Patrick Switzer
Flight Director
Challenger Learning Center Las Cruces Public Schools
Sessions in which Patrick Switzer attends
8:15 AM
8:15 AM
- Thursday Keynote: NASA Keynote Astronaut Kjell N. Lindgren 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
- 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...
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- Training Astronauts Through Virtual Reality, and This is How You Can Start! Virtual Classroom 6
- 9:45 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Great and exciting things are happening in the Virtual Reality industry every day, especially at NASA. Explore how The Virtual Reality Laboratory (...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
- Mars Helicopter Challenge- From Concept to Digital Creation 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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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
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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...
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7:00 AM
7:00 AM
- Tour: Space Center Houston's "Inside Peek" Tours
- 7:00 AM CST - 11:55 PM CST | 16 hours 55 minutes
- ATTENDEES MUST ENTER PASSWORD TO VIEW TOURS: SEEC2021!
- Tour
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...
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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...
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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
- 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...
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- Space Center University Virtual Classroom 5
- 1:30 PM CST - 2:15 PM CST | 45 minutes
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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...
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3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Saturday Keynote: Science Fiction, Science Future, and Science Now 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...
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