Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Sessions

Thursday 7 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Voyager: Creating Your Own Golden Record
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 4

Session

Katie Conrad - Belloli, Westfield Intermediate School (Participant)

Learn about the Voyager mission and its connection to the classroom with a digital engineering design challenge. Students create their own versi...
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
Launch Your Robotics Club of Tomorrow, Today!
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

Lisa Stewart, SEEC CREW (Participant)

Sharon Rigsby, Murry J Frank Planetarium, Beaumont ISD (Participant)

Interested in starting a robotics club but don't know where to start? Not sure if you know enough about robotics yourself? Need a grant to get mate...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Squishy Circuits
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 4

Session

Mrs Janice Katz, Davenport School of the Arts/ Steam Powered Learning (Participant)

Jason Katz, STEAM Powered Learning, LLC (Participant)

Participate in an example of how to integrate the "A" (Arts) in STEAM. We will learn about basic circuits and how to teach them in a fun and engagi...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
STEAMbots Robotics-It's Elementary
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

Jeannine Roseberry, Sheboygan Area School District (Participant)

STEAMbots is for educators interested in infusing STEM concepts into elementary classrooms using robotics. Engage students in problem-solving, c...
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
The Eagle has Landed: A Hands-on Approach to Lunar Landings
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 4

Session

Meredith Swartzendruber, Scarborough Public Schools (Participant)

Amy Fetterhoff, Corpus Christi Catholic School (Participant)

Renee Gamba, Museum of Natural History and Planetarium/Providence Parks (Participant)

Michael Wilkinson, Fieldston Lower School` (Participant)

Amanda Blough, Corpus Christ Catholic School (Participant)

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...

Friday 8 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
Inexpensive Space Activities for your Classroom (Revised)
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 4

Session

Mr. Stanley Taylor, Young Canadian Space Club (Participant)

Laurie Kuchirka, Trafalgar Castle School (Participant)

Are you interested in affordable, hands-on, curricular-connected space activities? Please join us for this workshop. Some of the activities done in...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Expert/Educator: Space Rocks!
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 4

Dr. Nicholas Castle, Lunar and Planetary Institute (Participant)

Mary Vaughn, School District of Hillsborough County (Participant)

Session participants will learn about Martian meteorites including sediments from the Gale Crater from a meteoriticist and geochemist working as th...
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
Martian Water
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 4

Session

Emily Schaefer, North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

Dr. Cassandra Runyon, College of Charleston (Participant)

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

Within their journey to Mars, participants will work alongside the Curiosity Rover to decipher which mystery liquid is water. Scientific knowledge,...
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Lunar and Meteorite Sample Disk Certification- Double session
3 hours, 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM
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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

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

bridget mcinturff-burt, ARES (Participant)

Lunar and Meteorite Sample Disks are real geologic samples in a Lucite disk.  The Lunar Sample Disk has samples returned from Apollo astronaut...

Saturday 9 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
3-2-1 Launch to Learning with PLTW VEX
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 4

Session

Jessika Zink, Rolla Public Schools (Participant)

Amanda Almany, Rolla Public Schools (Participant)

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...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Noctis Landing or Bust! A Martian Coding & Engineering Challenge
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 4

Session

Larry Zurcher (Participant)

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...
11:45 AM
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...
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Exoplanet Art
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 4

Session

Leanne Rehme, Space Foundation (Participant)

Audra Chapleski-OLD (Participant)

Learn about the Kepler Space Telescope and other telescopes that discover exoplanets. Apply understanding of current planets to create fictional pl...
1:45 PM
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...