Jeremy Benson

STEM Camp Director

NIU STEM Outreach

Sessions in which Jeremy Benson attends

Thursday 7 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

7:30 AM

SEEC 101

15 minutes, 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

8:00 AM

Keynotes Session- Vanessa Wyche

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

10:00 AM

Return to the Moon

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Inspiration

Session

Rebecca Moreland, Highland Middle School (Participant)

Joyce Hill, Texas Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

Margaret Baguio, NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

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...

11:45 AM

Expert/Educator: A simple experiment can prove me wrong

45 minutes, 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club

Session

Tim Hall, Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Kate Newmyer, CCISD (Participant)

Can scientific knowledge change? Or is it just our approach to science that changes? When students begin to learn about STEM subjects in school,...

12:30 PM

Lunch 2 Thursday

1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2

1:45 PM

Orion Splashdown

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1

Session

Becky Busby, Frank Long Elementary (Participant)

Jessica Strauss, SEEC CREW (Other Participant)

Valeria Rodriguez, St. Stephan's Episcopal Day School (Other Participant)

Katrina Roddenberry, SEEC CREW (Participant)

Learn about the future of the space program with the Space Launch System and the Orion capsule. Use the Engineering Design Process to design ...

3:45 PM

The Eagle has Landed: A Hands-on Approach to Lunar Landings

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Meredith Swartzendruber, Scarborough Public Schools (Participant)

Amy Fetterhoff, Corpus Christi Catholic School (Participant)

Renee Gamba, Museum of Natural History and Planetarium/Providence Parks (Participant)

Michael Wilkinson, Fieldston Lower School` (Participant)

Amanda Blough, Corpus Christ Catholic School (Participant)

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...

5:30 PM

Starlight Social

3 hours, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Available

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza

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...

Friday 8 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Keynote- Dr. Alan Stern

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

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...

9:30 AM

Expert/Educator: Space Travelers Guide to Packing for Mars - Tetris in Real Life

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Destiny Theater

Session

Sarah Quasny, NASA (Participant)

Lorie Hammerstrom, Quincy Public Schools (Participant)

What does an astronaut require for extended travel in space? It isn't just about the mechanics - but what makes "home" f...

11:15 AM

Celebrating Apollo's 50th with NASA and the Peanuts Gang

45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon

Session

Melissa Menta, Peanuts Worldwide LLC (Participant)

Patricia Moore, NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (Participant)

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...

12:00 PM

Lunch 2 Friday

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2

1:15 PM

Lunar and Meteorite Sample Disk Certification- Double session

3 hours, 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Suzanne Foxworth, JACOBS @NASA Johnson Space Center (Participant)

bridget mcinturff-burt, ARES (Participant)

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

SEEC Banquet

4 hours, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza

Saturday 9 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Project Apollo: Recollection and Meaning

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center

Session

Dr. Gary Kitmacher, NASA (Participant)

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...

11:45 AM

Ready for Lift-off!

45 minutes, 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Laura Dunn, School District Hillsborough County (Participant)

Mary Vaughn, School District of Hillsborough County (Participant)

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...

12:30 PM

Lunch 2 Saturday

1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2

1:45 PM

Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

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Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Saturn V Building

Tour

3:30 PM

Featured Keynote- Gene Kranz

1 hour, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

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...