Alana Davis
K-12 Science Professional Learning Specialist
Cobb County School District
Sessions in which Alana Davis attends
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
- Planetary Analog Test Site (aka Rock Yard) (Tour)
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Mars Yard Bus
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tour
- Houston - We're Solving Problems
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Destiny Theater
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Participants will work as teams to create an engineering build with materials commonly found in the classroom. Based on the Apollo 13 CAPCOM ...
- Session
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Space4Everyone: Skills everyone should know for working with learners with disabilities
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Everyone will work with individuals with disabilities in their career. Ever wanted to learn skills to inspire these individuals? Experience fun and...
- 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
- When the sky is no longer the limit! Using IoT technology to make a Weather Station that will FLY IN SPACE"
- Signup required Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Discovery
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Participants will use one IoT technology solution to build a weather station/satellite that collects data from almost anywhere! From the top of a b...
- Session
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Balloon Brain: Bringing Physics Down to Earth for K-5 Learners
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Participants in this session will actively engage in an integrated STEM/STEAM unit highlighting the hot air balloon. Attendees will participate in ...
- Session
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
- Innovative Exploration: Teaching STEM Content with Origami in NASA Contexts
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- ERC
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How do teachers prepare students to think like engineers, scientists, researchers, and mathematicians? Are educators equipping students with the...
- Session
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- Our Solar System is BIG! Construct an outdoor model of the Solar System
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 45 minutes
- Images of the Solar System are usually misleading or wrong. Most of the typical activities that are used to show students the scale of the Solar Sy...
- Session
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Where Space Science and Art - Intersection STEAM
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Explore the intersection of where art and science meet in this integrated STEAM aerospace workshop. Participants will explore the interplay of basi...
- Session
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
- Using space to engage Elementary Mathematicians
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Briefing Room
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- Students solidify math skills when they see real world applications and they are excited to do so when lessons revolve around a favorite topic like...
- Session
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Noctis Landing or Bust! A Martian Coding & Engineering Challenge
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- You are headed for Noctis Landing on Mars when your lander's GPS system goes down. You land safely, but need to get your crew and gear to the colon...
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