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Conference Agenda Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016

3-6 p.m. Early bird check-in 5-7 p.m. Possible receptions (pre-service teachers network with attendees) (Tentative) Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016

7:15 a.m. Check-in begins 7:15 a.m. Breakfast on Independence Plaza 7:45 a.m. SEEC 101 (A must for all new attendees to SEEC) in Blast-Off! Theater 8:30 a.m. Welcome address and keynote - TBA 10:15-11:30 a.m. First session (60 min) 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch buffet in Astronaut Gallery 12:45-2:15 p.m. Second session (90 min) 2:45-4:15 p.m. Third session (90 min) 4:45 p.m. Dismiss (bus run begins) See help desk for bus schedule 5 p.m. Those staying for Epicurean will go to Blast-Off! Theater for pre-Epicurean enter-

tainment 6:30-9:30 p.m. “A Taste of Space” Epicurean Event (bus will run hotel loops) Friday, Feb. 5, 2016

7:15 a.m. Check-in 8-9 a.m. Keynote address by Jeff Goldstein 9-10 a.m. NASA and vendor booths 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. First session (90 min) 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch 12:45-2:15 p.m. Second session (90 min) 2:45-4:15 p.m. Third session (90 min) 4:45 p.m. Dismiss (bus run begins) See help desk for bus schedule 7:15-11:45 p.m. Banquet Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016

7:30 a.m. Doors open 8:30-10 a.m. First session (90 min) 10:30 a.m.-Noon Second session (90 min) Noon-1 p.m. Lunch 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Third session (90 min) 2:45-3:45 p.m. Keynote address – TBA 3:45-4 p.m. Door prizes and farewell 4 p.m. Dismiss, get certificates in Zero-G Diner 4:30 p.m. Conference Help Desk closes 7 p.m. Space Center Houston closes

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Session Selection Selecting an individual breakout sessions is easy. Just read through this conference booklet to see the selections for each time slot.

Then, use the “Organize Your Sessions” form to plan your conference. Please note that if the session reads “double session,” you

should leave the session space following it empty. After filling out the planner, go online and make your session selections at

http://www.spacecenterprogs.org/seec/seecLogin.aspx

Sessions that are full will not appear. It’s that easy! Breakout sessions include NASA tours as well as the hands-on sessions. Just be

sure to choose quickly as some sessions and tours fill up fast. (All tours require closed-toe shoes.)

If a session is full, don’t worry. Check with the conference help table when you arrive to determine if there are openings, or watch

the “swap” board for the session ticket.

If you have any questions, please contact us at SEEC@spacecenter.org.

Important! Please read carefully

Your visit to NASA Johnson Space Center is a special event. You will enter working facilities subject to strict safety and security

policies. Please follow the direction of your host escort at all times.

It is essential that all members of the group stay together and not venture from their NASA escort. Wandering into restricted

areas constitutes a security violation and could result in the termination of your visit.

Your visit will require walking and standing for extended periods and may involve climbing several flights of stairs. Guests

should wear comfortable, flat, fully enclosed shoes (no high-heels, sandals, flip-flops, slides, mules, Crocs, etc.) during their

visit. We also recommend that guests wear slacks (instead of shorts or skirts) as an additional safety precaution.

Cameras are welcome in all facilities unless instructed otherwise. However, photography of individuals is discouraged without

permission.

Attention all non-U.S. citizens If you are not a U.S. citizen, you must fill out a NASA JSC Security Form in order to attend the NASA tours. Please go to the SEEC

website for more information and to download the form.

http://spacecenter.org/education-programs/teacher-programs/teachers-seec/

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Friday, Feb. 5 7:15 a.m. Check-in 8-9 a.m. Keynote address by Jeff Goldstein 9-10 a.m. NASA and vendor booths 10-11:30 a.m. First session (90 min) 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch 12:45-2:15 p.m. Second session (90 min) 2:45-4:15 p.m. Third session (90 min)

