Explore Solar System & Beyond: DART Makes an Impact
Tuesday 11/29/2022
7:00 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators, Students, & Parents in Grades 5-16
 
The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University is providing a 1-hour webinar.

Science fiction recently moved closer to science reality when NASA's DART mission intentionally crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos. Since the impact, astronomers have been measuring what changes occurred in Dimorphos' orbit as well as reviewing images of the collision from the Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes. In this webinar, we'll re-examine how DART fits within the larger picture of tracking near Earth objects and planetary defense. Relevant instructional resources will also be included.


Dr. Anne Weiss is the Education Professional Development Specialist at Langley Research Center, which serves Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Anne originally trained as a neuroscientist, which included a research assignment in genetics at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory. Since 1998, Anne has taught Earth science, chemistry & biochemistry, physical science, human anatomy & physiology, and general biology at the K-12 and higher education levels. As a graduate assistant, Anne served as Community Manager of the NASA Educators Online Network (NEON), the subject of her dissertation on online teacher professional development, for the NASA Aerospace Education Services Project (AESP). Anne earned a B.S. in Vertebrate Physiology (with history minor) from the Pennsylvania State University, a M.S. in Physiology from the Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the Pennsylvania State University.