2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)
Session No. 210 Wednesday, 25 October 2006
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Pennsylvania Convention Center: 112 B

Geoscience Education

Anthony D. Feig and Stanley N. Williams, Presiding
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210-11:30 PM UNDERGRADUATE RECRUITMENT STRATAGIES: RESULTS OF A NATIONAL SURVEY OF GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENTS: RICHARDSON, Randall M. and BECK, Susan L., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson 208, Building 77, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, rmr@u.arizona.edu
210-21:45 PM RECRUITING UNDERGRADUATE GEOLOGY STUDENTS FOR A NEWLY ESTABLISHED GEOLOGY PROGRAM AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY: WHITELAW, Michael J., GAO, Yongli, and GREGG, Chris, Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, whitelaw@etsu.edu
210-32:00 PM CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND SELF-IDENTITY AMONG GEOSCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS: FEIG, Anthony D., Department of Geosciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe, 700 University AVE, Monroe, LA 71209, feig@utep.edu and MILLER, Kate C., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University, El Paso, TX 79968
210-42:15 PM UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, A QUANTITATIVE STUDY TO FOSTER STUDENT UNDERSTANDING AND ACTION DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: HENDERSON, Wayne G., TERPOLILLI, Christopher, MATA, Scott, and CARRASCO, Joseph Jr, Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, whenderson@fullerton.edu
210-52:30 PM DOES A PASSPORT AND A CHECKBOOK MATTER; WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE AND CONCERN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: TERPOLILLI, Christopher, HENDERSON, Wayne G., MATA, Scott, and CARRASCO, Joseph Jr, Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, c_terps@yahoo.com
210-62:45 PM USING VIRTUAL OUTCROPS IN INTRODUCTORY UNDERGRADUATE GEOLOGY COURSES: GRANSHAW, Frank D., Physical Science, Portland Community College, Portland, OR 97280-0990, fgransha@pcc.edu
210-73:00 PM THE SAND OR THE BEACH? QUESTIONS OF SCALE IN GIS EXERCISES FOR COASTAL GEOGRAPHY: HAFEN, Mark Radley, Department of Geography, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue - NES107, Tampa, FL 33620, mhafen@cas.usf.edu
210-83:15 PM CLASSROOM EXPLORATION OF STRATIGRAPHIC PROBLEMS: PROJECT-BASED INQUIRY INTO SEDIMENTATION AND STRATIGRAPHY OF CRETACEOUS BOOK CLIFFS EXPOSURES, UT: HOLMES, Ann E., Physics, Geology and Astronomy, UTC 101 Bretske Hall, 615 McCallie Avenue, MC 6556, Chattanooga, TN 37403, Ann-Holmes@utc.edu
 3:30 PM Break
210-93:45 PM CONCEPT MAPS ILLUSTRATE THE INTEGRATED NATURE OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE: SCHWIMMER, Reed A., Geological and Marine Sciences, Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, rschwimmer@rider.edu
210-114:00 PM STUDENT AND FACULTY INTRODUCTION TO THE ACTIVE VOLCANOES, CARIBBEAN-NORTH AMERICAN PLATE BOUNDARY: POTENTIAL FOR STUDIES OF VULCANIAN ERUPTIONS IN GUATEMALA: WILLIAMS, Stanley N.1, REYNOLDS III, James H.2, and CLARKE, Amanda B.1, (1) School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, Stanley.Williams@asu.edu, (2) Division of Science & Mathematics, Brevard College, Brevard, NC 28712
210-124:15 PM SCIENCE ATTITUDE AND GEOSCIENCE COMPETENCY OF GAEMP MINORITY STUDENTS: FERRELL, Ray E. Jr, Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Room E146 Howe/Russell, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, rferrell@lsu.edu
210-134:30 PM IMMERSING ETHNICALLY DIVERSE PRETEENS IN SCIENCE: A LONG-TERM APPROACH TO IMPROVING DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES: SAX, Molly A., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398, mas288@cornell.edu and ROSS, Robert M., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398, rmr16@cornell.edu
210-144:45 PM ONLINE EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION RESOURCES FROM THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: KINZLER, Rosamond, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, kinzler@amnh.org
210-155:00 PM A NATIONAL SURVEY OF EARTH SYSTEM EDUCATION OFFERED BY MUSEUMS AND SCIENCE CENTERS: ROSS, Robert M. and BUCKLER, Carlyn S., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398, buckler@museumoftheearth.org

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