Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Careers, Spanish, Telescopes
Type
Interactive Multimedia, Play and Learn, Videos
NASA Role Model: Dr. Margaret Dominguez
NASA Center: Goddard Space Flight Center
Topic: NASA James Webb Space Telescope
Original Air Date: Sept. 15, 2021
Join optical engineer Dr. Margaret Dominguez from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, to learn about her STEM journey. Find out how her work as an optical engineer with the James Webb Space Telescope will help scientists see the universe in a new light.
STEM Short Activity: Build it Yourself: Satellite
Objective: Choose the wavelengths, instruments and optics for your satellite mission.
Duration: 30 minutes
Materials Needed: Computer and internet access (This activity requires a minimum screen size of 1024×768.)
Difficulty: Moderate
“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.