The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Panel—TBA Program provides a unique opportunity for accomplished K-12 educators in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to serve in the national education arena. Fellows spend eleven months working in a Federal agency or in a U.S. Congressional office, bringing their extensive knowledge and experience in the classroom to education program and/or education policy efforts. Grades: K-12 Subjects: ALL NASA STEM inquiry: Experiencing water exploration with GLOBE, grade K-5 Susan Kohler, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH Come experience water exploration. Explore the NASA Elementary GLOBE resources including Teacher Guides, ELA storybooks and related STEM activities designed for grades K-5. The activities will promote problem solving, communication skills and teamwork while engaging the students in learning that is both fun and relevant to their everyday lives. Grades: K-5 Subjects: Science, Technology, Language Arts, Math Get your Kids Coding! Brian Krauklis, Katy ISD, Katy, TX Ryan Krauklis, Houston Community College, Brookshire, TX Be a cool nerd! Find out how to get your kids creating and designing programs in a fun and exciting way! We'll show you how to get your students started on code.org and how to program a robot from your mobile device. No previous coding experience needed. Grades: K-5 Subjects: Science, Technology

Art and the Cosmic Connection Sandra Kaszynski, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Costa Mesa, CA Geology meets art! Let your inner geologist use art to recreate craters, mountains, rivers, wind driven landscapes and more. Learn to read planetary images as well as Earth images. Meets NGSS for earth’s place in the universe, earth systems, and common core social studies integrations. Grades: K-12 Subjects: Science, Fine Arts

Cartoon Awesomeness Elaine Lapka, JSC Educator Resource Center/ Space Center Houston Become the Pied Piper of STEM engagement with cartoons. Create animations to introduce topics, provide instructions, or flip your classroom in fun, entertaining fashion. Your students will want to present their assignments with their own cartoon creations. You bring the laptop, we’ll provide the free teacher accounts! Grades: K-12 Subjects: All Subjects

Good Vibrations Martha Noblett, Northside ISD, San Antonio, TX Leslie Blalock, Northside ISD, San Antonio, TX Astronaut Don Petit cobbled together an instrument, then demonstrated effects of sound variations onboard the ISS. Participants will be guided by a music teacher in activities to visualize sound and will create their own instruments with variations to better understand how design affects vibration and therefore changes pitch. Grades: 3-5 Subjects: Science, Fine Arts

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There's More to Light Than Meets the Eye Bev Ketron, iSPACE, Independence, KY JoAnn Keene, iSPACE, Independence, KY Join in the fun as we shed “light” on the science of light! Discover the critical role light plays in space exploration, investigate properties of light and the electromagnetic spectrum with engaging activities, “see and hear” evidence of light beyond the visible spectrum, “make and take” a spectroscope, and more. Includes lessons and a door prize. Grades: K-5 Subjects: Science, Technology

Hands-on Engineering Using the Engineering Design Process Janice Katz, Davenport School for the Arts, Davenport, FL Jason Katz, Davenport, FL Join in on a hands-on engineering session utilizing the Engineering Design Process. Learn how using the EDP helps students build innovative and creative thinking styles and enhances their science and engineering knowledge and confidence. Adaptable to all grade levels. Leave ready to implement in your classroom or club! Grades: K-3 Subjects: Science, Math, Language Arts

CSI: Mars Alien Encounter Margaret Baguio, Texas Space Grant Consortium, Austin, TX Joyce Hill, Highland MS, Fort Worth, TX This hands-on demonstration and problem solving workshop uses simulations and activities that will turn your classroom into a Crime Scene Investigation. Armed with high powered forensics techniques and wit, delve deep into the mysteries of Mars. Live the action with ready-to-implement labs, techniques, and exciting scenarios. Enter the gritty world of CSI-Mars Alien Encounter. DVD with all handouts provided. Grades: 6-8 Subjects: Science, Math, Technology

Look Out Below! Matt Esker, Oklahoma University Sooner Flight Academy, Norman, OK Dawn Machalinski, Oklahoma University Sooner Flight Academy, Norman, OK Using everyday classroom supplies, participants will experience a fun, hands-on activity that teaches about the effect of drag with parachutes building, contouring, and dropping which includes math with purpose. Learn how to construct a parachute release mechanism and see an award-winning video produced by Oklahoma University Sooner Flight Academy. Grades: 3-5 Subjects: Science, Math

Robotics on a Dime Dorinda Risenhoover, NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium, Hydro, OK Chelsey Mawson, Canton Public Schools, Canton, OK Are you wanting to empower your students in STEM with robotics, but your supply budget doesn't allow for the purchase of a classroom set of kits? Never fear! We will immerse you in 4 CHEAP hands-on STEM based robotic activities which will help your students better understand how a robotic arm end effector works! Grades: 3-8 Subjects: Science, Technology, Math

