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We Can Help You Put On A NSSD Event!

NASA Space Science Days (NSSD) hosted by NASA Johnson Space Center, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College and SHPE/AHETEMS funded by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD). We Can Help You Put On A NSSD Event!.

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We Can Help You Put On A NSSD Event!

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  1. NASA Space Science Days (NSSD)hosted by NASA Johnson Space Center, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College and SHPE/AHETEMSfunded by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD)

  2. We Can Help You Put On A NSSD Event!

  3. Once a chapter is selected, How Do We Start an Event? • It all starts in the office • Identify the event theme • Choose a date • Coordinate with event • personnel from • beginning to end with • NSSD administrators • NASA • AHETHEMS • UTB/TSC • University staff • Volunteers

  4. Preparing for the Event (con’t.) • Reserve facilities • Call school districts • Identify schools • Identify representative / sponsor/ • and school administrator • Set up Mentor & Teacher Workshops • Coordinate NASA site visit • Coordinate the NSSD event

  5. Mentor & Teacher Workshops

  6. NASA Training at Johnson Space Center • Visit NASA Johnson Space Center • Interaction with NASA scientists and engineers • Students learn the latest in science & engineering • Meet other college students involved with NSSD

  7. Preparing activities for NSSD

  8. NSSD Event – 5th & 8th Graders Students arriving to NSSD

  9. Keynote speakers Dr. Michael R. Barrett NASA Astronaut 2004 “To Mars with MER” Charles Galindo NASA Senior Research Scientist 2005 “Stardust & Deep Impact…” Dr. Kevin Righter NASA-JSC Meteorite Curator 2006 “Back to Moon….”

  10. Keynote speakers Dr. Suzanne Young Mars Mission Scientist 2007 “Phoenix Mission…” Dr. Patricia Reif Physicist at Rice University 2008 “Heliosphere…” George Divoky, Kathy Licht, Scientists from Antarctica 2009 “Polar Palooza…”

  11. Keynote speakers Astronaut Jose M. Hernandez STS - 128 at UTB/TSC 2010

  12. Judging the Mission Patch Competition • Prepare students • prior to event • Provide ownership • for students

  13. Display Room Multiple Resources • NASA • universities • locally • others

  14. Kids involved in activities all day • Presentations • Mission Patch Competition • Science based, hands-on • Planetarium shows • Computer activities • Display Room • Networking between K-16 • students and professionals

  15. Community Night (optional) • Open to the community • Keynote speaker • Hands-on activities • Planetarium shows • Meet with scientists • Meet with college students • Meet with high school • students

  16. The reason we do NSSD…. To inspire future scientists and engineers!

  17. We can help you join in the Fun!

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