Webinar “A Conversation with a NASA Scientist about the Mars Rover Project and GOOD NIGHT OPPY”
Wonder Workshop and Prime Video are excited to invite teachers, with their students, to share a LIVE conversation with the Flight Director at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Bekah Sosland Siegfriedt, featured scientist in the new, inspiring documentary, GOOD NIGHT OPPY. The documentary tells the inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover sent to Mars for a 90-day mission that ended up surviving for 15 years. Students and teachers will hear about the mission’s ups and downs and about the remarkable bond forged between the robot and the NASA JPL humans millions of miles away.
The edWebinar will be hosted by Bryan Miller of Wonder Workshop. STEM educator Naomi Meredith will interview Bekah Sosland Siegfriedt. Teachers and their students will find inspiration from Siegfriedt‘s journey as a middle school student when Oppy landed on Mars, to NASA Flight Director solving technical challenges at the end of the robot’s life, and they will get a chance to put forth questions for her to answer!
Teachers are invited to view this edWebinar with their students. Students must view with their teacher, and are not permitted to log in on their own.
Thanks to Prime Video, you can sign up for a virtual screening to watch GOOD NIGHT OPPY. Visit AmazonScreenings.com and click Redeem Pass. Enter one of the codes indicated below. On the next screen, click RSVP. You’ll receive a confirmation email with a link to join the virtual screening one hour before you can begin watching it. You will have a 7-day window within which to watch the film. Further instructions can be found at AmazonScreenings.com after you have redeemed one of the codes below.
Share the website, AmazonScreenings.com, and the screening codes with your school’s families so that they can sign up to watch the documentary over the holiday break too. It’s great entertainment for the whole family.
Redemption Codes:
Go to AmazonScreenings.com to Redeem
- Starting 1/4 — WONDER14
- Starting 1/10 — WONDER110
- Starting 1/16 — WONDER116
About the Presenters
Bekah Sosland Siegfriedt grew up in the small town of Fredericksburg in the heart of Texas. From an early age, she would lay on a blanket gazing at the dark night skies wondering if she was alone. Her interest was piqued in middle school after visiting McDonald Observatory in West Texas and watching Opportunity and Spirit land on Mars. She didn’t let the lack of females in her tech-oriented high school classes deter her passion, and she applied to the Aerospace Engineering department at the University of Texas (UT). While at UT, she had internships at Johnson Space Center, SpaceX, and the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL). Now, as Flight Director at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, she applies her sense of curiosity and her problem-solving skills to the tasks at hand daily and has many stories about Oppy and Spirit’s adventures to share with future space explorers and engineers.
Naomi Meredith is a former classroom teacher turned current K-5 STEM teacher and coach. Her role not only includes teaching over 500 students in her school but also leading professional development and co-teaching with teachers to help them integrate STEM & Technology. With over a decade of experience along with an M.Ed. in STEM Leadership and STEM Certificate, she helps teachers worldwide navigate the best practices, strategies, and tools out there. She truly believes that any teacher out there can learn how to use STEM & Technology in their classrooms effectively. She can’t wait to connect with you and be your guide!
About the Moderator
Bryan Miller is the Sr. Director of Global Strategic Outreach at Wonder Workshop where he works with schools and districts around the world to help implement coding and robotics into their curriculum using the award-winning robot Dash. He is a former teacher, and school administrator, and is an international keynote presenter.
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Time: 1:00 pm — 2:00 pm EST
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