Heather VanAlstyne
Sessions in which Heather VanAlstyne attends
Wednesday 26 June, 2024
NASA’s Artemis Missions will return humans to the Moon to live and work as a testbed for crewed exploration farther into the solar system, beginning with Mars. The Artemis Base Camp will be a permanent outpost at Shackleton Crater located at the lunar south pole. Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pathways' Artemis ROADS II (Rover Observations and Discoveries in Space) framework explores NGSS aligned hands-o...
Participate in hands-on activities led by NASA education specialists and receive a hands-on introduction to several of Next Gen STEM’s newly developed products including camp and formal activity guides. Guides covered: Artemis Camp Experience, First Woman Camp Guides, Earth Observation Camp Experience, Aeronautics guides, Lunar Surface Exploration educator’s guide, Exploration Experience Guides. ...
Through our presentation, we will share about Real World Explorations and what Oceans to Orbits has to offer both to educators and student while giving them hands on experiences and a first-hand look at the "orbits" exploration in our Ocean's to Orbits campaign. This campaign is closely aligned to NGSS Standards to benefit both educators and students. Through this course, we will focus on interpreting data, ...
Thursday 27 June, 2024
Friday 28 June, 2024
Pick up lunch at The Center for Space Education and enjoy time at the KSC Visitor Complex. Picnic tables and indoor dining locations are available for seating. The Center for Space Education will be closed from 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Meet the amazing NASA Sew Sister Jean Wright as she discusses how her group of Aerospace Composite Technicians crafted thermal blankets to insulate the orbiters from thermal energy. Utilize that new information to engage in an engineering design challenge to create a barrier that will protect an object from thermal energy conduction. Help your student connect the academic concepts to real-life applications. ...
RSVP to attend the Galactic Gala on Friday, June 28. The Galactic Gala Reception begins at 6:30 p.m with the Galactic Gala beginning at 7:00 p.m. Join us for a night of dinner, dancing and a celebration of the educators at SPACE with special guest Winston Scott. Attire for the Galactic Gala is formal. All attendees must RSVP yes to attend the Galactic Gala. This RSVP is only for educator attendees to SPACE. If you wish to bring a guest to the Galactic Gala a Galactic G...