Workshops by Sponsors and Partners
How to build a spacesuit
Friday, 1 November, 11:30-12:30 | Auditorium
Gernot Groemer – Analog Astronaut, (OeWF) Austrian Space Forum
Spacesuits are “personal spacecrafts” and are probably the most complex wearable ever conceived.
In this workshop, the respective subsystems and technical solutions are presented – including a discussion of current requirements for lunar and Mars spacesuits. Participants will learn about planetary surface environments and how to keep astronauts healthy when performing Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVA, aka “spacewalk”).
Google Geo for Good Workshop
Friday, 1 November, 16:00-17:00 | Auditorium
Liza Goldberg, Rohan Uttamsingh, Emily Henderson – Google Earth Outreach
Many of the world’s toughest challenges will only be resolved through applied geospatial knowledge and universal awareness of our environment; long term environmental sustainability and success depends on the children of today, and future generations, comprehending their place and impact upon the world.
Google Earth Outreach and US High School students Liza Goldberg and Rohan Uttamsingh will be offering a hands on workshop introducing Earth Engine Apps created for High School Science curriculum around the topics of deforestation, urbanization, human influence, and more. Over the course of the workshop we will kick off a buildathon to help participants develop ideas for how they can incorporate these tools into their classrooms and potentially build their own (and submit your ideas for prizes!)
Learning by design with the Airbus Foundation Discovery Space
Saturday, 2 November, 11:30-12:30 | Auditorium
Saturday, 2 November, 14:00-15:00 | Auditorium
Didier Laval – Airbus Foundation
The workshop will offer participants an opportunity to discover and test the Airbus Foundation Discovery Space approach for aerospace engagement, grounded on project-based learning and learning by design.
Different ways to use the resources of the platform will be explored, linking hands-on activities with digital tools and collaborative practices.
NOTE: Open to general public
Mini-Workshops by Google Earth Outreach
Overview of Google Geo Tools for the Classroom
Friday, 1 November, 10:00-11:00 | Room WS1
Emily Henderson – Google Earth Outreach
This session will offer a high level overview of the many different Google Geo tools that are freely available for students of all ages today. We’ll cover tools that can be applied to your STEM instructional sessions such as Google Earth on the web, Timelapse, Street View VR, and more!
Introduction to Google Earth and Voyager
Friday, 1 November, 13:30-14:15 | Room WS1
Saturday, 2 November, 14:25-15:10 | Room WS1
Google Earth Outreach Team
Google Earth for the web is an interactive 3D globe available on Chrome, Android, iOS, and Desktop. This detailed representation of the planet includes worldwide satellite imagery, 3D buildings and terrain for hundreds of cities, and Street View. This version of Google Earth also introduced a new way of storytelling with Voyager, a collection of guided tours, games, and data layers curated by the Earth team. In this session, you’ll learn basic Earth navigation skills and how to quickly get the tools up and running in your classroom.
NOTE: November 2nd workshop will be open to public
Mapping and Storytelling with Google Geo Tools
Friday, 1 November, 14:30-15:30 | Room WS1
Saturday, 2 November, 16:00-16:30 | Room WS1
Sunday, 3 November, 10:45-11:30 | Room WS1
Google Earth Outreach Team
Storytelling creates an interactive, and emotional, connection to learning. Engaging such skills as curiosity, critical thinking, and empathy. In this session, you’ll learn about how tools such as Tour Builder, My Maps, and Earth can deepen your student’s understanding of the planet through mapping and place based learning. Note, this session will explore Google tools not yet launched publicly. Registration and a non-disclosure agreement are required.
NOTE: November 2nd workshop will be open to public only by sign-up. Non-disclosure agreement are required.
Earth Engine App Workshop
Saturday, 2 November, 10:30-11:20 | Room WS1
Sunday, 3 November, 10:00-10:45 | Room WS1
Liza Goldberg, Rohan Uttamsingha, Emily Henderson
Google Earth Outreach and US High School students Liza Goldberg and Rohan Uttamsingh will teach you about Earth Engine Apps created for specifically with High School Science curriculum in mind. The apps can help your students analyze and explore critical topics such as urbanization, deforestation, human influence, and more. Over the course of the workshop we will kick off a buildathon to help participants develop ideas for how they can incorporate these tools into their classrooms. This workshop will be more directly hands on than the auditorium presentation.
NOTE: November 2nd workshop will be open to public
Explore the World with Google Street View Imagery & VR
Saturday, 2 November, 13:30-14:15 | Room WS1
Google Earth Outreach Team
Google Street View in Google Maps and Google Earth provides access to over ten million miles of interactive 360-degree panoramas captured in over 87 countries, across all seven continents and in the world’s oceans. Learn how to access and unlock the world of this imagery, how you can add your own images to Street View using 360 cameras, and see how the imagery can be immersive with VR applications.
NOTE: Open to general public
Earth on Video: Introduction to Google Earth Studio & Timelapse
Saturday, 2 November, 15:20-16:00 | Room WS1
Emily Henderson
Google Earth has a massive store of satellite and aerial imagery from large-scale geological features to individual city buildings and the imagery is updated frequently. This session will give you a very quick introduction to two incredibly powerful visualization tools: Google Earth Studio and Earth Engine’s Timelapse. Earth Studio is the easiest way to leverage this imagery for still and animated content, while Timelapse lets anyone explore 30 years of land change in a global, zoomable video.
NOTE: Open to general public