Tom Brestel

Retired, Holdrege Public Schools, Holdrege, NE
NASA Nebraska Space Grant
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Participates in 1 Session

Retired after teaching 36 years at Holdrege Public Schools, Holdrege, Nebraska.  I taught College Prep Phycis, Chemisty, Earth and Space Science, some math (Algebra II), and computer science. I have a wife, two daughters, and four granddaughters.

Sessions in which Tom Brestel participates

Saturday 8 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:45 AM
Simple Schlieren photography and diffraction of lasers in the classroom.
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- ERC
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
Grades 9-12

Sessions in which Tom Brestel attends

Wednesday 5 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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
7:00 PM
Decorative image for session Exoplanets in Our Backyard
Exoplanets in Our Backyard
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
Grades K-12

Thursday 6 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
Decorative image for session Keynote Session- Thursday
Keynote Session- Thursday
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, which attracts and supports the involvement of students in the realization of NASA’s unique missions. Kincaid’s office engages America’s educators, students and institutions in these unique ...

10:00 AM
Feel the spirits of JAXA Space Education Center
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Grades K-12
11:45 AM
Cubes in Space: Free, Student-Designed Space Flight Experiments
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
Grades 3-12Expert/Educator
12:30 PM
Lunch 2 Thursday
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
Skies Over Houston: Flights with CAP
Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Ellington Field- CAP van
1:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 3 hours 30 minutes
Grades K-12

Friday 7 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
Decorative image for session Keynote- Friday
Keynote- Friday
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
9:30 AM
One Year of Seismology on Mars: Update on the InSight Mission
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
Grades 9-12
11:15 AM
SEECing Science Buddies
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 45 minutes
Grades K-12
12:00 PM
Lunch 2 Friday
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
1:15 PM
Navigating Orion Using Your Smart Phone
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Briefing Room
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | 45 minutes
Expert/ Educator
7:00 PM
SEEC Banquet
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours

Saturday 8 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
11:30 AM
Lunch 1 Saturday
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
The Ever Expanding Universe
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
Grades 9-12
1:45 PM
Any Bot, Any Place, Any Time: Creating Custom Robotics Competitions
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Grades 3-12
3:30 PM
Decorative image for session Keynote- Saturday
Keynote- Saturday
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour