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
- Skies Over Houston: Flights with CAP
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Ellington Field- CAP van
- 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM | 3 hours 15 minutes
- Educators will receive a double session (two full sessions) of time at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base and Airport to ...
- Session
- Explore the History of Manned Space Flight
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Destiny Theater
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- Your journey into space begins with a guided tour of Space Center Houston’s Starship Gallery and Space Shuttle Mock-Up. Trace the progression of...
- Tour
- Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- 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...
- Tour
- 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
- Algae in Space-NASA Seeks Biology Investigation Collaborators
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- In May 2019, a community college student's dream became reality, when the algae experiment she had growing in her kitchen...
- Session
- How To Start a Robotics Team
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- It’s hard to know which way to turn when beginning a robotics program whether it is students asking you to create a progr...
- Session
- Coding Drones in an Ariel Ballet
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- Everyone loves a show. Imagine a Swarm of drones. Coding drones (robots), together with real time movements as well as st...
- Session
- Fairy Tale Engineering: Encouraging Young Students to Explore Space
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- Centered around Margaret McNamara and Mark Fleming’s book Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot, this hands-on inquir...
- Session
- 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
- Explore the History of Manned Space Flight
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Destiny Theater
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Your journey into space begins with a guided tour of Space Center Houston’s Starship Gallery and Space Shuttle Mock-Up. Trace the progression of...
- Tour
- 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
- Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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...
- Tour
- 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
- Science of the Suit
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Briefing Room
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- A spacesuit is much more than just clothing an astronaut wears to do spacewalks. It is a life-sustaining spacecraft! Deemed an Extravehicular M...
- Session
- Back to the Future - To the Moon
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Go Back to the Future as participants learn more about why NASA is planning to go back to the Moon in order to reach Mars...
- Session
- Human Space Exploration in Lower Primary Classrooms - Lessons for diverse ages, abilities and budgets.
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Introduction to three human spaceflight lessons - sing about the Orion Spacecraft's Journey, follow an astronaut procedur...
- Session
- Touching Space - Providing Adaptations for Blind and Visually Impaired Students
- 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
- This session will examine the objectives, adaptations, and low-cost materials and activities needed to provide a successf...
- Session
- 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
- Destination Asteroid!: NASA Solar System Exploration
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Join us for this hands-on activity session and gain experience and insight into the process of selecting an asteroid to i...
- Session
- IV&V Escape Room
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Escape into space exploration! Challenge your team to solve enough codes and puzzles to unlock the materials to engineer ...
- Session
- Feel the spirits of JAXA Space Education Center
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- We introduce basic philosophy of JAXA Space Education Center. The philosophy is three spirits of “Curiosity”, “Advent...
- 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
- Quick lunch- Lunch 1
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1
- 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM | 15 minutes
- 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 ...
- Lunch
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
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Using Nature as Inspiration to Create a Martian Lander
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Some of our greatest innovations are inspired by nature. The goal is for students to use our natural world to design a la...
- Session
- NASA and Sound, Let's Explore!
- Signup required 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
- If a spacecraft lands on Earth's moon, or Mars, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? In this session, ...
- Session
- "Spud"nauts in space: Bringing Space Suit Design Into the Classroom
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Do you have what it takes to design a space suit? Find out in this hands-on inquiry-based STEM session as you become a ...
- Session
- Searching for Life: Europa Cryobot Mission for Students
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- A hands-on lesson for students to create a 3-dimensional, real world cross section of Europa which will mimic NASA's even...
- Session
- Spheros Explore The Moon
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- In this session teachers will learn how to use Spheros, 3D printing, the engineering design process, and the Giant Moon M...
- Session
- From Soldier to Space Educator
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- This session will include a background of serving in the military to transitioning into a career in education and applying the history of spaceflig...
- Session
- Space University SCH
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
- 11:45 AM - 1:29 PM | 1 hour 44 minutes
- Space U is a unique, week long engineering program that will offer your group the experience of a complete NASA mission. From launching rockets,...
- Session
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Quick Lunch - Lunch 2
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM | 15 minutes
- 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 ...
- Lunch
- Lunch 2 Saturday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Citizen Science-Led Open Data Innovation Through NASA Programs
- 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
- Learn about NASA Open Innovation programs, where the goal is to make an open collaboration ecosystem for citizen scientis...
- Session
- The Ever Expanding Universe
- Signup required 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
- Need a way to show the big bang to your classroom using hands on learning? The Expanding Universe is a resource package f...
- Session
- Design To Fly
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Session
- Building an Aerospace S.T.E.M. program in a Turnaround Elementary School
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- Discover some key elements to consider in building an Elementary Aerospace S.T.E.M themed campus. Come learn about the b...
- Session
- 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
- Explore the History of Manned Space Flight
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Destiny Theater
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Your journey into space begins with a guided tour of Space Center Houston’s Starship Gallery and Space Shuttle Mock-Up. Trace the progression of...
- Tour
- Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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...
- Tour
- Drone Exploration - What will future exploration look like?
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- ERC
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- In 2020 NASA plans on launching an autonomous helicopter to Mars. In this lesson attendees/students will be asked as robo...
- Session
- 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
- Mars Landing, Sphero Style!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Want to drop a robot off a two story building? Come simulate landing a Mars Rover using Sphero robots and a variation o...
- Session
- Animate Your Space!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Use Animation Studio and StopMotion to create short animations of Earth/Space concepts and models. Backdrops, props, and ...
- Session
- Making Moon Madness: It's not just a PHASE!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Participants will be actively engaged in two hands-on STEAM-based activities designed to aid their students understanding...
- Session
- 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
- Capture the Mousetronaut
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How can you capture a rogue mouse in microgravity and return him to his enclosure unharmed? Join us as you work as teams ...
- Session
- Any Bot, Any Place, Any Time: Creating Custom Robotics Competitions
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Saturn Club
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Robotics isn’t always “one size fits all.” This session’s focus is helping educators to use any available robotic technol...
- 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