Jeremy Benson
STEM Camp Director
NIU STEM Outreach
Sessions in which Jeremy Benson attends
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
- SEEC 101
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM | 15 minutes
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Keynotes Session- Vanessa Wyche
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Keynote
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Return to the Moon
- Signup required Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Inspiration
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Current plans have astronauts exploring the surface of the moon! How do the Earth and Moon compare? How did the Moon form? What causes phases...
- Session
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Expert/Educator: A simple experiment can prove me wrong
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Can scientific knowledge change? Or is it just our approach to science that changes? When students begin to learn about STEM subjects in school,...
- Session
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Lunch 2 Thursday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Orion Splashdown
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learn about the future of the space program with the Space Launch System and the Orion capsule. Use the Engineering Design Process to design ...
- Session
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- The Eagle has Landed: A Hands-on Approach to Lunar Landings
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- As the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 nears, students will be immersed in the engineering, fascination, and the wonder of the moon. Starting off wit...
- Session
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Starlight Social
- Available Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
- 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 3 hours
- Elevate your evening and network with young professionals during Space Center Houston’s Starlight Social 5:30-8:30 p.m. Feb 7. Mingle with other pr...
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Keynote- Dr. Alan Stern
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- Dr. Stern is a planetary scientist, author and the principal investigator of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. He will p...
- Keynote
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Expert/Educator: Space Travelers Guide to Packing for Mars - Tetris in Real Life
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Destiny Theater
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What does an astronaut require for extended travel in space? It isn't just about the mechanics - but what makes "home" f...
- Session
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- Celebrating Apollo's 50th with NASA and the Peanuts Gang
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 45 minutes
- For 60 years, NASA has inspired humans and beagles alike to travel into deep space. Join NASA, Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang as they prepare to...
- Session
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Lunch 2 Friday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Lunar and Meteorite Sample Disk Certification- Double session
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM | 3 hours
- Lunar and Meteorite Sample Disks are real geologic samples in a Lucite disk. The Lunar Sample Disk has samples returned from Apollo astronaut...
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- SEEC Banquet
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Project Apollo: Recollection and Meaning
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- For the 50th anniversary of the Apollo missions, an overview of the program as the presenter experienced it, as a student, later in college partici...
- Session
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Ready for Lift-off!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- How does the amount of force applied or the angle of launch affect the flight of a handmade paper rocket? Explore these questions and more as...
- Session
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Lunch 2 Saturday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour
- Signup required Tours Off- Site locations (take bus) - Saturn V Building
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tour
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Featured Keynote- Gene Kranz
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour
- An iconic NASA flight director, Gene is best known for his leadership in bringing Apollo 13 safely back to Earth and guiding Apollo 11 into hist...
- Keynote