Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2

Sessions

Thursday 7 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Classroom Lasers Part 1
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) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2

Session

Mr. David Temple, Longview High School (Participant)

Bryce Standridge, Longview High School (Participant)

Classroom Lasers Part 1 will be focused on basic information on lasers. It will show and utilize many online applets that can be useful classroom a...
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
They Drink What??? Designing a Water Filtration/Purification System
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 2

Session

Pam Kraus, Smoky Hill Education Service Center (Participant)

Use curiosity about water recycling on the ISS to introduce a water filtration/purification engineering activity, consider applications in daily li...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Grant Writing Express
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- Lab 2

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Debbie Montenegro, University of North Texas Health Science Center and the Network of the National Library of Medicine South Central Region (Participant)

Increase your skills at writing grant proposals! Learn the components needed for a successful proposal, directly from a grant reviewer/funder. Lear...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Classroom Lasers Part 2
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 2

Session

Shannon King, Longview High School (Participant)

Scott Hartt, Longview High School (Participant)

Classroom Lasers Part 2 will be using simple lasers pointers in several hands-on activities. These activities will demonstrate refraction, reflecti...
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
Genes in Space - your DNA experiment in space!
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 2

Session

Dr Emily Gleason, Genes in Space (Participant)

Robert Dennison, Genes in Space (Participant)

Join Genes in Space and discover how students can design experiments that address real-world problems. Genes in Space is a free science contest tha...

Friday 8 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
"STEM-Pals" - Traveling STEM Challenges
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) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2

Session

Delinda Mock, Cypress Fairbanks ISD (Participant)

Mrs. Christine Graham, Cockrill Middle School (Participant)

Do you enjoy collaborating with other teachers around the world?  Join us as we integrate literature and space science with traveling STEM ...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
SEECing Science Buddies
45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2

Session

Jill Gilford, Equitable Education Solutions (Participant)

Becky Busby, Frank Long Elementary (Participant)

SEECing Science Buddies provides interested educators with a program for implementing science mentoring between older and younger students. Init...
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
Coding a Jr. Botball robot using C++
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 2

Session

Gina Kwid, Galileo STEM Academy (Participant)

Beth Bivens, Galileo STEM Academy (Participant)

Participants will learn basic coding, using C++, to code a Jr. Botball robot to complete introductory challenges.  Participants will be introd...
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Expert/Educator: The Components of a Mars Habitat with HERA
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 2

Session

Diego Martinez, Delphian Schools (Participant)

Andrzej Stewart, Leidos (Participant)

The 2018 Alan Shepard Award winner, Diego Martinez, will present on his student created Mars Habitat Components and mock landing. Over 8 separat...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
The Space Adventure
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) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2

Session

Dr. Curtis Varnell, WAESC (Participant)

Amber Cobb, Guy Fenter Education Service Cooperative (Participant)

Space Adventure is a student-centered, hands-on science lesson for grades k-2.  Join the journey into space as we discover the concept of grav...

Saturday 9 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
Getting a Feel for Space: Resources for the Blind / Visually Impaired
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 2

Session

Dr. Cassandra Runyon, College of Charleston (Participant)

Caitlin Nolby, University of North Dakota - NASA ND Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

Emily Schaefer, North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

NASA has acquired thousands of images, video, and data that help us to visualize, interpret, and map planetary surfaces. What about students who ar...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
NASA's Eyes on the Solar System: An Integrated ELA Approach
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) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2

Session

Meghan Jacquot, Yeshiva of Greater Washington (Participant)

Many struggle regarding integrating Language Arts and Science. However, with NASA's Eyes on the Solar System there?s a way. This session focuses...
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
Space Week
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 2

Session

Carol Pagel, Royal Elementary (Participant)

12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Spark Interest in STEM: Creating a Personal Mission Patch
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- Lab 2

Session

Aspen Meineke, Communities In Schools of San Antonio (Participant)

What makes your students light up? Learn how to get students more engaged in STEM by helping them identify their own "spark" or passion. Student sp...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
The Why, When and Where of the Webb space telescope.
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 2

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Mr. Harry G. LAFORGE Jr., Hoffman Pilot Center, Inc. (Participant)

The Why, When and Where of the Webb space telescope.  This workshop will develop and explain the science that will be nourished when the James...