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Houston, TX • October 18, 2008
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at Rice University
Houston, TX • October 18, 2008
Schedule
| 11:00am-12:45pm | Check-in, eat lunch, enjoy the Street Fair |
| 1:00-2:00pm | Featured Talk by astronaut Peggy Whitson |
| 2:00-2:15pm | Break (assemble and go to workshops) |
| In the afternoon, girls go to 2 workshops, while adults go to one longer workshop. | |
| 2:15-3:00pm | Discovery Workshop #1 |
| 3:00-3:25pm | Break (assemble and go to workshops) |
| 3:25-4:10pm | Discovery Workshop #2 |
| 4:15pm | End of the Festival |
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at Rice University
Houston, TX • October 18, 2008
Workshops for Adults
A separate track for adults is also available. Parents, teachers, and other interested adults may also register to hear the featured talk, participate in the Street Fair, and attend their own workshops. Adults choose one workshop to attend. Adults pick three choices from the list below and we will try our best to accommodate their preferences.
Educators who attend the festival will receive a certificate stating they have earned 4 hours of professional development.
| Wkshp ID | Title | Presenter/Affiliate |
|---|---|---|
| E-1 | Empowering Girls to Use Technology through Robotics | Nancy McIntyre Sally Ride Science |
| E-2 | Toy Design: Engineering in Disguise | Jim Brown Sally Ride Science |
| E-3 | Music, Math, Science, Physics & Sound | Beatriz Kelly-Serrato Aerospace - Science Consulting Consortia |
| Wkshp ID | Title | Presenter/Affiliate |
|---|---|---|
| P-1 | Keeping Science Alive at Home | Jennifer Fenner Sally Ride Science |
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at Rice University
Houston, TX • October 18, 2008
| 11:00am - 1:00pm 1:00pm - 4:15pm |
Check-in, Lunch, Street Fair Featured Talk, Discovery Workshops, Street Fair |
The festival features:
- An inspiring talk by astronaut Peggy Whitson
- Discovery Workshops for students, given by local scientists and engineers
(examples include chemists, veterinarians, microbiologists, and others) - Workshops for parents and teachers on ways to support students' interests in science and math
- A Street Fair with booths, hands-on activities, food, and music
Advance registration is required and is $10 (includes the featured talk, workshops, lunch, and the Street Fair).
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at Rice University
Houston, TX • October 18, 2008
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Registration fee is $10 for students and adults. (advance registration required)
Online registration will be closed at 4:00PM (Pacific Time) on Friday, October 17.
There is NO on-site registration.
We regret that this registration fee is not refundable.
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at Rice University
Houston, TX • October 18, 2008
Workshops for Students
Many Discovery Workshops are offered! But there is only time for two. Choose the six workshops that interest you the most. We will try to assign you to two workshops from your six favorite! Please note: We can not guarantee your workshop choices.
| Wkshp ID | Title | Area of Discovery | Presenter/Affiliate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Working in Space: "It's About Time" and "Future Moon": Planetarium Shows in the Portable "Discovery Dome" | Space Science/Technology/Astronomy | Patricia Reiff Rice University |
| 2 | Building the Bionic Woman: Combining Bioengineering and Orthopedics | Engineering/Medicine | Catherine Ambrose & Gloria Gogola Department of Orthopedic Surgery UTHSC-Houston |
| 3 | Houston, We Have a Problem: The Importance of Good Communication Skills | Teamwork and Verbal Communication Skills | Sarah Shull NASA - Johnson Space Center |
| 4 | Shipwrecked! | Environmental / Computer Science | Keri Mays Deloitte Financial Advisory Services |
| 5 | Stroke: Brain Explosions | Biology-Neuroscience | Boyeon Lee Texas A & M |
| 6 | Wild Blue Yonder | Aviation | Trish Beckman The Boeing Company |
| 7 | Developmental Biology: Building Better Bugs | Biology | Sarah Bondos Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine |
| 8 | Lunar Outpost | Aerospace Engineering | Michele Brekke NASA - Johnson Space Center |
| 9 | The Effects of Space Flight on Our Sensory Systems | Neuroscience/Rehabilitation Science | Regina Buccello-Stout USRA/NASA JSC |
| 10 | A Vision for Space Exploration | Space Exploration | Tatiana A. Christian NASA - Johnson Space Center |
| 11 | International Polar Year | Space Science/Technology/Astronomy | Penny Morris-Smith University of Houston-Downtown |
| 12 | Is Architecture for You | Architecture | Cecilia Delgado Gensler |
| 13 | How to Fall without Hitting the Ground, and Weigh a Weightless Rat | Physics | Marianne Dyson |
| 14 | NASA Co-op Lunar Exploration | Exploratory Science | Baylee Carr, Phares Carroll & Lindsay Yaros NASA - Johnson Space Center |
| 15 | Unravel the Mystery as You Solve Fun Problems | Engineering | Andrea S. Kelly The Boeing Company |
| 16 | What’s Ice Got to Do with It? | Oceanography/Environmental /Polar Science/Careers | Lollie Garay Polar TREC Expedition |
| 17 | Would You Go to Mars? | Human Physiology in Space | Dorit Donoviel National Space Biomedical Research Institute |
| 18 | Robotics in Education and Competition | Robotics and STEM | Jason Morrella Innovation First, Inc. |
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at Rice University
Houston, TX • October 18, 2008
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at Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA • November 16, 2008
Workshops for Adults
The Science Festival has a separate track of workshops for parents, teachers (teachers can receive professional development credit), and other interested adults.
You'll attend one in-depth workshop, given by an expert in the field, on topics such as:- Hands-on science for the classroom (for teachers)
- Science Resources for your Daughter (for parents and others interested)
- Gender Equity (issues related to girls in science and math)
approximately three weeks before the festival date. We assign workshops on a first come, first served basis, so register early! If you register online (when workshops are available) we will send you an email with a passcode and a URL. You can then go to that URL, enter the passcode, and select your workshops. If you register by phone, fax, or mail, when workshops are available you can email us your choices (lsu2008@sallyridescience.com)
or call us with your choices (1-800-561-5161).
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at Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA • November 16, 2008
Workshops for Students
Want to learn how to extract DNA from a strawberry? Take a computer apart? Search for life on other planets?
At the festival you'll attend two workshops with a group of girls like you who are interested in digging into science. The workshops are given by amazing veterinarians, rocket scientists, astronomers, microbiologists, seismologists, and more. The list of workshops will be available onlineapproximately three weeks before the festival date. We assign workshops on a first come, first served basis, so register early!
If you register online (when workshops are available) we will send you an email with a passcode and a URL. You can then go to that URL, enter the passcode, and select your workshops.
If you register by phone, fax, or mail, when workshops are available you can email us your choices (lsu2008@sallyridescience.com)or call us with your choices (1-800-561-5161). Past festivals have included workshops on:
- Animal Friends (by a veterinarian)
- Colorful Chemistry (by a chemist)
- Star Stuff
And many more!
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at Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA • November 16, 2008
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