Melissa Farmer
South Medford High School
Sessions in which Melissa Farmer attends
8:15 AM
8:15 AM
- Thursday Keynote: NASA Keynote Astronaut Kjell N. Lindgren Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 8:15 AM CST - 9:15 AM CST | 1 hour
- 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...
- Keynote
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
- Exploring the Solar System with NASA Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 4
- 9:45 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Take a ride through our Solar System with fun hands-on NASA activities that your upper elementary students will love! Education Coordinators from N...
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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
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- "We Choose to Go to the Moon!" and Leading Students There Again Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 2
- 12:45 PM CST - 2:15 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Use Mission Control to structure learning. With Apollo Alarm System Engineer Jerry Woodfill, train to be an Honorary Flight Director. Lead student ...
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2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Preparing for Perseverance with NASA’s Card Game for the Space Age! Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 6
- 2:30 PM CST - 4:00 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Let your classroom join along as NASA goes forward to the Moon and on to Mars with a new card game intended for educational audiences. This interac...
- Session
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Friday Keynote: Dr. John Mather Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - 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
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
- Mars Helicopter Challenge- From Concept to Digital Creation Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 6
- 9:15 AM CST - 10:00 AM CST | 45 minutes
- This session is designed for middle school educators who are looking to implement NASA design challenges into their classrooms. This session will i...
- Session
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- NASA Climate Science: What is Causing Sea Level Rise? Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 6
- 10:00 AM CST - 10:45 AM CST | 45 minutes
- In this session, participants will engage in two activities from NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement to help students understand the key causes of sea...
- Session
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- NASA’s Next GEN STEM Commercial Crew Program: Exploring the Safe Return of Astronauts Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 9
- 11:00 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is sending American astronauts in American spacecraft from American soil once again! Participants will use the engin...
- Session
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
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Launch and Splashdown with the Artemis Mission STEM Kit Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - 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
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
- Mysteries of the Dark: Dark Energy and Dark Matter Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 3
- 8:45 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What is dark energy? What is dark matter? No one knows, but students can still get excited learning about it! Hands-on activities include building ...
- Session
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Let's Go To Orbit Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 7
- 10:30 AM CST - 12:00 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How does a satellite orbit the Earth? Why do circular orbits follow a sinusoidal path? We will answer these questions and more using Systems Toolki...
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12:15 PM
12:15 PM
- Panel: ISS National Laboratory Panel
- 12:15 PM CST - 1:15 PM CST | 1 hour
- 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...
- Panel
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Making Field Trips Virtual: A Case Study of Rapid, Collaborative School Program Development Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 6
- 1:30 PM CST - 3:00 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What do field trips look like when students can’t physically visit museums during the COVID-19 global pandemic? How can museums foster and support ...
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3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Saturday Keynote: Science Fiction, Science Future, and Science Now Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 3:15 PM CST - 4:15 PM CST | 1 hour
- 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...
- Keynote