Dr. Andre Samuel

Founder, Pres. & CEO

The Citizen Science Lab

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Sessions in which Dr. Andre Samuel attends

Wednesday 5 February, 2020

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

7:00 PM

Exoplanets in Our Backyard

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Signup required

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

Presentation

Our generation is the first in human history to travel to other worlds. With the help of robots, we’ve seen the lava plains of Venus, the fire f...

Thursday 6 February, 2020

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

8:00 AM

Keynote Session- Thursday

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

Mike Kincaid oversees strategic direction and leadership of NASA’s STEM engagement function,...

10:00 AM

Afterschool Universe: Make Out-of-School Out of this World!

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

Signup required

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

Session

Sarah Eyermann, CRESST/Univ. of Maryland & NASA Goddard (Participant)

Sara Mitchell, CRESST/Univ. of Maryland & NASA Goddard (Participant)

Take middle-schoolers on a journey through the universe! Developed by NASA, Afterschool Universe is a freely-available ou...

Taking your Curriculum Out of this World!

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

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

Session

Meredith Swartzendruber, Scarborough Public Schools (Participant)

Amy Fetterhoff, Corpus Christi Catholic School (Participant)

Is space absent from your curriculum? If not, do you need to "space" it up more? In this hands-on session, you will learn...

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Thursday

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

Signup required

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

12:30 PM

Lunch 2 Thursday

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

Ready for Lift-off!

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

Laura Dunn, School District Hillsborough County (Participant)

Mary Vaughn, School District of Hillsborough County (Participant)

Participants will engage in two design challenges that will explore how either the amount of force or the angle of launch...

3:45 PM

PLANETS Out-of-School Time for Grades 3-5: Engineering Gloves to Protect from Space Hazards

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3

Session

Joelle Clark, Center for Science Teaching and Learning (Participant)

Lori Rubino-Hare, Northern Arizona University Center for STEM Teaching and Learning/PLANETS (Participant)

What hazards might astronauts face? Can we engineer gloves that protect astronauts and enable them to complete important ...

Friday 7 February, 2020

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

11:15 AM

Robotics with LEGO WeDo 2.0

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 2

Session

Dorinda Risenhoover, NASA OKSG (Other Participant)

Doris Biegler, Lawton Public Schools (Participant)

Emma Ritter, NASA OKSG (Participant)

Using LEGO WeDo 2.0 sets we will design and build a rover that can move and collect samples just like the Rover Opportuni...

1:15 PM

Biofilms on Station and in You

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

Signup required

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

Session

Peter Lawrie, Orion’s Quest (Other Participant)

Angela Krause-Kuchta, Orion’s Quest (Participant)

Thomas Drummond, Orion's Quest (Participant)

Learn how students can participate in an ISSBiology experiment designed to characterize biofilm mass, ...

3:15 PM

Designing 3D Space Stations

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 1

Session

Nathan Tubbs, SEEC CREW; PS/IS 30; Space Launch Delta 45 (Participant)

Learn to use online tools to design a 3D scale model of the the International Space Station. Then apply your knowledge to...

7:00 PM

SEEC Banquet

4 hours, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Signup required

Saturday 8 February, 2020

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

11:45 AM

Using Nature as Inspiration to Create a Martian Lander

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 4

Session

Carrie Akins, Central Middle School, Edmond, OK (Participant)

Lisa Pitts, Oakdale Public School (Participant)

Some of our greatest innovations are inspired by nature. The goal is for students to use our natural world to design a la...

12:45 PM

Citizen Science-Led Open Data Innovation Through NASA Programs

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

David Lockett, Edward W. Bok Academy (Participant)

Learn about NASA Open Innovation programs, where the goal is to make an open collaboration ecosystem for citizen scientis...

1:45 PM

Any Bot, Any Place, Any Time: Creating Custom Robotics Competitions

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

Signup required

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

Session

Maryann Hebda, USD 231 (Participant)

Kate Sample (Participant)

Robotics isn’t always “one size fits all.” This session’s focus is helping educators to use any available robotic technol...

3:30 PM

Keynote- Saturday

1 hour, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Signup required

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

Keynote

Holly Ridings She is a mechanical engineer and the first woman to be chief flight director. She leads the elite gro...