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Mrs. Kayla Thornhill

STEM Facilitator and NASA OKSG Mentor
Jenks Middle School
Participates in 1 Session

Sessions in which Mrs. Kayla Thornhill participates

Saturday 8 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Monitoring Groundwater with GRACE-FO
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Signup required

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

Session

Mrs. Kayla Thornhill, Jenks Middle School (Participant)

Dorinda Risenhoover, NASA OKSG (Other Participant)

This session is designed for science educators who are looking to incorporate natural resource hands-on activities into t...

Sessions in which Mrs. Kayla Thornhill attends

Wednesday 5 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
2:00 PM
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

Dr Craig Wilson, USDA/ARS & Texas A&M College of Science (Participant)

Thursday 6 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
SEEC 101
15 minutes, 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM
Signup required

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

Session

8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Keynote Session- Thursday
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

 Mike Kincaid oversees strategic direction and leadership of NASA’s STEM engagement function,...
9:55 AM
9:55 AM
Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Observation deck (Tour)
1 hour 35 minutes, 9:55 AM - 11:30 AM
Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - NBL BUS

Tour

11:30 AM
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

12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Dehydration and Rehydration: A Lab Based Approach to Space Food
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- Lab 4

Session

Hannah Land, Denison ISD (Participant)

Freeze dried food, dehydrated meals, barbeque mac-n-cheese, anyone hungry? Indulge in a culinary approach to understandin...
1:40 PM
1:40 PM
Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (Tour)
1 hour 35 minutes, 1:40 PM - 3:15 PM
Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Building 9 Bus

Tour

3:40 PM
3:40 PM
Space Environment Simulation Laboratory (Tour)
1 hour 35 minutes, 3:40 PM - 5:15 PM
Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Vacumm chamber bus

Tour

5:15 PM
5:15 PM
Networking Reception
1 hour 44 minutes, 5:16 PM - 7:00 PM
Signup required

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

Reception

Join the ISS National Lab for an evening of networking and learning we will be hosting a free reception to showcase our partners in the...
7:00 PM
7:00 PM

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

Presentation

There will be a special Thought Leaders Series presented at 7:00pm. This year marks 20 years of humans continuously living and working off planet. ...

Friday 7 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Keynote- Friday
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

Lara KearneyDeputy Program Manager, Gateway Program Kearney serves as Gateway Deputy Progra...
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
Mars 2020 Expedition Needs YOU!
1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Signup required

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

Session

Jennifer Duffer, Montgomery ISD (Participant)

Celena Miller, SEEC Crew - Center for Space Research (Participant)

The Mars 2020 mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program. The mission addresses high-priority science goals for M...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Electromagnetic energies got you down?
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

Mrs. Dianea Phillips, Science Yourself! NO G's About It! (Participant)

Argy Leyton, NASA-JPL Solar System Ambassador (Participant)

Do you struggle with teaching about the electromagnetic spectrum? Want something more than the usual gas tubes and diffra...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Lunch 2 Friday
1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2

1:10 PM
1:10 PM
Planetary Analog Test Site (aka Rock Yard) (Tour)
1 hour 35 minutes, 1:10 PM - 2:45 PM
Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Mars Yard Bus

Tour

Tour the large multi-acre test area that simulates general features of the lunar and Martian surface terrain environment consisting of various s...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
The Lives of Stars
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center- Preshow

Session

Rachel Fuechsl, UT McDonald Observatory (Participant)

Martinique Pautzke, McDonald Observatory (Participant)

Stars evolve over time in a natural cycle. This session will explore the lives of stars from formation to death, using kinesthetic activities. Part...
7:00 PM
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)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Poster/Networking session
30 minutes, 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

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

Session

Meet the SEEC regional crew member and learn about further STEM resources and opportunity.In addition, we know that many of yo...
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
Space Center University Flight Operations Mission 
45 minutes, 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Signup required

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

Session

Tamara Cougar, Boeing (Participant)

Kaci Heins, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Rachael Stephenson, Space Center University (Participant)

The Foundations of Mission Operations instill a culture of leadership that is unwavering in the highly stressful work that...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Running a Rocketry Camp
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Signup required

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

Session

Rachel Harrington, Arlington School District (Participant)

Colleen Turk School, Haller Middle School (Participant)

Let's blast off! Join us for a presentation on running a middle school level rocketry camp. Partnering with NESSP and ASD...
11:40 AM
11:40 AM
Lunch with An Astronaut
1 hour 25 minutes, 11:40 AM - 1:05 PM
Available

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

Session

This optional event gives you the opportunity to hear first-hand stories from a NASA astronaut while enjoying a delicious lunch prepared by our ...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Comparing Planetary Landforms using Imagery from Space: Earth, Moon, and Mars & Beyond
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Signup required

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

Session

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

Julie Ann Fooshee, NASA/MTS (Participant)

Join this hands-on session and gain insight into the future exploration of the Moon/Mars by applying criteria to help ide...
3:30 PM
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...