Kirstin Bunting
My name is Kirstin Bunting and I am an elementary school teacher on Florida’s Space Coast by day and a STEM Educator by night! I have a huge passion for teaching, especially for teaching STEM and Space Education. My motto is “Educating and inspiring the Artemis Generation and beyond!”. Throughout my teaching career, I have been involved in summer STEM Camp, where I taught 6th-8th grade students about rockets, rovers, coding, experimental design, and flying drones. Day to day, I support STEM/STEAM education in the elementary school I teach at however I am able while also being a full time Kindergarten teacher. Throughout my time on the Space Coast, I have been given many opportunities to take part in out of this world experiences with Kennedy Space Center such as the final roll out and the launch of Artemis 1, many SpaceX launches, and many behind the scenes tours of KSC. I am looking forward to working with you and your students in the coming months as we explore NASA’s Artemis program on your journey from Oceans to Orbits!
Sessions in which Kirstin Bunting participates
Wednesday 26 June, 2024
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, ...
Sessions in which Kirstin Bunting attends
Wednesday 26 June, 2024
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...
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.
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. ...
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...
