Mrs. Sarah Tao

Teacher

Crosby Independent School District

Sessions in which Mrs. Sarah Tao 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

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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

Expert/Educator: Results of the Year in Space/Twin Study

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

Phyllis Friello, Space Center Houston (Participant)

John Charles Ph.D., Space Center Houston (Participant)

On March 27, 2015 American Astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko began their year in space aboard the International Space S...

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,...

12:45 PM

What's Math Got to Do With It? Making Critical Connections in the Mathematics Classroom

45 minutes, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

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

Session

Lorie McFee, North Buncombe High School (Participant)

Are you looking for authentic problems to promote understanding of 9-12 mathematical content? Explorations with data gathered from the Parker...

1:45 PM

Dropping in on NASA's Commercial Crew Program

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) - Destiny Theater

Session

Jessica Sain, NASA - Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Did you know NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is about to launch American astronauts using American vehicles from American soil once again? Par...

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...

11:15 AM

Death, Destruction, and Mayhem: Using Simulator Classrooms to Teach 21st Century Skills

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

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

Session

Debbie Reynolds, Commonwealth Charter Academy (Participant)

Michael Penn, Teacher of the Gifted/STEM Coordinator, Shaler Area School District, Glenshaw, PA. Dream Flight Adventures General Manager, 2018 Antarctic PolarTREC teacher (Participant)

Have you ever moderated tense peace negotiations in a world far away? Have you been tasked to discover the cause of an epidemic? Our students ge...

12:15 PM

Grappling with a Robotic Arm

45 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

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

Session

Tom Brestel, NASA Nebraska Space Grant (Participant)

Pam Petersen, York Middle School (Participant)

During this session, you will learn the importance of a robotic arm on the International Space Station. You will then build and participate i...

1:15 PM

Let's Go Into Orbit

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

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

Session

Bill Yucuis, AFA StellarXplorers (Participant)

Shelley Potts, South Belton Middle School, BISD (Participant)

Wondering how a satellite orbits the Earth? Learn the basics of orbital mechanics and design an orbit for a satellite using the free software- Syst...

3:15 PM

To the Stars! – Leaving Complacency Behind with ISS Commander Dr. Leroy Chiao

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

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

Session

Jami Sunkel, OneOrbit (Participant)

Leroy Chiao, OneOrbit (Participant)

Complacency is an incipient black hole that can creep into organizations with little or no warning. Caught up in day-to-day operations, leaders ...

Saturday 9 February, 2019

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

8:45 AM

Launching Student Dream: Ballooning to the Edge

45 minutes, 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

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

Session

Joules Webb, LUNAR CAVE ANALOG TEST SITES PROGRAM (Participant)

Ronald Wells, UTSA- College of Engineering (Participant)

A fun filled Physics investigation of near real time data acquisition showcasing the efforts of LCATS students to develop, build and collect the da...

10:00 AM

Expert/Educator: Spaceflight Operations Training

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) - Silvermoon

Session

Phyllis Friello, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Clay Anderson, Former NASA Astronaut (Participant)

Join Clay Anderson, NASA Astronaut, retired and Space Center Houston Education Manager, Phyllis Friello for Spaceflight Operations Training....

11:45 AM

The Physics of Light Using Light Emitting Diodes

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 3

Session

Pam Petersen, York Middle School (Participant)

Tom Brestel, NASA Nebraska Space Grant (Participant)

Participants will be shown how to do hands on activities using light emitting diodes. Including the energy of the photon, diffraction pattern...

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

Living and Working on the ISS

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 4

Session

Mr. Brian Ewenson, Spaceport Sheboygan (Participant)

Living and Working together on the ISS, encompasses the skills necessary for crews with varied backgrounds and nationalities to work together to ac...

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...