Team Advisor Overview
Welcome to eCYBERMISSION - a free, virtual STEM competition for 6-9 grade students. Students form teams of 2-4, led by an adult Team Advisor, and select a community problem to investigate with science or solve with engineering.
What is a Team Advisor?
Team Advisors support students throughout the eCYBERMISSION competition. Team Advisors may be teachers, program leaders, parents, or anyone else, and there is no limit to how many teams a Team Advisor may have.
How to Get Started
Step 1: Complete Registration
- Complete your Team Advisor registration
- Divide your 6th-9th graders into teams of 2-4 students
- Assist your students with their student registration
- Log into your Team Advisor account, create and place students on teams
- Sign up for the eCYBERMISSION Web Seminar Series.
Step 2: Select a Community Problem
eCYBERMISSION projects are based on a community problem. Inspiration may be found in:
- Your local news
- Students’ everyday lives and the topics they are interested in
- The Student Help Center
Step 3: Address the Problem with Science or Engineering
After selecting a problem, teams must decide if they will investigate it using scientific inquiry or attempt to solve it using engineering design. Projects, called Mission Folders, are then completed and submitted online.
- Visit the Scientific Inquiry info page to read the Scientific Inquiry Mission Folder questions and access both the judging rubric and suggested project timelines
- Visit the Engineering Design info page to read the Engineering Design Mission Folder questions and access both the judging rubric and suggested project timelines
Additional Resources
Mission Mentors
Mission Mentors (previously CyberGuides) are STEM professionals who volunteer with eCYBERMISSION to guide and support teams as they complete their projects. These volunteers often have expertise in fields such as Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Mission Mentors are available to teams and can offer expertise and guidance for teams as they complete their Mission Folder.
Team Advisor Web Seminar Series
The eCYBERMISSION Web Seminars Series is a collection of five web seminars designed to help you, and your students while giving you proven strategies for building a great team and keeping your students excited about their projects. The seminars, hosted on the NSTA web seminar platform, cover subjects like registration, team management, project selection, using the Mission Mentors, and Mission Folder submission. Plus, Team Advisors may be eligible to receive clock hours or continuing education credits for attending!
Create a free NSTA account and visit the eCYBERMISSION Web Seminar Series page to sign up for the series. Web seminars are on Tuesdays from 7-8 PM ET: September 30, 2025; October 14, 2025; November 18, 2025; January 13, 2026; and February 10, 2026.
Team Advisor Help Center
Access free teaching resources like lesson plans, activity sheets, and videos in our Team Advisor Help Center. Plus, review the Mission Folder questions, judging rubrics, and suggested project timelines to help your students make their projects the best they can be.
Student Help Center
Students get project inspiration, help with science or engineering concepts, and review Mission Folder examples in our Student Help Center.