Seeing Your Students at NASA: Engineering for Mars 2
Thursday 09/29/2016
4:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Educators in Grades 3-10

In this webinar, educators will review two out of four follow-on classroom activities in which students will work in engineering design teams to test various components of a Mars exploration vehicle. 
Students will build an electromagnet and electromagnetic motor in order to learn about magnetism and energy conversion. 
The facilitation guide will be included to help teachers and students assess their Martian vehicle.   
 
This is Part 2 of a series, but attendance in Part 1 is not required to attend.





Kelly is a NASA Education Professional Development Specialist at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. She works to support education in eleven East Coast states ranging from Virginia to Maine. Kelly started at NASA as an Informal Educator, which coordinated various programs and events intended to inspire teachers, students and families in grades K-8 in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) while bringing together NASA missions, engineers, and scientists at NASA Goddard’s Visitor Center. Prior to joining the education team at NASA, Kelly’s professional career consisted of 10 years of teaching Earth and Physical Sciences in various school systems and grade levels in the state of New Jersey. The districts have ranged from urban to suburban, as well as private and public schools. Outside of teaching in the United States, Kelly spent time during the summer as a volunteer English teacher in Costa Rica. She has pursued a career in teaching STEM and professional development workshops for NASA and has earned a Master’s degree in Science Leadership and Management.