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Patrick Switzer

Flight Director
Challenger Learning Center Las Cruces Public Schools

Sessions in which Patrick Switzer 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
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
  • NASA Rover Padlet Blended Engineering Lab
  • Virtual Classroom 9
  • 9:45 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • NASA’s Perseverance Rover is about to land on Mars! Engage in a unique virtual team engineering investigation using the online Padlet Application t...
  • Session
    Grades 6-8
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
  • Rocket Fuel Exploration and Creation
  • Virtual Classroom 1
  • 12:45 PM CST - 2:15 PM CST  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Ever wondered how NASA launches rockets into space? In this interactive experiment students will learn about rocket fuels and then experiment with ...
  • Session
    Grades K-12
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
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
  • NASA Climate Science: What is Causing Sea Level Rise?
  • 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
    Grades 6-12
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
  • Blast-Off with Space Balls
  • Virtual Classroom 4
  • 11:00 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Blast-Off with Space Balls will incorporate hands-on STEM Challenges for today's 4-6 grade student in a Fun-Spaced Themed presentation. These STEM ...
  • Session
    Grades 3-8
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
  • Rocket Chemistry
  • Virtual Classroom 1
  • 2:00 PM CST - 3:30 PM CST  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Rockets are a hot topic amongst NASA’s recent commercial launch with Space X and the upcoming Artemis missions. Participants will experience how to...
  • Session
    Grades K-12

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
  • How to Create a Mars Colony Classroom Simulation Game
  • Virtual Classroom 5
  • 8:45 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • This presentation will detail a how teachers can implement a Mars colony classroom simulation game. In the simulation student groups represent priv...
  • Session
    Grades 6-12
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
  • Martian Soil Doesn't Exist
  • Virtual Classroom 2
  • 10:30 AM CST - 12:00 PM CST  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Future missions to Mars will require astronauts to be farmers; but what about soil? Come explore characteristics of regolith and modifications need...
  • Session
    Grades K-12SEEC Crew
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
    Grades K-12
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
  • Rocket Your Socks Off!
  • Virtual Classroom 1
  • 1:30 PM CST - 3:00 PM CST  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 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...
  • Session
    Grades K-12
2:15 PM
2:15 PM
  • Let's Imagine the Space!
  • Virtual Classroom 3
  • 2:15 PM CST - 3:00 PM CST  | 45 minutes
  • One of the traditional Japanese games played by students is Crest Cutting. In this session, you will learn how to fold paper and cut according to a...
  • Session
    Grades K-12
3:15 PM
3:15 PM