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
Delivered broadly through strategic partnerships

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Citizen Science Day with Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southern Washington
Family science in action (Photo courtesy Otrell Edwards)
NESEC Workshop at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals
Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program
Mosquito Habitat Mapper Workshop
Popup Science with NASA at the Michigan Science Center
Oklahoma Science Center outreach with GO Oklahoma!
Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program
Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program
Students present their research at the 2019 GLOBE Annual Meeting
Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program
Oscher Lifelong Learning Institute participant taking GLOBE Observer land cover and mosquito observations
Camp Discovery, summer 2020
Jr. Contrails Research Team member at Lexington School for the Deaf

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

Strategic Partnerships

Reaching diverse 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 October 2, 2023

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

STEM Enhancement in Earth Science High School Interns Shine at AGU

Prachi Ingle and Matteo Kimura were high school research interns with the 2020 STEM Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Summer High School Intern Program’s Mosquito Mappers team. In 2021, their work was selected as [...]

GLOBE Clouds Webinar for Educators: Resources to Support Students Participating in Science Symposia

The GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Program is an international science and education program that provides students, educators, and citizen science volunteers with opportunities to contribute meaningfully to Earth science. [...]

Science Activation Community Members Share their Science Journeys

Several members of the NASA Science Activation (SciAct) community have been interviewed as part of the StoryCorps American Geophysical Union (AGU) Narratives. AGU is an international, nonprofit scientific association whose mission is to promote [...]

Previous Highlights

NESEC Highlights as reported to the NASA Science Mission Directorate

What we do

Citizen Science Day with Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southern Washington

Family science in action (Photo courtesy Otrell Edwards)

NESEC Workshop at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

Mosquito Habitat Mapper Workshop

Popup Science with NASA at the Michigan Science Center

Oklahoma Science Center outreach with GO Oklahoma!

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

Students present their research at the 2019 GLOBE Annual Meeting

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

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

Camp Discovery, summer 2020

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

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

STEM Enhancement in Earth Science High School Interns Shine at AGU

GLOBE Clouds Webinar for Educators: Resources to Support Students Participating in Science Symposia

Science Activation Community Members Share their Science Journeys

Previous Highlights

What we do

Citizen Science Day with Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southern Washington

Family science in action (Photo courtesy Otrell Edwards)

NESEC Workshop at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

Mosquito Habitat Mapper Workshop

Popup Science with NASA at the Michigan Science Center

Oklahoma Science Center outreach with GO Oklahoma!

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

Students present their research at the 2019 GLOBE Annual Meeting

Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Neighborhood Science Program

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

Camp Discovery, summer 2020

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

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

STEM Enhancement in Earth Science High School Interns Shine at AGU

GLOBE Clouds Webinar for Educators: Resources to Support Students Participating in Science Symposia

Science Activation Community Members Share their Science Journeys

Previous Highlights

“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