Jimmy Newland

Physics and Astronomy Teacher and PhD Student in Physics Education
Bellaire High School/University of Houston
Participates in 1 Session

Jimmy currently teaches AP Physics C and IB Astronomy at Bellaire High School in Houston ISD. He is currently a PhD student studying physics education in the College of Education at the University of Houston. From 1996 to 2014 he taught computing courses including AP Computer Science A and AB, web design, and computer math. He was the first Bellaire High School IT director from 2000 - 2007. He was an adjunct professor teaching web design and web programming for the School of Library and Information Science at the University of North Texas from 2004 to 2016.

Sessions in which Jimmy Newland participates

Saturday 6 February, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
Energize Your Science Classroom Using Authentic Research!
45 minutes, 8:45 AM CST - 9:30 AM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1

Session

Justin Hickey, Episcopal High School (Presenter)

Eileen Grzybowski, Norman Public Schools (Presenter)

Jimmy Newland, Bellaire High School/University of Houston (Presenter)

Olivia Kuper, North Greene High School (Presenter)

Presenters will share their experience working on a Stellar Spectroscopy Research Project using the 2.1 meter Otto Struve telescope at McDonald Obs...

Sessions in which Jimmy Newland attends

Friday 5 February, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Panel: Innovation Artemis!
1 hour, 12:45 PM CST - 1:45 PM CST

Panel

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Speaker)

Do you want to find out about the latest NASA innovation for human exploration? Then this is the pa...
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
Stellar Fingerprinting
45 minutes, 2:45 PM CST - 3:30 PM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 6

Session

Anjana Pandey, CFISD (Presenter)

Sanjay Pandey, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Presenter)

We will be investigating the spectral analysis of a star to determine its composition, temperature, and age. Analyzing the causes of various spectr...