Meagan Fulkerson

LMS, STEM Educator

Birdville ISD

This will be my 15th year in education and 5th year on the STEM campus. I teach five periods of STEM, manage Library activities, create cross curriculum/ project based lessons with all subjects, and run the Makerspace program. Our kids are incredible and have been using drones, robotics, circuits, 3D printers, coding, engineer pieces, VR, CG, and many other forms of techs with these programs.

In regards to my presentation, I have been using ROADS (Rover Observation And Drone Survey) with my STEM teams since 2020 and incorporating pieces of the curriculum into core subject PBLs since 2021. This is a program run through NEESP and funded through NASA Science Mission Directorate. The ROADS program (Rover Observation And Drone Survey) is a framework that lets students explore STEM concepts through hands-on activities. ROADS takes inspiration from real NASA projects and guides students on a space-related mission. Each year ROADS is updated to tackle different science and engineering problems and to visit different solar system bodies. For 2022–2023 we’re going back to the Moon!

To complete these challenges students use math, science, english, and social studies concepts. They use various levels of math to create maps (8ftX5ft) using coordinates and topography, use math to determine landing zones for drones and no go zones for robots. They research, run, and report on science experiments, then follow up with complete 3D models to demonstrate findings. They are using simulations and research to develop course to test rovers. They work as a team and use critical thinking skills and the engineering design process to solve problems. They then create websites to demonstrate their mastery of each mission. We have taken many elements of the challenges and the accompanying curriculum and applied it to classroom activities.

Sessions in which Meagan Fulkerson attends

Wednesday 5 February, 2020

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

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)

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)

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

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...

11:45 AM

Space Center University Survival Mission

45 minutes, 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Signup required

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

Session

Kaci Heins, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Rachael Stephenson, Space Center University (Participant)

Do you and your students have what it takes to survive a submerged space capsule and get their team to safety? In the Spac...

12:30 PM

Lunch 2 Thursday

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

Signup required

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

1:45 PM

STEM Served Family-Style: Improving Attitudes and Achievement

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

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)

Support STEM success through "family PD"! Engaging families in a comfortable environment forges important connections bet...

3:45 PM

Genes in Space – your DNA experiment in space!

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

Signup required

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

Session

Dr Katy Martin, Genes in Space (Participant)

Join Genes in Space and discover how students can design experiments that address real-world problems. Genes in Space is ...

7:00 PM

Thought Leader Series - Challenges of Building the Station

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 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

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

R.O.A.D.S.on Mars

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Signup required

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

Session

Kevin Loder, Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School (Participant)

Margaret Baguio, NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

Peggy Eddy, LiftOff (Participant)

R.O.A.D.S. on Mars stands for Rover Observation and Drone Survey is a team challenge for students in grades 3 - 12. The ...

11:00 AM

Lunch 1 Friday

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Signup required

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

12:15 PM

Roving on Mars 2020 - Utilizing Current Events in Space Exploration to Engage Diverse Learners

45 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Signup required

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

Session

Jenny Mccall, Fayette County Public Schools (Participant)

Jill Marconi, Poland Local Schools (Participant)

Participants will design, build, and test rubber band-powered rovers out of recycled or inexpensive material and discuss ...

1:15 PM

Astrobotany Research and life support system design as a project-based approach to life sciences education

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

Signup required

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

Session

Gil Cauthorn M.Sc., Suito Kokusai Junior and Senior School (Participant)

Dr Richard Barker, UW-Madison (Participant)

This session will focus on how to intergrade astrobotany research and education by developing hydroponic growth systems and microgravitational expe...

3:15 PM

The Code for Survival - Ozobot to the Rescue!' & 'From Water to Fuel'

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Signup required

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

Session

Jodie Guillen, SEEC CREW (Participant)

Mrs. Courtney Black, ISS US National Lab (Participant)

With the initial preparations already underway to send astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit for the first time in over 50 ye...

Saturday 8 February, 2020

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

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...

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...

11:45 AM

Spheros Explore The Moon

45 minutes, 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Signup required

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

Session

Mr. Richard White Ed.S., Daniell Middle School (Participant)

In this session teachers will learn how to use Spheros, 3D printing, the engineering design process, and the Giant Moon M...

12:30 PM

Lunch 2 Saturday

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

Signup required

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

1:45 PM

Explore the History of Manned Space Flight

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

Signup required

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

Tour

Your journey into space begins with a guided tour of Space Center Houston’s Starship Gallery and Space Shuttle Mock-Up. Trace the progression of...

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...