Celebrate Earth Day With “#NoPlaceLikeHome “

Written by Nathan Smith on April 16, 2015. Posted in STEM and STEAM.

There are 1,800 known planets beyond our solar system (so far), but among all of them, there’s no place like Earth. This Earth Day, April 22, 2015, NASA is asking you to share pictures and videos of your favorite places on Earth using social media — and tag them #NoPlaceLikeHome.

Now through Earth Day, NASA will be sharing views of Earth – from satellites, from research aircraft, and even from scientists at work in the field. Look for NASA’s posts on Twitter, Vine, Instagram, Facebook and elsewhere. They’ll all be tagged #NoPlaceLikeHome.

And NASA wants you to share views of your favorite place on Earth, whether it’s a local park, your vacation spot or Mt. Everest. Our question to you is a simple one: What is your favorite place on Earth? Answers can be submitted as pictures or videos. Check in on Earth Day to see what people around the world are sharing. After Earth Day, NASA will compile a video that includes some of the best posts throughout the day.

To learn more about the #NoPlaceLikeHome event and to find out all the ways to participate, visit http://www.nasa.gov/likehome/.

Questions about #NoPlaceLikeHome should be directed to Patrick Lynch at patrick.lynch@nasa.gov.

Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith is Director of Technology for the College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University. In that role, he also directs The Adele & Dale Young Education Technology Center (The YETC) located in room 170 of the Education Building on Utah State University's Logan campus. The YETC is a combination student openaccess computer facility, a K12 curriculum materials library, a NASA Educator Resource Center for Utah, and a technology training center. Nathan served eight years (20042012) on the Board of Directors for the Utah Coalition for Education Technology (UCET) He was reelected in 2014 to serve another two year term on the board. A former elementary school teacher, Nathan has taught students every age from young children to senior citizens. He has had the opportunity beginning in 2011 to train international high school teachers from all over the world about technology in education, through the U.S. State