Jessica Liken

Sr. Lead Educator- Physical Science

Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Sessions in which Jessica Liken 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

NASA’s Target Mars: Introduction to Engineering Design for Middle School Students

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

Signup required

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

Session

LTC John Wilson III, NSPACE (Participant)

John Davis, NSPACE (Participant)

It’s All About Timing! NASA’s Mars 2020 is set to launch this year in preparation for the first humans to step foot on Ma...

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

Beyond Surveys: Inventive Evaluation For Informal Educators

45 minutes, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

Signup required

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

Session

Lauren Holley, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Without the structure of a school setting, informal educators must develop creative ways to measure the learning and grow...

1:45 PM

Engineering Our Ride to the Moon

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) - Silvermoon

Session

Patricia Moore, NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (Participant)

Eduardo Lopez, SLS (Participant)

katie gonzalez, The Boeing Company (Participant)

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will carry humans to the Moon and on to Mars. Meet rocket propulsion experts fro...

3:40 PM

Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Visitors’ Gallery (Tour)

1 hour 35 minutes, 3:40 PM - 5:15 PM

Signup required

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

Tour

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

Engineering the Gateway

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 1

Session

Becky Busby, Frank Long Elementary (Participant)

Jonette Steck, NASA JSC (Participant)

Engineering the Gateway will provide participants with hands on exposure to engineering lessons associated with the Gatew...

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

Lunch 2 Friday

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

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

1:15 PM

Space is Universal - tools for reaching all learners

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

Signup required

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

Session

Stephanie McMahon, Northern Arizona University Center for STEM Teaching and Learning/PLANETS (Participant)

Learn about tools to reach students with disabilities, using hands-on accessible STEM activities. Now more than ever we n...

3:10 PM

Mission Control Center (Tour)

1 hour 35 minutes, 3:10 PM - 4:45 PM

Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Mission Control Bus

Tour

Once a manned spacecraft have launched, Houston's Mission Control takes over. Visit this secure location and see the rooms where history happene...

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

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

Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour

45 minutes, 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Signup required

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

Tour

Travel by tram and take a look at our Mercury-Redstone and Little Joe II rockets. Explore the mighty Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the...

10:00 AM

Explore our Solar System with Thermal Imaging and Magnetism

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

Signup required

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

Session

Colleen Gilchrest, Salado ISD (Participant)

Laura Tomlin, Salado Middle School (Participant)

Engaging activities explore how spacecraft are used to map the solar system. Using Juno spacecraft as a guide, participan...

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Saturday

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

Strange New Planet: Utilizing Phenomena Based Learning to Create Custom Units for your Classroom

45 minutes, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

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

Session

Eman Beck, NASA OKSG STELLAR Mentor, Terra Verde Discovery School (Norman, OK) (Participant)

Dorinda Risenhoover, NASA OKSG (Other Participant)

This session will focus on how to create custom units for your classroom based in phenomena. Participants will be placed ...

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

Keynote- Saturday

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

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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...