Mrs. Nancy Parra-Quinlan
she/her
STEM/CTE teacher
Kino JHS
2022 Arizona State Teacher of the Year/ 2022 AFA National Teacher of the Year/ director- Mesa Public Schools Aerospace Academy summer program
Sessions in which Mrs. Nancy Parra-Quinlan 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
- Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Observation deck (Tour)
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - NBL BUS
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tour
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Solar system Mystery
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Participants will create a model of two unknown solar system objects, followed by applying math calculations to calculate scale models distances an...
- 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
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
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Lunch 1 Friday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
- Martian Water
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | 45 minutes
- Within their journey to Mars, participants will work alongside the Curiosity Rover to decipher which mystery liquid is water. Scientific knowledge,...
- Session
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Visitors’ Gallery (Tour)
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - NBL BUS
- 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tour
- Astro Spud Survival Challenge
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Briefing Room
- 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Fly into space with the Astro Spud Design Challenge. Join us for this hands-on lesson that will allow you to inspire and engage your students...
- Session
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Fantastic Forces with Bernoulli
- Signup required Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Inspiration
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This session will provide multiple hands-on, easy to implement, low or no cost activities to add a bit of excitement in your classroom! Explo...
- Session
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
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
- 3-2-1 Launch to Learning with PLTW VEX
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- This session will take you beyond the Troposphere for an out of this world experience! Join us as we operate Project Lead the Way VEX Robotics t...
- Session
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Saturn V Building
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tour
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