Deborah Edwards
Curriculum Coach
Cypress Fairbanks ISD
Sessions in which Deborah Edwards attends
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Keynote Session- Thursday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Mike Kincaid oversees strategic direction and leadership of NASA’s STEM engagement function,...
- Keynote
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Afterschool Universe: Make Out-of-School Out of this World!
- Signup required Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Lonestar
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Take middle-schoolers on a journey through the universe! Developed by NASA, Afterschool Universe is a freely-available ou...
- Session
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- The Human Body in Space - Intro to Changes
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Take away new ideas on how to effectively teach Astrobiology and integrate flexible regrouping practices with your grade ...
- Session
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Quick Lunch- Lunch 2
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM | 15 minutes
- This option is for those who would like to grab a quick lunch and then go to a session. We need to make sure we have a good count for food for the ...
- Lunch
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Designing and producing VR habitats
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Have your students ever done space habitats using cardboard, cups, and straws? Imagine how cool would it be to make them ...
- Session
3:40 PM
3:40 PM
- Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Observation deck (Tour)
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - NBL BUS
- 3:40 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 35 minutes
- Tour
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Keynote- Friday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- Lara KearneyDeputy Program Manager, Gateway Program Kearney serves as Gateway Deputy Progra...
- Keynote
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- When 911 is 9 Months Away: Solving Medical Challenges for a Mission To Mars
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- ERC
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- In this session, attendees will be introduced to the real-life challenges of space medicine. Session participants will he...
- Session
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- Authentic Research As Professional Development
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- ERC
- 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 45 minutes
- One of the most effective ways for a science teacher to know what and how to incorporate science research skills into cla...
- Session
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Quick lunch- Lunch 2
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM | 15 minutes
- This option is for those who would like to grab a quick lunch and then go to a session. We need to make sure we have a good count for food for the ...
- Lunch
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- GPS system and Relativity
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Students investigate how the Ground Positioning Satellite (GPS) system depend on Einstein's theories of general and special relativity to functi...
- Session
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- The Lives of Stars
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center- Preshow
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Stars evolve over time in a natural cycle. This session will explore the lives of stars from formation to death, using kinesthetic activities. Part...
- Session
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
- Simple Schlieren photography and diffraction of lasers in the classroom.
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- ERC
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- Attendees will set up a simple Schlieren photography system for use in the classroom using plane mirrors and light emitti...
- Session
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Explore our Solar System with Thermal Imaging and Magnetism
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center- Preshow
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Engaging activities explore how spacecraft are used to map the solar system. Using Juno spacecraft as a guide, participan...
- Session
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- "Spud"nauts in space: Bringing Space Suit Design Into the Classroom
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Do you have what it takes to design a space suit? Find out in this hands-on inquiry-based STEM session as you become a ...
- Session
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Lunch 2 Saturday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Comparing Planetary Landforms using Imagery from Space: Earth, Moon, and Mars & Beyond
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Join this hands-on session and gain insight into the future exploration of the Moon/Mars by applying criteria to help ide...
- Session
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Keynote- Saturday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour
- Holly Ridings She is a mechanical engineer and the first woman to be chief flight director. She leads the elite gro...
- Keynote