Make Space Science an Integral Part of Your Curriculum Dave Schlichting, Eaglecrest High School, Centennial, CO Do you teach Space Science as part of your curriculum? Would you like to? Then this session is for you. Participate in a round table discussion moderated by a full-time Astronomy and Space Science teacher. We will review all NGSS standards, and address issues ranging from convincing administrators of the need to include Space Science in your curriculum to developing meaningful lessons and activities for students grade 6 to 12. Grades: 6-12 Subjects: Science, Math, Technology

Science Night Rebecca Moreland, Highland Middle School Susana Ramirez, Pharr-San Juan – Alamo ISD Need hands-on, fun, and exciting space science lessons for a family science night? This is the place using lessons from NASA Rocket Guide, Strange New Planet, Art in Cosmic Connections, Exploring the Moon Guide, and family engineering, participants will have the opportunity to try multiple activities designed for a school wide event, enrichment lesson, main content during class. Teachers go home with lessons on a DVD. Grades: 3-8 Subjects: Science, Math, Technology

Top 10 Reasons Space Camp Makes You a Better Teacher Jamie Inskeep, Sugar Creek Elementary, New Palestine, IN Michelle Bloomer, Sugar Creek Elementary, New Palestine, IN Join two teachers on a journey to infinity...and beyond! Discover how the Educator's Space Camp experience has launched learning to new heights. Fuel your passion with STEM activities so authentic students become NASA engineers. Engage in three hands-on lessons, get plans for several others, and receive connections to quality resources. Grades: K-12 Subjects: Science, Technology, Math

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NASA Rockets 2 Racecars STEM curriculum: From Racecars to Spacesuits Marilé Colón Robles, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA / Texas State University, Austin TX Get your students revved up about STEM with NASA Rockets 2 Racecars hands-on activities. Discover the correlations between racecars and rockets with Bernoulli activities and see if the Force will Uplift you...or not! Explore G-forces, the importance of fitness and similarities between race suits and spacesuits. Grades: K-12 Subjects: Science, Technology, Math, PE

NASA Booths Join representatives from different areas of NASA who will share what is currently going on in the space program and their area. There will also be a small number of other vendors on hand to share what they do. Grade levels: All Subject: All

The Artist and the Engineer– Double session Angelica Halphen, HOUSTON ISD, Houston, TX Mary Day, Houston ISD, Houston, TX What are the connections between STEM and Art? This hands-on session will provide relevant experiences that demonstrate how visual art can be integrated into STEM to make it STEAM. By immersing yourself in a fun, creative world you will learn how to take Math, Science and the STEM Design Challenges to the next level by adding an artist’s touch. Explore 2D, 3D and technology activities through the eyes of an artist and an engineer. A scientist designing a rocket or planning a space exploration expedition needs to think creatively and in a 3-Dimensional way. Outer space is not flat and is filled with many beautiful colors! Grades: K-5 Subjects: Science, Technology, Math, Fine Arts, History

Blasting off with Newton's Laws Dorinda Risenhoover, NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium, Hydro, OK Victoria Lotter, NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium, Fitzhugh, OK Blast off into Newton's Laws through hands-on STEM-based rocketry experiments complete with explosions, chemical reactions, and lots of force!!

Tours Food Lab Yummy...Astronaut Food! Have you ever wondered how space food is prepared and packaged? Visit the food laboratory at Johnson Space Center and see first hand. Learn how nutrition-ists, dieticians, and engineers prepare food for flight.

Mission Control

Once the manned spacecraft has launched, Houston Mission Control takes over. Visit this secure location and see the rooms where history happened. You will see the former Mission con-trol room for the shuttle which now houses the ISS Control room.

Orion Parachute Facility Orion parachute hardware is displayed in a hands on exhibit in B29. Various parachute designs, mortars, and other related hardware can be handled, including one of the main para-chutes used during and recovered from the Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1).

