Amy Blackwell

6th Grade Science Teacher

Hughes Springs Junior High

Sessions in which Amy Blackwell 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...

9:45 AM

Comparing Planetary Landforms using Imagery from Space: Earth, Moon, Mars & Beyond

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:45 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 5

Session

Doug Ming, NASA - Johnson Space Center (Presenter)

Suzanne Foxworth, JACOBS @NASA Johnson Space Center (Presenter)

Paige Graff, JACOBS@NASA Johnson Space Center (Presenter)

Join this session and gain experience developing and applying criteria used to identify landforms on Earth as well as landforms and processes that ...

12:45 PM

"We Choose to Go to the Moon!" and Leading Students There Again

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 2

Session

Jared Woodfill, Johnson Space Center (Presenter)

Dr Craig Wilson, USDA/ARS & Texas A&M College of Science (Presenter)

Greg Pitonza, Canajoharie Middle School (Presenter)

Use Mission Control to structure learning. With Apollo Alarm System Engineer Jerry Woodfill, train to be an Honorary Flight Director. Lead student ...

2:30 PM

Celebrating Station Science with NASA

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM CST - 4:00 PM CST

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

Session

Scott Black, NASA (Presenter)

Krystal Winters, NSTEM (Presenter)

Welcome to the yearlong celebration of the International Space Station! Throughout the 2020-2021 academic year, monthly themes connect 20 years of ...

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

If Only It Was This Easy to Build a NASA Rocket!!

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 4

Session

Shannon Raleigh, NASA Space Launch System (Presenter)

Twila Schneider, NASA Space Launch System (Presenter)

This session will present information about NASA's Artemis Program and Space Launch System, NASA’s ...

11:00 AM

A Night Under the Stars

45 minutes, 11:00 AM CST - 11:45 AM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 3

Session

Mr Mark Brown, NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador (Speaker)

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...

12:45 PM

Panel: Innovation Artemis!

1 hour, 12:45 PM CST - 1:45 PM CST

Panel

Daniel Newmyer, Space Center Houston (Speaker)

Do you want to find out about the latest NASA innovation for human exploration? Then this is the pa...

2:00 PM

Rocket Chemistry

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 1

Session

Dorinda Risenhoover, NASA OKSG (Presenter)

Helena Guidry, NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium (Presenter)

Eman Beck, NASA OKSG STELLAR Mentor, Terra Verde Discovery School (Norman, OK) (Presenter)

Rockets are a hot topic amongst NASA’s recent commercial launch with Space X and the upcoming Artemis missions. Participants will experience how to...

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

International Space Station Science & Technology - A Treasure Trove of Educational Resources for Learning, Teaching, Getting Involved!

45 minutes, 8:45 AM CST - 9:30 AM CST

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 2

Session

Roger Weiss, NASA-International Space Station (HSFTIC) (Presenter)

A simple web search of NASA, ISS, or STEM can result in an overwhelming number of resources, creati...

10:30 AM

The Human Body in Space-Intro to Changes

45 minutes, 10:30 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST

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

Session

Kelly Parente, Salyards MS (Presenter)

Jenni Campbell, Goodson MS (Presenter)

Take away new ideas on how to effectively teach Astrobiology and integrate flexible regrouping practices with your grade level students with ease. ...

1:30 PM

Making Field Trips Virtual: A Case Study of Rapid, Collaborative School Program Development

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 6

Session

Nichole Thomas, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (Presenter)

Laura Blanton, National Air & Space Museum (Presenter)

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 ...

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...