Ms. Marci Ward

Teacher
Immaculate Conception School

I am a third grade teacher at a Catholic school.  I am a teacher liaison for the Space Foundation.  I’m part of the CREW for SEEC.  I love teaching space science.  Each year for quite awhile I have had a Space Science Club.

Sessions in which Ms. Marci Ward attends

Thursday 4 February, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:15 AM
8:15 AM
Daniel Newmyer
Presenter
Space Center Houston
Vice President of Education
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
  • Tour: Science in Action: Tenacious Discovery
    • Tours
  • 9:30 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST  | 45 minutes
  • 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...
  • Tour
    Networking Lounges and Tours
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
  • Diversifying STEM Workforce with NASA Artemis Mission
    • Virtual Classroom 1
  • 9:45 AM CST - 10:30 AM CST  | 45 minutes
  • In this session, participants will look at NASA STEM Resources related to Artemis Missions through the diversity lens. We will inform and educate a...
  • Session
    Grades K-12
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
  • Studying NASA Space Sessions
    • Virtual Classroom 1
  • 10:30 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST  | 45 minutes
  • This session will highlight NASA's Parker Solar Probe. Students will view Parker in Augmented Reality, analyze its data, and create an infographic....
  • Session
    Grades K-12
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
  • Panel: Perseverance Innovators
  • 11:30 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST  | 1 hour
  • The newest Mars rover is landing in just a few weeks! Find out the latest, innovative technology th...
  • Panel
    Panel
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
  • How to Launch Your Elementary Space Night
    • Virtual Classroom 4
  • 2:30 PM CST - 3:15 PM CST  | 45 minutes
  • Interested in hosting a school or community Space Night but don’t know where to start? Need activities, community involvement, and resources? The p...
  • Session
    Grades K-5SEEC Crew
  • Moon to Mars: NASA’s Next Gen STEM Activities
    • Virtual Classroom 7
  • 2:30 PM CST - 4:00 PM CST  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Engage the Artemis Generation with activities in NASA’s new Moon to Mars Educator Guides. Meet a NASA Gateway engineer and learn how NASA is prepar...
  • Session
    Grades 3-8Expert/ Educator
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
  • Searching for Life: Cryobot Mission to Europa
    • Virtual Classroom 4
  • 3:15 PM CST - 4:00 PM CST  | 45 minutes
  • One of the leading candidates for having an environment where life could exist due to liquid water is Jupiter’s moon, Europa. A thick, icy crust su...
  • Session
    Grades 3-8

Friday 5 February, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
  • Friday Keynote: Dr. John Mather
    • Keynote Speaker
  • 8:00 AM CST - 9:00 AM CST  | 1 hour
  • 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...
  • Keynote
    Keynote
Daniel Newmyer
Speaker
Space Center Houston
Vice President of Education
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
  • A Night Under the Stars
    • Virtual Classroom 3
  • 11:00 AM CST - 11:45 AM CST  | 45 minutes
  • Contribute to NASA Citizen Science by learning how to capture images of the night sky with your Smartphone and learn how your images can be used to...
  • Session
    Grades 6-12
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
  • Mars Insight Update & STEM Pathway
    • Virtual Classroom 3
  • 11:45 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST  | 45 minutes
  • Take a look into new developments with NASA's Mars lander and learn about how your students can bri...
  • Session
    Grades 9-12Expert/ Educator
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
  • Panel: Innovation Artemis!
  • 12:45 PM CST - 1:45 PM CST  | 1 hour
  • Do you want to find out about the latest NASA innovation for human exploration? Then this is the pa...
  • Panel
    Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
  • Launch and Splashdown with the Artemis Mission STEM Kit
    • Virtual Classroom 8
  • 2:00 PM CST - 3:30 PM CST  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • NASA’s first Artemis mission will take place this year! Are you ready for Artemis I? Meet an engineer from the Artemis Mission Management team and ...
  • Session
    Grades K-8Expert/ Educator
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
  • SEEC 2021 Banquet Opening and Award Ceremony
  • 6:00 PM CST - 10:00 PM CST  | 4 hours
  • 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...
  • Reception
    Community EngagementSEEC Virtual Banquet
Daniel Newmyer
Presenter
Space Center Houston
Vice President of Education

Saturday 6 February, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
  • The ISS: 20 Years of a Continuous Human Presence in Space
    • Virtual Classroom 5
  • 10:30 AM CST - 12:00 PM CST  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • November 2, 2000 was the last time all living humans were on our planet, together. People from 16 countries banded together to build and operate th...
  • Session
    Grades 6-12
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
3:15 PM
3:15 PM