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12:45-2:15 p.m. Blasting off with Newton's Laws (continued) Activities will include fizz rockets, Hero's engines, 2-liter bottle rockets, and more! One lucky participant will even win a 2-liter bottle rocket launcher! Grades: 3-8 Subjects: Science, Technology

DLN Presents: LIVE from the International Space Station–

Double session Michael Hare, Paragon-TEC NASA JSC, Houston, TX Crystal Del Rosso, Paragon-TEC NASA JSC, Houston, TX NASA’s Digital Learning Network (DLN) connects your students to NASA engineers, scientists and education specialists across the United States, utilizing web-based and standards-based video-conferencing technologies. Session participants will learn about NASA DLN, experience first-hand how this free resource can be integrated into curriculum, and explore the vehicle mock-up facility. During the session, participants will travel onsite to the Johnson Space Center DLN studios in Build-ing 9 to experience the new STEM on Station module. Partici-pates will become International Space Station scientists and engineers as they tackle real world scenarios and present their results on camera in the DLN studio. All attendees will receive a video recording of their on camera experience and ready-to-implement lesson plans. Grades: K-12 Subject: All

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Engineering Adventures- The Sky is the Limit

Double session Lynne Hehr, University of Arkansas/Arkansas NASA ERC, Fayetteville, AR John Hehr, University of Arkansas Geoscience Department, Fayetteville, AR Dive into aeronautical engineering by designing models of flying technologies that help NASA collect aerial photographs. Explore how scientists and engineers study harsh environments here on Earth (like the largest sand desert in the world, the Empty Quarter) to understand the environments they might encounter in space. Teacher guide and student journals provided with links to apps, online materials and more. Grades: 3-5 Subjects: Science, Math

Foldable and More: Student Products and Interactive Note booking Nikki Skinner, Houston ISD – Teachers on the Loose, Pearland, TX Charlotte West, Houston ISD – Teachers on the Loose, Houston, TX You just taught a wonderful lesson. How are you going to show proof of student learning? Join us in exploring some fun, easy student work projects that can be adapted to any subject. These are teacher proven best practices that are fun for the students and easy to display in the room, hall, or interactive journal. You will walk through a project and take home your personalized interactive notebook full of ideas! Grades: 3-5 Subjects: Science, Language Arts

ISS Construction Simulation (Dive Session) Double session Craig Shannon, NBL Dive Master

Train like astronauts in this exciting session! You will participate in underwater training exercises using SCUBA gear in a local indoor pool. No previous experience necessary. Bring a swimsuit and towel. (T-shirts not required but helpful)

Additional $35 charge for this session. NOTE: This is a double session! (If registering for this session pay online first) This session is not available to select online. We will add you to it once you have paid online. Leave the time slot open on your session selection) Grades K-12

Journey to Mars Debra Derham, NASA Education Specialist-SEA Team, Houston, TX James Semple, Lead NASA Education Specialist-SEA Team, Houston, TX Witness NASA's journey to Mars in a fast paced interactive session full of STEM activities that you can easily implement in your classroom. Brought to you by JSC NASA Education Specialists, you will leave with ready to use handouts and ideas. Join us as we explore the red planet! Grades: 6-8 Subjects: Science, Math

Keep Your Kids Eyes in the Skies Cyndi Shaver, Central Appalachian Astronomy Club, Bridgeport, WV Jane Lynne Squires, Clarksburg, WV Me? Start an Afterschool Astronomy Club? Are you crazy?? Of course we are, but after attending this session, you will be well equipped and on your way. We will walk you through over fifteen hands-on lessons to hook your kids and keep their eyes on the skies. You might even win a really cool door prize ! Grades: K-5 Subjects: Science, Technology, Language Arts, Math, History

Lunar and Meteorite SAMPLE Disk Certification

Double session Suzanne Foxworth, Jacobs at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX Paige Graff, Jacobs at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX Teachers will participate in hands-on activities that will explore accretion, differentiation, impact and volcanism of the Moon and Meteorites. Teachers will be certified to borrow NASA’s Lunar and Meteorite Sample Disks to use with their students. Grades: K-12 Subjects: Science, Technology, Language Arts, Math, History Managing Microbes in Space Angela Krause-Kuchta, Orion's Quest, Menomonie HS, NASA NEAT, Altoona, WI Thomas Drummond, Orion’s Quest, Canton, MI Microbial virulence has been shown to increase in space. At the same time, the immune systems of astronauts become compromised. Learn about ground-breaking NASA research on the ISS that pairs these two situations and engage your students in analyzing down-linked video, collecting and recording data, and evaluating results. Grades: 6-12 Subjects: Science, Math

