Argy Leyton

Retired

NASA-JPL Solar System Ambassador

Participates in 1 Session

Sessions in which Argy Leyton participates

Friday 7 February, 2020

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

11:15 AM

Electromagnetic energies got you down?

45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

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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...

Sessions in which Argy Leyton attends

Wednesday 5 February, 2020

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

7:00 PM

Exoplanets in Our Backyard

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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)

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

Mission to Mars: Using "The Martian" for ELA/Science Collaboration

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

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

Session

Elisabeth (Betty Jo) Moore, Wiley Magnet Middle School (Participant)

Learn how to use "The Martian" to inspire learning in science through hands-on study. See what one teacher did to get her...

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Thursday

1 hour, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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

12:45 PM

Exploring Mars Depot Caching with Drones and VEX IQs

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

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

Session

Laurie Newman, Space Center Houston (Participant)

The Mars 2020 Rover will seek out evidence of past life or even current microbial life on Mars. This activity uses multip...

1:45 PM

Designing and producing VR habitats

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) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Lisa Spence, NASA Retired (Participant)

Javier Montiel, The International Aerospace Academy theaerospaceacademy.com (Participant)

Have your students ever done space habitats using cardboard, cups, and straws? Imagine how cool would it be to make them ...

3:45 PM

Galaxies and the Expanding Universe

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

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

Session

Dr. Keely Finkelstein, The University of Texas at Austin (Participant)

Rachel Fuechsl, UT McDonald Observatory (Participant)

The Milky Way – our home galaxy, what is our galaxy made of, and how other galaxies near and far from us moving relative ...

5:15 PM

Networking Reception

1 hour 44 minutes, 5:16 PM - 7:00 PM

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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...

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

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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

One Year of Seismology on Mars: Update on the InSight Mission

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 4

Session

Catherine Walker, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Dr Caroline Beghein PhD, UCLA (Participant)

I will first review how seismic waves are generated on Earth, how they propagate through a planet, and how we can use sei...

12:00 PM

Quick lunch- Lunch 2

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

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

Lunch

This option is for those who would like to grab a quick lunch and then go to a session. We need to make sure we have a good count for food for the ...

12:15 PM

Using Augmented and Virtual Reality To Enhance Earth and Space Science Curriculum

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

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Ms. Denise Wright, Ocean Bay Middle (Participant)

This session will highlight virtual and augmented apps that highlight space curriculum. Some examples include the Explore...

1:10 PM

Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Visitors’ Gallery (Tour)

1 hour 35 minutes, 1:10 PM - 2:45 PM

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

Tour

Take a trip to the pool where astronauts practice for their spacewalks—the NBL. View the facility from above the pool area where you will get a ...

3:15 PM

Meteorites: Providing Clues to the Past (Expert/Educator Session)

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

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2

Session

Renee Gamba, Museum of Natural History and Planetarium/Providence Parks (Participant)

Prajkta Mane, Lunar Planetary Institute (Participant)

Dr. Prajkta Mane shares her research that focuses on the study of chemical, microstructural, and isotopic characteristics...

7:00 PM

SEEC Banquet

4 hours, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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Saturday 8 February, 2020

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

8:45 AM

Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour

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

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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

Destination Asteroid!: NASA Solar System Exploration

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

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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 us for this hands-on activity session and gain experience and insight into the process of selecting an asteroid to i...

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

Drone Exploration - What will future exploration look like?

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) - Learning Innovation Center- ERC

Session

Mike Speidel (Participant)

Dr Barb Gruber, National Air and Space Museum (Participant)

In 2020 NASA plans on launching an autonomous helicopter to Mars. In this lesson attendees/students will be asked as robo...

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...