Presentations
Bringing Space Down to Earth with Activities and Presentations.
Pricing
Short Evening: $150
Standard Presentation: $250
Half Day (2-3 Presentations): $500
Full Day (4-6 Presentations): $1000
Keynote: $2500
If more than 100 miles; Travel, Lodging and Meals extra.
Presentation Options
All of the presentation are updated to include current and relevant space missions and aircraft. Any of these presentations are customizable to your needs and can include specialized content.
Due to the current COVID-19 Pandemic, Zoom Presentations are available upon request.
01.
Living and Working in Space: No Shoes, No Shower, No Problem!
Grab your space helmet, get strapped in and go for a ride to space and back. In 2011, the shuttle program will come to an end after 30 years of service to the country. In this hands-on/minds-on presentation you will participate in a shuttle mission from crew selection, thru training, the launch to orbit and a safe return to Earth. Learn what skills it takes to live and work in space. Real Space artifacts will be displayed and many hands-on demonstrations with audience participation.
02.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon -- We Discovered Earth!
In 1968, the first time astronauts left the confines of Earth orbit, we saw our home planet in its entirety for the first time. While reaching for the Moon, we came back with a much greater appreciation of the fragility of planet Earth and it provided us a platform to observe the seasons and cycles of the planet, as well as natural and man-made changes. Come along on a voyage to the home planet, explore the continents, discover a world without lines on a map, and test your geography skills. An excellent presentation for Earth Day!
03.
How I Flew in Space without Really Flying
In this motivational presentation, you will hear the inspirational, true story of how a four-year-old’s visit to the Kennedy Space Center launched a career in aerospace. Brian Ewenson decided at that age to work in the space program and became an aerospace educator with the Canadian Space Agency, Lockheed Martin’s Space Day, NASA and numerous museums and science centers. This presentation can also be tailored for Career Day featuring several positions in space science.
04.
Space Shuttle: The End of an Era (1981-2011)
A visual look behind the scenes of the world’s only reusable space craft. Follow a shuttle mission from landing to launch. While only seven people fly in space on the shuttle, tens of thousands of people train the astronauts, build the vehicle, support the mission and launch the shuttle with their hands and hearts. This is the story of the shuttle workers who make history happen. We look back at 30 years of the shuttle program; how it is prepared for flight, behind the scenes with some of people that built them, worked on them and launched them.
05.
Bernoulli is Not a Pasta Sauce
Ever wonder how airplanes fly? Wonder where your luggage goes after the desk at the airport? Do pilots have sky maps? Why do Alpha Tango Charlie (Air Traffic Controllers) speak a funny language? This program teaches Bernoulli’s Principle and how each part of the airplane works so it can fly. This program can be adapted for Boy Scout or Girl Scout aviation merit badge requirements.
06.
Houston, We Have a Problem
Based on the issues during Apollo 13, this teamwork-focused program leads students through a problem that they solve creatively. This program can be adapted for teacher professional development or a student presentation. Join NASA in solving real-world problems that have occurred in space. This presentation involves teamwork, cooperation, effective communication and real-world situational awareness.
Curriculum Requirements Covered
01 - Living and Working in Space: No Shoes, No Shower, No Problem!
TABLE 6.5. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS
Levels K-4
- Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans
- Abilities of technological design
- Understanding about science and technology
Levels 5-8
- Abilities of technological design
Understanding about science and technology
Levels 9-12
- Abilities of technological designUnderstanding about science and technology
- Understanding about science and technology
TABLE 6.2. PHYSICAL SCIENCE STANDARDS
Levels K-4
- Properties of objects and materials
- Position and motion of objects
- Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism
Levels 5-8
- Properties and changes of properties in matter
- Motions and forces
Levels 9-12
- Structure of atoms
- Structure and properties of matter
- Chemical reactions
- Motions and forces
- Conservation of energy and increase in disorder
- Interactions of energy and matter
02 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon -- We Discovered Earth!
NSTA standards: Changes in the earth and sky (K-4), Structure of the earth system (5-8), Earth in the solar system (5-8),
TABLE 6.4. EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE STANDARDS
Levels K-4
- Properties of earth materials
- Objects in the sky
- Changes in earth and sky
Levels 5-8
- Structure of the earth system
- Earth’s history
- Earth in the solar system
Levels 9-12
- Energy in the earth system
- Geochemical cycles
- Origin and evolution of the earth system
- Origin and evolution of the universe
- Sharon Eggleston, Northeast Regional Coordinator for Space Day