2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)
Session No. 57 Sunday, 22 October 2006
6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Pennsylvania Convention Center: Exhibit Hall C

T40. Geohazards—Teachable Moments for Students and the Public: An Illustrated Community Discussion (Posters)

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57-11GEOHAZARDS VISUALIZATIONS AND TEACHING MATERIALS JUST-IN-TIME: MCDARIS, John R., Science Education Research Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057, jmcdaris@carleton.edu, MANDUCA, Cathryn A., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057, and MACDONALD, Heather, Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187
57-22THE HAZARDOUS EARTH: THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ASSESSMENT OF AN EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE COURSE: TOMKIEWICZ, Warren C. and TURSKI, Mark, Earth Sciences, Plymouth State University, Boyd Science Center, 17 High Street, Plymouth, NH 03264, warrent@plymouth.edu
57-33OUR HAZARDOUS PLANET: A NEW ENTRY-LEVEL GEOHAZARDS COURSE AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: REESE, Joseph F., Geosciences, Edinboro Univ of Pennsylvania, Cooper Hall, Edinboro, PA 16444, jreese@edinboro.edu and CALDWELL, Erik, McDowell Intermediate High School, Erie, PA 16506
57-44USING A GEOHAZARDS COURSE TO TAP THE STRENGTHS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT POPULATIONS: BAER, Eric M. and WHITTINGTON, Carla, Geology Department, Highline Community College, P.O. Box 98000, MS 29-3, Des Moines, WA 98198-9800, ebaer@highline.edu
57-55WHEN THE GROUND MOVES! A PUBLICATION ABOUT GEOHAZARDS FOR GRADES 9-12 AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC: BECHTEL, Randy, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612, Randy.Bechtel@ncmail.net
57-66EARTHQUAKES AND YOU: MAKING EARTH SCIENCE RELEVANT TO 5TH GRADERS: CLARK, Scott K., Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 245 NHB, 1301 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801-2939, skclark@uiuc.edu and MIDDEN, Chris J., Unity Point School, 4033 South Illinois Avenue, Carbondale, IL 62903
57-77GLOBAL WARMING AND THE INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR AS A CONTEXT FOR TEACHING INNER-CITY CHILDREN EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: THOMAS, Elizabeth K., RIDGEWAY, Monica, WISCHERATH, Lisa, and BRINER, Jason, Dept. of Geology, University at Buffalo, 876 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260, elizabethkthomas@gmail.com
57-88THE GEOLOGY OF THE KATRINA DISASTER IN NEW ORLEANS - FIELD TRIPS FOR THE COMMUNITY: NELSON, Stephen A., Dept. Earth & Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, snelson@tulane.edu
57-99WEB-BASED TEACHING RESOURCES ABOUT HURRICANE KATRINA: CANTWELL, Laurie B., Dept. Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, lbcantwell@hotmail.com and MOGK, David W., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717
57-1010STUDYING SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSIES THROUGH THE LENS OF KATRINA: SAVINA, Mary E., Geology, Carleton College, 1 N. College St, Northfield, MN 55057, msavina@carleton.edu
57-1111CHALLENGING STUDENTS AND LEVERAGING THE POWER OF THE TEACHABLE MOMENT: BURGER, H. Robert, Department of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, rburger@email.smith.edu
57-1212COLLABORATING WITH THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO “DEVELOP” A PROJECT-BASED GEOHAZARDS COURSE: TEPPER, Jeffrey H.1, VALENTINE, Michael1, and PIERSON, Benjamin2, (1) Geology Department, University of Puget Sound, 1500 N. Warner, Tacoma, WA 98416-1048, jtepper@ups.edu, (2) Pierce County Dept. of Emergency Management, 2501 S. 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409
57-1313THE NEWELL CREEK VILLAGE APARTMENT LANDSLIDE, OREGON CITY, OREGON 2006: WE TOLD YOU NOT TO BUILD THERE!: BURNS, Scott F., Geology, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, burnss@pdx.edu
57-1414THE 2006 FERGUSON ROCKSLIDE INCIDENT, MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: COMMUNICATING SCIENCE INFORMATION DURING THE ONSET OF A GEOHAZARD: DEGRAFF, Jerome V.1, GALLEGOS, Alan J.1, HARP, Edwin L.2, REID, Mark E.3, and GODT, Jonathan W.4, (1) USDA Forest Service, 1600 Tollhouse Rd, Clovis, CA 93611, jdegraff@fs.fed.us, (2) U.S. Geol Suvey, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (3) U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 910, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (4) U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, M.S. 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046
57-1515ADDRESSING GEOHAZARDS AND EDUCATING PUBLIC IS PART OF THE CURRICULA: NIKITINA, Daria, Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania, 250 University Ave, California, PA 15419, nikitina@cup.edu
57-1616GEOHAZARDS AND THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT: HIGHLIGHTING RESEARCH AT THE INTERSECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION: BRABANDER, Daniel, Department of Geosciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481, dbraband@wellesley.edu

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