Susan Barber

Teacher

New Braunfels High School

Sessions in which Susan Barber attends

Thursday 4 February, 2021

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

8:15 AM

Thursday Keynote: NASA Keynote Astronaut Kjell N. Lindgren

1 hour, 8:15 AM CST - 9:15 AM CST

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

Keynote

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Presenter)

Dr. Kjell N. Lindgren was selected by NASA in 2009. He spent most of his childhood abroad and returned to the U.S. to complete his education and ea...

9:30 AM

Tour: Science in Action: Tenacious Discovery

45 minutes, 9:30 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST

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

Tour

Our sister planet Venus could serve as a model for many exoplanets soon to be discovered in the upcoming era of new space telescopes, such as James...

12:45 PM

Remote Sensing - Eyes from the Skies!

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

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

Session

Heidi Ragsdale, National Geographic Society (Presenter)

Remote sensing has helped humans understand our Earth for many decades. Come learn how remote sensing will help us now tackle Global Climate Change...

Asteroid Explorers! NASA ROADS on Asteroids Student Challenge

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:45 PM CST - 2:15 PM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 8

Session

Celena Miller, SEEC Crew - Center for Space Research (Presenter)

Nicole Lunning, NASA - Johnson Space Center (Presenter)

Margaret Baguio, NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium (Presenter)

The Mission: Plan and simulate a trip to asteroid Vesta including an impactor, drone landing and takeoff, and robotic navigation across potential s...

Friday 5 February, 2021

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

8:00 AM

Friday Keynote: Dr. John Mather

1 hour, 8:00 AM CST - 9:00 AM CST

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

Keynote

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Speaker)

How did we get here from the Big Bang? Astronomers, geologists, and biologists all look back in time to work out the picture. I will show the histo...

9:15 AM

Tour: Kennedy Space Center- Vehicle Assembly Building

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:15 AM CST - 10:45 AM CST

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

Tour

Joshua Santora, NASA (Presenter)

Get to go where very few people get to go...The Floor of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kenne...

Perseverance: Sticking the Landing with NASA Resources

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:15 AM CST - 10:45 AM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 8

Session

Steven Smith, Johnson Space Center (Presenter)

In this session, participants will learn about the ongoing Mars 2020 mission and explore ways to modify ...

11:00 AM

ISS Mimic -- Physical, Articulating Model of ISS in Your Classroom to Match the Real ISS in Real-Time

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:00 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST

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

Session

Susan Freeman, ISS Mimic STEM Education Project (Presenter)

Bryan Murphy, ISS Mimic STEM Education Project (Presenter)

Imagine a physical model of ISS in your classroom – which rotates its solar panels to match the real ISS in "realtime." It lights up the truss to t...

2:00 PM

Off Balance, Your Vestibular System in Space

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM CST - 3:30 PM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 4

Session

Mark Shelhamer, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Presenter)

Emrene Sadek, Space Center Houston (Presenter)

An exploration of the Otoliths and Vestibular System in humans, and how space and gravity play an i...

6:00 PM

SEEC 2021 Banquet Opening and Award Ceremony

4 hours, 6:00 PM CST - 10:00 PM CST

Reception

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Presenter)

A highlight of SEEC is the Friday evening banquet, and this year will be no exception. The evening will kick off with a heartfelt welcome and thank...

Saturday 6 February, 2021

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

8:45 AM

Civil Air Patrol: Four Hands-on Aerospace Education Engineering Resources Lessons that Engage

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:45 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 7

Session

Van Herd, Network of Educator Astronaut Teachers (Presenter)

This session introduces the Civil Air Patrol Advanced Mathematics Workbook, available to all educators for FREE. It connects mathematics with aeros...

11:15 AM

Fly Me to The Moon With LEGOS and Endurance! Why Every Educator Should Incorporate BOTH In Their Space Unit!

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

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 4

Session

Ms. Mallika Raman Raman, The John Thomas Dye School (Presenter)

This session will inform teachers on how LEGOS can become a great teaching tool when teaching kids about the space shuttle launches and how specifi...

12:15 PM

Panel: ISS National Laboratory Panel

1 hour, 12:15 PM CST - 1:15 PM CST

Panel

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Speaker)

Join us for a special panel on the research being conducted on the International Space Station. The event will be led by Dr. Liz Warren, Ph.D., Sen...

1:30 PM

Rocket Your Socks Off!

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:30 PM CST - 3:00 PM CST

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

Session

Dorinda Risenhoover, NASA OKSG (Presenter)

Delaney Meade, University of Oklahoma (Presenter)

Kacera Yoes, Yukon Middle School (Presenter)

In this session, participants will participate in a variety of hands-on rocket lessons. Come along for a journey through each of our rocket mission...

3:15 PM

Saturday Keynote: Science Fiction, Science Future, and Science Now

1 hour, 3:15 PM CST - 4:15 PM CST

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

Keynote

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Speaker)

Persevering with innovation is a consistent theme in science fiction and in real life. Join us as author Andy Weir, astronaut Cady Colman, and I...