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Take a Flight - out of the Classroom– Double session Susan Mallett, Civil Air Patrol, Montgomery, AL Debbie Dahl, Civil Air Patrol, Montgomery, AL Out of the Classroom; Into the Sky! Civil Air Patrol’s Teacher Orientation Program (TOP) Flight! K-12 teachers join “ground school” and free flight over Houston! This DOUBLE SESSION will include tour, activities and free materials/STEM Kits shipped to you. Cameras encouraged!!! U.S. citizenship needed. Cost: $17.50. Find out how to pre-pay and get an ID# needed for flight by contacting ae@capnhq.gov. Grades: K-8 Subjects: All but Fine Arts

Unlocking the Mysteries of the Solar System: Hands-on Fun Stephanie Henry, NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center (ASRC), AL Miranda Martin, NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center (ASRC), AL Join us as we unlock the mysteries of the solar system and learn about NASA's planetary science missions. You will participate in a robotics hands-on activity and an Art & the Cosmic Connection activity that you can replicate for your classroom. It really is fun for all ages! Grades: 3-12 Subjects: Science, Technology, Fine Arts, History

What is an Orbit? Why do we Care? Chris Welborn, Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, AZ In this session, we will define the phenomenon of orbits and play with it. Using team activities, we will look at conic sections, orbital harmonics, and why these are important to space flight. It will also be fun! Participants will receive take home materials. Grades: 9-12 Subjects: Science, Math, Technology

#NASAbeyond: Exploring Our Solar System and Beyond! Brandon Hargis, NASA JSC EPD, Houston, TX We’re Out There. NASA’s exploration spans the universe. Delving deep into our solar system. Looking beyond to worlds around other stars. Probing the mysterious structures and origins of our universe. Understanding how the brightness of light could be used to measure distances, even to stars and far away galaxies. This session will prepare you and your classroom for space exploration and the next steps Out There! Grades: 6-8 Subjects: Science, Technology, Math

Mousetronaut in Space! Sue Hare, iSPACE, Cincinnati, OH Nancy Rogers, iSPACE, Erlanger, KY Launch STEM-literacy connections with Mousetronaut and Mousetronaut Goes to Mars, written by Commander Mark Kelly. Be inspired by hands-on activities for grades K-5 that include M.A.R.S. (Mouse Astronaut Recovery System, i.e., parachutes), geology, and health. These lesson plans will relate to issues on Earth as well as sending explorers (both mouse and mankind) to space and back. Join us for an enjoyable experience and a chance to win either book! Grades: K-5 Subjects: Science, Technology, Language Arts, Math, PE, History

NASA STEM inquiry: Experiencing water exploration with GLOBE, Susan Kohler, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH Come experience water exploration. Explore the NASA Elementary GLOBE resources including Teacher Guides, ELA storybooks and related STEM activities designed for grades K-5. The activities will promote problem solving, communication skills and teamwork while engaging the students in learning that is both fun and relevant to their everyday lives. Grades: K-5 Subjects: Science, Technology, Language Arts, Math

One world: Living and working on the ISS– Double session Brian Ewenson, Spacesport Sheboygan, Sheboygan, WI Learn the history of how previous space stations such as Saylut, Skylab, and Mir led the world working together in orbit. The ISS is the benchmark for future international explorations beyond low earth orbit. Each participant will build and take home a model of the ISS and receive a cd of photos and patches. Grades: K-12 Subjects: All but fine Arts

Spacesuits and the Space Environment Gary Kitmacher, Houston, TX This session is intended as a brief historical overview of pressure suits, beginning in early aviation and continuing through proposals for future lunar and planetary missions, and highlighting the suits used on Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Shuttle, ISS, and Russian programs. Several suit components will be available for hands on. Grades: K-12 Subjects: Science, Technology, Social Studies, History

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NanoRacks LLC, Houston Facility Tour (NEW) Want to send your students' projects into space? NanoRacks has created low-cost opportunities for students to send their experiments to the U.S. National Lab within the International Space Station. Teachers will learn about the three main types of STEM opportunities offered to students by NanoRacks, a company devoted to allowing new users, from students to researchers, to conduct research, design experiments, tinker, make mistakes, and maybe realize wonderful breakthroughs in low-earth orbit and beyond. Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility (SVMF) Explore the training grounds for the astronauts. See full size mock-ups of the Space Station and Orion.

