Session No. 55 Monday, October 28, 2002

8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Colorado Convention Center: C109
Geoscience Education
Steve C. Kluge and Wendi Williams, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
55-18:00 AM FLEXIBLE GRADING TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING IN INTRODUCTORY GEOSICENCE CLASSES: PERKINS, Dexter, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Univ of North Dakota, PO Box 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202, dexter_perkins@und.edu.
55-28:15 AM CONNECTING UNIVERSITIES AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS: BRINGING EARTH SCIENCE INTO THE CLASSROOM: SHIPP, Stephanie1, HENNING, Alison1, and BAILER, Jill2, (1) Department of Earth Science (MS126), Rice Univ, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, shippst@rice.edu, (2) Science Department, Jane Long Middle School, 6501 Bellaire Boulevard, Houston, TX 77074
55-38:30 AM ENHANCING SCIENCE EDUCATION THROUGH RESEARCH: MARKS, Steven K., AESP-NASA and School of Educational Studies, Oklahoma State Univ, 309 Cordell, Stillwater, OK 74078, smarks@aesp.nasa.okstate.edu and VITEK, John D., Academic Affairs and School of Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, 101 Whitehurst, Stillwater, OK 74078
55-48:45 AM GEOLOGY EXPERIMENTS IN SPACE - ELEMENTARY STUDENTS GROW CRYSYALS: MOHLER, Robert R.J.1, MOHLER, Jeremy R.2, MOHLER, Jonathan J.2, MOHLER, Jennifer A.2, GIARDINO, John R.3, VITEK, John D.4, and MEDER, Ronald J.5, (1) Project Integration, Lockheed Martin Space Operations, 2400 NASA Road 1, Mail Code C42, Houston, TX 77058, robert.mohler@lmco.com, (2) 810 Noble Springs Road, Houston, TX 77062, (3) HARP, Office of Graduate Studies and Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, 125 Olin E. Teague Research Center, MS 1113, College Station, TX 77843-1113, (4) Academic Affairs and School of Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK 74078, (5) Communications, Lockheed Martin Space Operations, 2625 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058
55-59:00 AM NANOSCALE PROCESSES IN THE ENVIRONMENT: SECONDARY TEACHERS AND NANOBIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF MICROBE/MINERAL INTERACTIONS: ERIKSSON, Susan C., Department of Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall 0420, Blacksburg, VA 24061, serikssn@vt.edu and GLASSON, George E., Department of Teaching and Learning, Virginia Tech, 321 War Memorial Hall 0313, Blacksburg, VA 24061
55-69:15 AM INSPIRING EARTH SCIENCE FIELD TRIPS - A COMPLETE "HOW TO" MANUAL: KLUGE, Steve, Science, Fox Lane High School, Box 390, Route 172, Bedford, NY 10560, skluge@bedford.k12.ny.us.
55-79:30 AM TEACHERS AS FIELD GEOLOGISTS: MATCHEN, David L., West Virginia Geol and Economic Survey, P.O. Box 879, Morgantown, WV 26507-0879, matchen@geosrv.wvnet.edu, HEMLER, Deb, Science and Mathematics, Fairmont State College, 1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV, WV 26554, dhemler@mail.fscwv.edu, and REPINE, Thomas E., WV Geol & Economics Survey, PO Box 879, Morgantown, WV 26507-0879
55-89:45 AM TEACHING STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE CONTINENTAL DEPOSITS AT THE I-70 SOUTH ROADCUT NEAR MORRISON, COLORADO: HOUCK, Karen J., Geography, Geology, and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Colorado at Denver, Campus Box 172, P.O. Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364, k.j.houck@att.net.
55-910:00 AM THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK MODELING IN THE BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER, ARKANSAS: MURRAY, Kyle E., Earth Surface Processes Team, U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225-0046, kmurray2@usgs.gov and HUDSON, Mark R., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225-0046
55-1010:15 AM NEW METHODS AND LEARNING STRATEGIES: A SUBSURFACE ARCHAEOGEOPHYSICAL SURVEY AND MAPPING COURSE: PARK, Lisa E., Univ Akron, 252 Buchtel Commons, Akron, OH 44325-4101, lepark@uakron.edu, MATNEY, Timothy C., Classical Studies, Anthropology and Archaeology, Univ of Akron, 241 Olin Hall, Akron, OH 44325-1910, and BARRETT, Linda R., Geography and Planning, Univ of Akron, Arts and Sciences Building, Akron, OH 44325-5005
55-1110:30 AM PALEONTOLOGICAL CONCEPTS FOR ALL STUDENTS: PHYSICAL, NOT VISUAL, INQUIRY BASED ACTIVITIES FOR ENGAGING STUDENTS IN SCIENCE: OROSZI, Terry L., Biological Sciences, Wright State Univ, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435, terry.oroszi@wright.edu and BRAME, Roderic I., Wright State Univ, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435-0001
55-1210:45 AM THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PALEONTOLOGY MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS: FLECK, Michelle Cooper, Geology Department, College of Eastern Utah, 451 East 400 North, Price, UT 84501, mfleck@ceu.edu.
55-1311:00 AM METHODS FOR RETENTION OF UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN IN SCIENCE MAJORS: VIDAL, Arwen, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Colorado at Boulder, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, princessarwen@yahoo.com.
55-1411:15 AM ASSESSING MINORITY STUDENT PROGRESS AND PROGRAM GOALS IN AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH BASED GEOSCIENCE PROGRAM SERVING AMERICAN INDIANS: MITCHELL, Lloyd W. Jr, Department of Geology and Geological Sciences, Univ of North Dakota, 1 Leonard Hall, Grand Forks, ND 58202, lloyd.mitchell@und.nodak.edu.
55-1511:30 AM CLIMBING TO NEW HEIGHTS IN THE AALPS: ARKANSAS ACTIVE LEARNING PRACTICES IN SCIENCE INFUSES CONTENT WITH FIELD AND TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCES FOR K-16 FACULTY: WILLIAMS, Wendi, Earth Science / AALPS Director, Univ of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72223, wjwilliams@ualr.edu, KIMMERLY, Warren K., EAST Lab Director / College of Education, Univ of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72223, MCFARLAND, John David, Arkansas Geol Commission, Vardelle Parham Geology Center, 3815 West Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR 72204, SHOFNER, Kirby, Central High School EAST Lab, Little Rock School District, 1500 Park Street, Little Rock, AR 72202, and CONNELLY, Jeffrey B., Earth Science, Univ of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204

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