers selected to receive “Insects 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Insects from January 1 to [...]

GLOBE Eclipse and Civil Air Patrol: An Astronomical Collaboration

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a volunteer organization that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force. The organization has an award-winning aerospace education program that promotes Science, Technology Engineering, [...]

What we do

Camp Discovery

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

Family science in action (Photo courtesy Otrell Edwards)

Popup Science with NASA at the Michigan Science Center

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

Citizen Science Day with Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southern Washington

Oklahoma Science Center outreach with GO Oklahoma!

Mosquito Habitat Mapper Workshop

NESEC Workshop at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute participant taking GLOBE Observer land cover and mosquito observations

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

Jr. Contrails Research Team member at Lexington School for the Deaf

Students present their research at the GLOBE Annual Meeting

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

How we do it

Citizen Science

Science Investigations

Strategic Partnerships

Outreach

Who we work with

What people are saying

“We love the student-centered and real-time data collection tools…and the inquiry and design-based approaches throughout NESEC’s work."

Annual NESEC Partner Survey

“These kits are going to save summer programming. We can’t afford to send home supplies like bigger libraries can, this is like Christmas for us!"

NASA@ My Library participating librarian, on receiving NESEC "Take and Make" activity kits.

“The interaction of kids with their environment really set them up to feel like they were part of something big.”

NESEC Library Partner

Latest success stories

GLOBE Eclipse Challenge: Clouds on Our Solar Powered Earth

Scholastic SuperSTEM Magazine Features GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper

NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative Member Co-Authors Award-Winning Paper in Insects

GLOBE Eclipse and Civil Air Patrol: An Astronomical Collaboration

What we do

Camp Discovery

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

Family science in action (Photo courtesy Otrell Edwards)

Popup Science with NASA at the Michigan Science Center

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

Citizen Science Day with Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southern Washington

Oklahoma Science Center outreach with GO Oklahoma!

Mosquito Habitat Mapper Workshop

NESEC Workshop at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute participant taking GLOBE Observer land cover and mosquito observations

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

Jr. Contrails Research Team member at Lexington School for the Deaf

Students present their research at the GLOBE Annual Meeting

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

How we do it

Citizen Science

Science Investigations

Strategic Partnerships

Outreach

Who we work with

What people are saying

“We love the student-centered and real-time data collection tools…and the inquiry and design-based approaches throughout NESEC’s work." Annual NESEC Partner Survey

“These kits are going to save summer programming. We can’t afford to send home supplies like bigger libraries can, this is like Christmas for us!" NASA@ My Library participating librarian, on receiving NESEC "Take and Make" activity kits.

“The interaction of kids with their environment really set them up to feel like they were part of something big.” NESEC Library Partner

Latest success stories

GLOBE Eclipse Challenge: Clouds on Our Solar Powered Earth

Scholastic SuperSTEM Magazine Features GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper

NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative Member Co-Authors Award-Winning Paper in Insects

GLOBE Eclipse and Civil Air Patrol: An Astronomical Collaboration

“We love the student-centered and real-time data collection tools…and the inquiry and design-based approaches throughout NESEC’s work."

Annual NESEC Partner Survey

“These kits are going to save summer programming. We can’t afford to send home supplies like bigger libraries can, this is like Christmas for us!"

NASA@ My Library participating librarian, on receiving NESEC "Take and Make" activity kits.

“The interaction of kids with their environment really set them up to feel like they were part of something big.”

NESEC Library Partner