NASA STEM: Problem Based Learning-Navigation and Communication with Spacecraft

NASA STEM: Problem Based Learning-Navigation and Communication with Spacecraft
Thursday 01/26/2023
5:00 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators in Grades K-12

The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at
Texas State University is providing a 1-hour webinar.

Explore how scientists and engineers can carefully track the location and direction of spacecraft using a technique known as trilateration. Multiple strategies will be presented to increase student skills in obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information. Use engineering design methods to understand how satellites send and receive messages in space.

Getting in Touch with your Inner Satellite: Kinesthetic
Mapping the Watery Hills and Dales: Kinesthetic Triangulation
Tracking Spacecraft with Trilateration – Modeling
Bouncing Radio Waves Off a Lake
Build a Satellite ( Engineering Design)

Susan Kohler is the current Education Professional Development Specialist at Glenn Research Center and serves the states of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota. She has more than 25 years of progressively responsible K-12 educational leadership experience. She has served as Asst. Principal, Principal, Curriculum Director, Math/Science Consultant and Asst. Superintendent. Susan taught science for 13 years at the high school level. Her expertise in STEM and professional development is combined with her knowledge of new technology trends and innovative instructional strategies. Susan holds a Master’s in Education Administration from Bowling Green State College as well as a Bachelors degree of Science in Biological Sciences with the emphasis on Neurophysiology from Ramapo College in New Jersey.