SHPE Washington DC

Overview

Attend the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) Space Science Day (NSSD) to learn about space exploration, meet NASA scientists, and perform space-related hands-on activities with them. This is a one-day educational outreach event for pre-college students and teachers.

It is sponsored by the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) in collaboration with the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD), professional chapters from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), MAES and other local professional associations. The goals of this event are to:

1. Expose pre-college students and teachers to space exploration
2. Engage pre-college students and teachers and inspire them to pursue STEM careers
3. Broaden STEM education received by pre-college students at school
4. Provide leadership and mentoring opportunities for professionals and university students in STEM careers
5. Strengthen NASA"s and the nation"s future workforce

Venue Information

Howard University
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
2397 Sixth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20059

Student Workshop: Monday, February 11 2013, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Teacher Workshop: Workshop has been cancelled

Event Agenda

Start	End	Event/Activity	Details
8:00am	9:00am	Registration	Solar System TimeLine Ice Breaker
9:00am	9:30am	Opening Registration	The Importance of STEM.
9:30am	10:15am	Marsbound	A visual board game that challenges student teams to design a mission to Mars by coming up with science goals, deciding what is feasible with the money they are allotted, launch their mission and deal with any challenges or successes that may arise.
10:15am	11:30am	Blue Marble Matches	This activity is designed to introduce students to geologic processes on Earth and how to identify geologic features in images. It will also introduce students to how scientists use Earth to gain a better understanding of other planetary bodies in the solar system.
11:30am	12:15pm	Lunch	Dr. Adriana Ocampo’s video will be showcased.
12:15pm	1:00am	UV Activity	Students will tie in the use of UV in space science applications.
1:00pm	1:40pm	Strange New Planet	Students make multi-sensory observations, gathering data and simulating remote sensing missions.
1:40pm	2:00pm	Strange New Planet	Using the Strange New Planet scenarios, each classroom will choose their favorite mission scenario and present it to the whole group. They will discuss why they have chosen to explore their specific planet, what science questions they will try to answer and how.

Supervisor Information

There must be at least one Supervisor, who is 21 years of age or older, to accompany each group of 15 students. The Supervisor may be a teacher, counselor, administrator, or designated guardian.

Registration Fees & Deadlines

There is no registration fee. To pre-register each school must designate a Coordinator, submit a written statement providing the name and contact information for the Coordinator and state intent to submit registration forms and arrange transportation for students. The Coordinator for each school must be a teacher, counselor or administrator who is at least 21 years of age.

The deadline to submit all registration and signed release forms for each student is 5 p.m. ET, January 25th 2013.

Transportation

Schools must arrange transportation for students and Supervisors to and from the event. Arlington Public Schools will be providing the transportation to the schools in Arlington. Contact Georganna Schell at georganna.schell@apsva.us

ADA Accomodations

If students require special accommodations for wheelchair access, or impaired hearing or vision, please indicate as such on the registration form and contact the IUVA office.

Registration

No students may attend without a Supervisor who 21 years of age or older. This event is limited to 25 high school students from each local high school that is invited. Our goal is to include broad participation from various local high schools. We recommend that you maintain a waiting list if you have more than 25 students interested in attending from your school. We will do our best to accommodate more students from each high school if space is available.

Each school must assign a Coordinator who will be responsible for collecting all the information required to register all participants from his/her school. The Coordinator must ensure that the school responds and submits all requested forms by the registration deadline. Each Coordinator is responsible for collecting other required documents from students, and teachers who are interested in attending this event. In addition, the Coordinator must ensure that the school has the right number of Supervisors registered.

Each school is encouraged to submit all registration forms as early as possible. Registration is first-come, first-served. No reservations will be accepted.

All students must complete and submit the following forms:
- NSSD Registration Form
- Photograph Release and Consent Form - Complete and sign one form per student
- Liability Release, Parent Permission and Emergency Contact Form - Complete and sign one form per student
- Student Survey Form (Completed at event) - Complete and submit one form per student