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West Virginia Teachers - Complete Application by 5 pm, 1 November 2025

Your students can be part of NASA’s efforts to build a long term human presence on the Moon by joining a teacher-led student global science challenge to see who can grow the best crops using lunar regolith simulant. The Plant the Moon Challenge is aligned with Artemis, NASA’s mission to the Moon.

About the program: The Plant the Moon Challenge NASA Regional Expansion Project engages students in plant growth research that explores what crops and lunar regolith soil mixtures NASA scientists consider for future lunar habitats.
Participating Educators Receive:
•Mentoring from West Virginia Space Grant Consortium (WVSGC) and the Plant the Moon Challenge teams
•A lunar regolith simulant kit that contains digital project guide, 10 small pots, 10 N95 masks, and a pH meter. (A kit is designed to serve at least 10 students.)
•A $100 stipend for project supplies (per kit)
•Professional development about NASA’s Artemis mission and related STEM content
•Opportunity for students to engage in STEM activities and virtual events that highlight NASA’s Artemis mission
Eligibility: Team coaches can be middle or high school teachers or organizations such as Girl or Boy Scouts or 4-H clubs that work with this age group. The project has broad appeal to science, biology, botany, earth science, and agricultural and other related disciplines.
Timeline: The kits are mailed out in early January. Team experimental designs are submitted in mid January, and plant growth begins in late January. Final reports are due in mid-April.
Application Deadline: 1 November 2025, at 5pm ET
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1.First and last name(Required.)
2.Please provide us with your contact information.(Required.)
3.Please provide us with your email address.(Required.)
4.Please provide us with a phone number where we careach you during business hours:(Required.)
5.Name of your school or organization:(Required.)
6.Type of Organizational Activity(Required.)
7.Please estimate the number of students that will be participating in the Plant the Moon Challenge.(Required.)
8.How many kits do you wish to receive? NOTE: Each kit is designed to serve at least 10 students.(Required.)
9.Describe the specific class or informal education program in which you will be offering the Plant the Moon Challenge. Explain why you would like to participate in this program.

Describe the demographics for the students your school or organization serves and how underserved and underrepresented populations are included.(Required.)
10.I confirm that my School Administrator is aware of and supportive of my participation in the NASA Space Grant Plant the Moon Challenge.(Required.)