Pamela Knab
Outreach Coordinator/Educator
Texas Space Grant Consortium/Lake Travis STEM Academy
Sessions in which Pamela Knab attends
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Early Bird Check in Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 3 hours
- Session
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Exoplanets in Our Backyard
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- 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...
- Presentation
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
- Color Your Chameleon With Interference
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- From animals of all kind, optical instruments, and even sound, aspects of constructive and destructive interference will ...
- Session
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Space Center University Survival Mission
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Do you and your students have what it takes to survive a submerged space capsule and get their team to safety? In the Spac...
- Session
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- The ARISS Education Proposal Process: How to Talk to an Astronaut LIVE with your Students!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Participants will learn how to submit a competitive proposal to allow their students an experience to talk to an astronau...
- Session
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Engineering Our Ride to the Moon
- 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
- NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will carry humans to the Moon and on to Mars. Meet rocket propulsion experts fro...
- Session
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- The Search for Life on Mars and Beyond
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Does life exist beyond Earth? Join us and discover how to bring authentic astrobiology research into your classrooms. E...
- Session
5:15 PM
5:15 PM
- Networking Reception
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronuat Gallery
- 5:16 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour 44 minutes
- 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...
- Reception
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
- One Year of Seismology on Mars: Update on the InSight Mission
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- I will first review how seismic waves are generated on Earth, how they propagate through a planet, and how we can use sei...
- Session
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- Electromagnetic energies got you down?
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 45 minutes
- Do you struggle with teaching about the electromagnetic spectrum? Want something more than the usual gas tubes and diffra...
- Session
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
- Roving on Mars 2020 - Utilizing Current Events in Space Exploration to Engage Diverse Learners
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom
- 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | 45 minutes
- Participants will design, build, and test rubber band-powered rovers out of recycled or inexpensive material and discuss ...
- Session
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- ISS Mimic
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- ISS Mimic is an open-source volunteer project to create a physical, student-friendly, DIY, articulating model of the International Space Station...
- Session
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Meteorites: Providing Clues to the Past (Expert/Educator Session)
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Dr. Prajkta Mane shares her research that focuses on the study of chemical, microstructural, and isotopic characteristics...
- Session
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- SEEC Banquet
- Signup required
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours
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
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Lunch 1 Saturday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Strange New Planet: Utilizing Phenomena Based Learning to Create Custom Units for your Classroom
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- This session will focus on how to create custom units for your classroom based in phenomena. Participants will be placed ...
- Session
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Do science on the ISS? Yes you can!
- 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
- Join this talented crew of educators currently engaged in scientific research utilizing the ISS! Part 1: Learn about and ...
- 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