Allison Larson

Waco ISD

Participates in 1 Session

Sessions in which Allison Larson participates

Thursday 7 February, 2019

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

11:45 AM

Solar system Mystery

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

Signup required

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

Session

Diane Buxkemper, GW Carver Middle School, Waco ISD (Participant)

Allison Larson, Waco ISD (Participant)

Participants will create a model of two unknown solar system objects, followed by applying math calculations to calculate scale models distances an...

Sessions in which Allison Larson attends

Wednesday 6 February, 2019

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

2:00 PM

Early Bird Check in

3 hours, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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

Session

Thursday 7 February, 2019

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

8:00 AM

Keynotes Session- Vanessa Wyche

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

Signup required

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

Keynote

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Thursday

1 hour, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1

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

Signup required

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

Using Astronaut & Satellite Imagery to Compare Planetary Landforms

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) - Saturn Club

Session

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

Paige Graff, JACOBS@NASA Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Astronauts have long been taking images of Earth. Satellite imagery is an important part of student curriculum. Students gain an understanding of g...

3:45 PM

Space Themed Quilts: Hands-On, No-Sew STEAM Education!

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) - Saturn Club

Session

Adrienne Provenzano, NASA Solar System Ambassadors JPL-CalTech (Participant)

Experience no-sew quilting that takes you and your students out of this world! Discover uses of textiles in space exploration - past, present, and ...

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

Signup required

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

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

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) - Boardroom

Session

Cammie Newmyer, 2018-2019 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow (Participant)

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

Time Perception in Microgravity is a current ISS mission being conducted by neuroscience researcher Gilles Clément, Ph.D. Take your students on a j...

11:15 AM

Fluid Dynamics and the Physics of Flight

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

Signup required

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

Session

Loren Lykins, Carlisle High School (Participant)

Charla Nicholas, Carlisle High School (Participant)

Fluid Dynamics! Good demos, great labs, and spectacular paper airplanes?This is a hands-on presentation, so get ready to have some fun. Instruction...

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

Modifications and Adaptations for Students with Unique Abilities: Using Genetics by Making Your Own Dragon

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- ERC

Session

Barb Gosney, Paradise ValleyUSD (Participant)

Tara Oakes, Houston Museum of Natural Science (Participant)

In today’s classroom, teachers are teaching students with unique needs. These unique students may include students on the autistic spectrum, ...

3:15 PM

Which Rocks Made This Sand? Or What Happened to the Rocks

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

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

Session

Pamela Knab, Texas Space Grant Consortium/Lake Travis STEM Academy (Participant)

Some day, our students will be looking at the sand and soil on Mars, on asteroids, and on other distant bodies in space. Having an opportunity to s...

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)

8:45 AM

Using space to engage Elementary Mathematicians

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- Briefing Room

Session

Mrs. Lori Schoenwiesner, Hanover County Public (Participant)

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...

10:00 AM

Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour

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

Signup required

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

Tour

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

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...