Building a Truss between Literature and Science in Space Jennifer Becerra, Challenger Center San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX Ellen White, Challenger Center San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX Integrate science into your curriculum using children’s literature. Come explore hands-on activities that collaborate earth and space content in children’s books. Receive a USB of activities and a chance to win your own books to begin the adventure of exploration in your science classroom. Grades K-8 Subjects: Science, Technology, Language Arts, Social Studies, History Creating STEM thinkers and Problem Solvers through Ipads and Technology Dorinda Risenhoover, NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium, Hydro, OK Kayla Sammons, Mustang Middle School, Mustang, OK Are you new to using iPads in the classroom as a tool to empower students in the field of STEM? Overwhelmed with trying to figure out which apps will engage the students as active learners and investigators, instead of just entertain them? No worries! In this 90 minute iPad BEGINNER presentation, you will learn how to use iMovie, Educreations, Spacecraft 3D, Lapse it, ActionMovie, Lino, and Kidblog as STEM tools! Grades: K-12 Subjects: Science, Technology, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies

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Astro Theater: The Journey to Mars Starring You Patricia Moore, NASA Exploration Systems Museum Liaison, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX Once upon a time in a retrograde orbit far, far away…Teachers attended SEEC and put on a play! Experience NASA’s Journey to Mars through interactive story telling. You will have a lead-ing role in the début of NASA’s live-storytelling presentation designed for museums and science centers. Attendees will help shape the final product by contributing constructive feed-back and ideas for implementation. Then, learn how you can apply the storytelling template to teach science concepts such as magnetism, chemical reactions, and historical events using simple (and cheap) props. Informal educators are encouraged to attend but, all are invited. Grades: K-5 Subjects: Science, Language Arts, Fine Arts Exploring Our Earth from Space Steve Culivan, NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative, Stennis Space Center, MS This “Earth-based” workshop session integrates science, tech-nology, engineering, mathematics and geography (STEM-G) with Earth observations, remote sensing, and maps as we ex-plore our Earth with the unique perspective from space. NASA missions and curriculum resources will be integrated for a better understanding of our Earth and the processes that shape it. Grades: 3-8 Subjects: Science, Social Studies

Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Observation Deck Take a trip to the pool where astronauts practice for their spacewalks—the NBL. This facility is the underwater training facility for the astronauts and your chance to see state-of-the-art training—the next best thing to space! This tour has limited availability and the participants will be taken on the floor area of the pool.

Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Visitors Gallery Take a trip to the pool where astronauts practice for their spacewalks—the NBL. View the facility from above the pool area where you will get a good scope of the size. This facility is the underwater training facility for the astronauts and your chance to see state-of-the-art training—the next best thing to space!

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Newton Nailed it! (Laws of Motion, That Is) Matt Esker Oklahoma University Sooner Flight Academy, Norman, OK Dawn Machalinski, Oklahoma University Sooner Flight Academy, Norman, OK Sir Isaac Newton nailed the Laws of Motion and in this interactive session, participants will get the chance to nail it too! Moving through nine hands-on stations, Experience the three laws of motion and learn how to make an air-powered paper rocket launcher. This easy to replicate session is fun! Grades: 3-5 Subjects: Science, Math, History

The Science of the Global Positioning System Ryan Desjarlais, Tec Voc High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba The Global Positioning System is a marvel of modern physics. Come explore how the science of the GPS system can be incorporated into your curriculum. From basic Science courses to applied Physics, teachers at all high school levels will find the sessions' activities engaging and applicable. Grades: 9-12 Subjects: Science, Technology, Math

Tours Food Lab Yummy...Astronaut Food! Have you ever wondered how space food is prepared and packaged? Visit the food laboratory at Johnson Space Center and see first hand. Learn how nutritionists, dieticians, and engineers prepare food for flight. Mission Control Once the manned spacecraft has launched, Houston Mission Control takes over. Visit this secure location and see the rooms where history happened. You will see the former Mission control room for the shuttle which now houses the ISS Control room.

Orion Parachute Facility Orion parachute hardware is displayed in a hands-on exhibit in B29. Various parachute designs, mortars, and other related hardware can be handled, including one of the main parachutes used during and recovered from the Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1).

