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Mallory Wills-Howe

Sessions in which Mallory Wills-Howe attends

Wednesday 26 June, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | 45 minutes
10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour

Begin SPACE Conference at our Welcome Ceremony with an inspiring message from Barbara Morgan. Barbara Morgan is a NASA astronaut (retired) and educator. She trained with the Challenger crew as the backup for Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe.  Later, after teaching public school for 24 years i...

11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:35 PM | 1 hour 20 minutes

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...

12:45 PM
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour

Astronaut Fred Haise is an American legend. He will join us virtually during the lunch hour on day one of SPACE 2024. What an amazing treat for our educators! He will tell his story of Apollo 13 and answer questions live with our conference participants via Zoom. 

2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:20 PM | 1 hour 20 minutes

This presentation introduces educators to resources and thought process to help them build a course or unit on Modern Space Exploration that: Explains to students about the captivating world of modern space exploration, covers a range of topics from the basics of our solar system to cutting-edge developments in space technology. We will explore how students will engage in hands-on projects, research, and dis...

3:40 PM
3:40 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 20 minutes

Engage students with a gel electrophoresis experiment analyzing DNA from the International Space Station! Can you determine whether dangerous bacteria have stowed away aboard the ISS before any crewmembers get sick? Microbe Hunters is a lab acti...

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Thursday 27 June, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours
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Friday 28 June, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes

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. 

1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:50 PM | 1 hour 20 minutes

As astronauts venture farther from Earth, and for longer periods, food will become increasingly critical. Crop production can supplement a packaged diet to provide additional nutrients and dietary variety for astronauts. Several unique challenges exist for growth of plants in microgravity and on other planetary surfaces, and teachers and students are helping NASA to solve these complex challenges. Testing with the Veggie and Advanced Plant Habitat chambers on t...

6:30 PM
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM | 3 hours 30 minutes

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...

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