Mrs. Kayla Thornhill
STEM Facilitator and NASA OKSG Mentor
Jenks Middle School
Participates in 1 Session
Sessions in which Mrs. Kayla Thornhill participates
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Monitoring Groundwater with GRACE-FO
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- ERC
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This session is designed for science educators who are looking to incorporate natural resource hands-on activities into t...
- Session
Sessions in which Mrs. Kayla Thornhill 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
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
- SEEC 101
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM | 15 minutes
- Session
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
9:55 AM
9:55 AM
- Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Observation deck (Tour)
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - NBL BUS
- 9:55 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 35 minutes
- Tour
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Lunch 1 Thursday
- 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
- Dehydration and Rehydration: A Lab Based Approach to Space Food
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Freeze dried food, dehydrated meals, barbeque mac-n-cheese, anyone hungry? Indulge in a culinary approach to understandin...
- Session
1:40 PM
1:40 PM
- Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (Tour)
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Building 9 Bus
- 1:40 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 35 minutes
- Tour
3:40 PM
3:40 PM
- Space Environment Simulation Laboratory (Tour)
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Vacumm chamber bus
- 3:40 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 35 minutes
- Tour
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
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Thought Leader Series - Challenges of Building the Station Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- 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. ...
- Presentation
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
- Mars 2020 Expedition Needs YOU!
- Signup required Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Destiny
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The Mars 2020 mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program. The mission addresses high-priority science goals for M...
- 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
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Lunch 2 Friday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
1:10 PM
1:10 PM
- Planetary Analog Test Site (aka Rock Yard) (Tour)
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Mars Yard Bus
- 1:10 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 35 minutes
- Tour the large multi-acre test area that simulates general features of the lunar and Martian surface terrain environment consisting of various s...
- Tour
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- The Lives of Stars
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center- Preshow
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Stars evolve over time in a natural cycle. This session will explore the lives of stars from formation to death, using kinesthetic activities. Part...
- Session
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- SEEC Banquet
- Signup required
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Poster/Networking session Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronuat Gallery
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Meet the SEEC regional crew member and learn about further STEM resources and opportunity.In addition, we know that many of yo...
- Session
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
- Space Center University Flight Operations Mission
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- The Foundations of Mission Operations instill a culture of leadership that is unwavering in the highly stressful work that...
- Session
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Running a Rocketry Camp
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Let's blast off! Join us for a presentation on running a middle school level rocketry camp. Partnering with NESSP and ASD...
- Session
11:40 AM
11:40 AM
- Lunch with An Astronaut
- Available Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Events Building
- 11:40 AM - 1:05 PM | 1 hour 25 minutes
- This optional event gives you the opportunity to hear first-hand stories from a NASA astronaut while enjoying a delicious lunch prepared by our ...
- Session
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Comparing Planetary Landforms using Imagery from Space: Earth, Moon, and Mars & Beyond
- 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
- Join this hands-on session and gain insight into the future exploration of the Moon/Mars by applying criteria to help ide...
- 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