MAVEN to Mars… How Magnetic! Angela Groves, NASA Educator Ambassador for MAVEN Mission, Fort Worth, TX Participants will be introduced to the brief history of exploration of Mars and introduction to the Mars MAVEN mission gathering data on Mars atmosphere. Participants will experience hands-on activities for Magnetism to better understand the data collected by MAVEN including "MAPPING Magnetic Fields", "Planetary Magnetism", Space Weather, Solar Winds, Coronal Mass ejections and atmospheric loss activities that are in the NASA Planetary Magnetism teaching guide. Participants will receive a DVD or flash drive with all Planetary Magnetism activities including the teacher and student lab guides in addition to the presentations on the MAVEN Mission Grades: 6-8 Subject: Science

Mission Across the Solar System- Choose Your Adventure Christine Graham, McKinney ISD, McKinney, TX Dee Mock, Houston ISD, Houston, TX Stars, planets, moons and tides--let’s take a galactic adventure! Using a PBL approach, we will research the planets of our solar system through online resources, songs, plays, and hands-on experiences. Then, create and share a "Choose Your Own Adventure" story that describes our travels through the solar system! Grades: 3-5 Subjects: Science, Technology, Language Arts, Fine Arts

NASA Resources STEAM through the 21st century Elaine Lapka, Johnson Space Center Educator Resource Center/ Space Center Houston ERC staff is still your guide to NASA educational programs and standards-aligned K-12 teaching resources online, on paper, and on disk. Now we’ll take a leap beyond to ways to connect and collaborate with educational technology. Bring your favorite mobile device (smartphone, iPhone, iPad) to experience NASA apps and augmented reality. Grades: K-12 Subjects: Science, Technology, Math, History

Our Solar System and the Periodic Table: An Introduction Sandra Kaszynski, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Costa Mesa, CA This introductory lesson that uses our solar system as a basis for understanding the periodic table. The goal is to make the table understandable, comfortable, and exciting! It includes a game and short writing for understanding prompts. Grades: 3-8 Subjects: Science, Technology, Language Arts, History

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10-11:30 a.m. The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship

(AEF) Panel—TBA NASA STEM inquiry: Experiencing water exploration with

GLOBE, grade K-5 Get your Kids Coding! Art and the Cosmic Connection Cartoon Awesomeness Good Vibrations There's More to Light Than Meets the Eye Hands-on Engineering Using the Engineering Design Pro-

cess CSI: Mars Alien Encounter Look Out Below! Robotics on a Dime Make Space Science an Integral Part of Your Curriculum Science Night Top 10 Reasons Space Camp Makes You a Better Teacher NASA Rockets 2 Racecars STEM curriculum: From Racecars

to Spacesuits NASA Booths

Tours Food Lab Mission Control

Orion Parachute Facility

12:45-2:15 p.m. The Artist and the Engineer– Double session Blasting off with Newton's Laws DLN Presents: LIVE from the International Space Station–

Double Session Engineering Adventures- The Sky is the Limit

Double session Foldable and More: Student Products and Interactive Note

booking

ISS Construction Simulation (Dive Session)-Double session Journey to Mars Keep Your Kids Eyes in the Skies Lunar and Meteorite SAMPLE Disk Certification

Double session Managing Microbes in Space Mousetronaut in Space! NASA STEM inquiry: Experiencing water exploration with

GLOBE, grade K-5

One world: Living and working on the ISS– Double Session Spacesuits and the Space Environment

Take a Flight - out of the Classroom– Double session Unlocking the Mysteries of the Solar System: Hands-on Fun What is an Orbit? Why do we Care? #NASAbeyond: Exploring Our Solar System and Beyond!

Tours NanoRacks, LLC, Houston Facility (NEW) Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility (SVMF) Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Observation Deck Neutral Buoyancy Lab— Visitors Gallery

2:45-4:15 p.m. The Artist and the Engineer

Double session continued Astro Theater: The Journey to Mars Starring You Building a Truss between Literature and Science in Space Creating STEM thinkers and Problem Solvers through Ipads

and Technology Exploring Our Earth from Space MAVEN to Mars… How Magnetic! Mission Across the Solar System- Choose Your Adventure NASA Resources STEAM through the 21st century Newton Nailed it! (Laws of Motion, That Is) Our Solar System and the Periodic Table: An Introductory

Lesson The Science of the Global Positioning System DLN Presents: LIVE from the International Space Station–

Double Session Cont.

ISS Construction Simulation (Dive Session) Double session continued Lunar and Meteorite SAMPLE Disk Certification Double session continued One world: Living and working on the ISS

Double session continued Take a Flight - out of the Classroom

Double session continued

Tours Food Lab Mission Control

Orion Parachute Facility

Session Selection Form — Friday