Buoyancy and Beyond, Connecting the Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) to the Classroom
In this workshop, participants will investigate neutral buoyancy and the operations of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center where astronauts are trained to deal with the weightless environment of the International Space Station. The science and engineering concepts of buoyancy in space and underwater will be explored and highlighted through hands-on activities and engineering design as well as the concepts of buoyancy and weightlessness of free fall. The workshop will culminate in an NBL tour and LIVE interviews with two NBL divers leaving participants with an exciting set of lessons ready to go in the classroom focused around this engineering marvel. Don’t miss this FIRST TIME collaboration between the United States Naval Academy and Space Center Houston culminating with a design activity that results in a miniature neutral buoyancy chamber for your classroom.
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Who's Attending
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Melissa Pore
STEM Club Mentor and Global Studies Faculty, Bishop O'Connell High School -
Alana Davis
K-12 Science Professional Learning Specialist, Cobb County School District -
Simcha Waisman
President, One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center -
Akiko Kojima
SEEC Crew / Elementary School Teacher, Takashi Elementary School -
Bryan DeBates
Chief Executive Officer, Innovative Consulting for Education -
Becky Busby
Elementary Gifted Specialist, Frank Long Elementary -
Stephen McMahon
Space Center Houston Education -
Beverly Berekian
Teacher, Ball Junior High School SEEC Crew -
Kellie Arenz
Teacher, Mukwonago Area School District- Park View Middle School -
Angela Moran
USNA/ Engineers On Deck -
Samantha Thorstensen
Education Director, CASIS-Space Station Explorers -
Liam Kennedy
Founder / Inventor, ISS-Above -
Jodie Guillen
Outreach and Engagement Manager - Club for the Future, Blue Origin -
Laura Brown
8th Grade Science Teacher, Angleton Isd -
Mónica Ortiz Alvarez
Degree in Neuroscience , Harvard Medical School -
Cynthia Watts-Skinner
Science Educator, Blessed Trinity CHS -
Phyllis Friello
Education Manager, Space Center Houston -
Megan Davis
Teacher, Bryan ISD -
Renee Gamba
Museum Director/Education Outreach, Museum of Natural History and Planetarium/Providence Parks -
Steven Swanner
Space Center University Assistant, Space Center Houston Education -
Kayla Thornhill
STEM Facilitator and NASA OKSG Mentor, Jenks Middle School -
Tomás Pérez Becerra
Professor, Aerospace Academy of Mexico -
Nathan Tubbs
STEAM Teacher; Homeschool Dad; Chaplain, SEEC CREW; PS/IS 30; Space Launch Delta 45 -
Jenn Donais
K-8 STEM Coach | PAEMST 2016 | AFA/Rolls Royce 3rd Place National Teacher of the Year | Google Coach | PLTW Launch Lead Teacher | ST Math Champion, Amesbury public schools -
Tori McIntosh
North Dakota Space Grant Consortium -
Jill Gilford
Science Teacher, Equitable Education Solutions -
Michelle Rahn
STEM classroom teacher, Smithsonian NASM Teacher Innovator Institute, PAEMST, & Claremore Public Schools -
Susan Talamantez
South San Antonio High School -
Delinda Mock
Curriculum Specialist, Cypress Fairbanks ISD -
Derek Doll
Elizabeth Middle School -
Pam Leestma
Foundation Board Member, Columbia Memorial Space Center, Retired CA teacher -
Christopher Mick
Executive Director, Space St. Croix, STEAM educational 501c3 -
Lori Waters
Director of Communications and Co-PI, Magnitude.io -
Jennifer Becerra
Academic Program Coordinator/Lead Flight Director , NASA Johnson Space Center Intenship office -
Machin Norris
STEM/STEAM/STEMM, Education/SEEC Crew/Space Foundation Teacher Liaison 11-14/NASM-TII -
Neme Alperstein
Library of Congress Teaching With Primary Sources Teachers Network Mentor, Retired NYC Teacher/ Teaching With Primary Sources Teachers Network -
Argy Leyton
Science Teacher, Montclair High School -
David Laughlin
SystemsGo! Coordinator/Science Instructor, Canon City High School -
Pam Petersen
Teacher, York Middle School -
Herb Baker
NASA Alumni League/Johnson Space Center -
Lora Mortimore
Arlington Public Schools -
Stacey Bechdolt
Founder/President, Aerospace Education Resource Organization (AERO) -
Jeff Gonyea
Programs Manager, Space Foundation -
Lauren Parker
Teacher, SEEC Crew, Fort Worth Academy -
Donovan Flores
College profesor, Aerospace Academy of Mexico -
Errol Larkins
Killough Middle School STEM -
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