2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 90
Monday, 29 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

P1. Creating Citizen Scientists: Needs and Opportunities to Engage Students and the Public in the Process of Science

National Association of Geoscience Teachers; U.S. Geological Survey

 

Anne E. Egger and Robert W. Ridky, Conveners
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
CITIZEN SCIENCE: EXPANDING THE SCIENTIFIC PYRAMID
RIDKY, Robert W., U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, rridky@usgs.gov, rridky@usgs.gov
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1:55 PM
DID YOU FEEL IT? PARTICIPATORY SCIENCE ON THE WEB
WALD, David J., National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, wald@usgs.gov, wald@usgs.gov
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2:15 PM
GLOBAL CHANGE IN MY BACK YARD: PHENOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR ENGAGING CITIZEN SCIENTISTS IN LOCAL ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL CHANGE
WELTZIN, Jake F., National Coordinating Office, USA National Phenology Network, 1955 East 6th Street, Tucson, AZ 85719, jweltzin@utk.edu, jweltzin@utk.edu
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2:35 PM
GLOBE AT NIGHT: CLASSIC AND DIGITAL OBSERVATIONS BY CITIZEN SCIENTISTS
POMPEA, Stephen M., National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 N. Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719, spompea@noao.edu, spompea@noao.edu
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2:55 PM
COLLABORATIVE MODELING: BUILDING TRUST THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN NUMERICAL MODELING
MCCAFFREY, Maggie, Montrose Interagency Fire, Bureau of Land Management, 2465 South Townsend, Montrose, CO 81401, TURNER, Christine, U. S. Geol Survey, Federal Center M.S. 939, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225 and LEAVESLEY, George, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, maggie_mccaffrey@co.blm.gov, maggie_mccaffrey@co.blm.gov
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
CHANGING INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSES TO CULTIVATE CITIZEN SCIENTISTS FROM ALL UNDERGRADUATES
EGGER, Anne E., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, annegger@stanford.edu, annegger@stanford.edu
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3:50 PM
EDGCM: PROVIDING ACCESS TO CLIMATE SIMULATION CAPABILITIES FOR EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
CHANDLER, Mark A., Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University, NASA/GISS, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025, mac59@columbia.edu, mac59@columbia.edu
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4:10 PM
TRANSPARENT TEACHING: AN OPEN-SOURCE CODE FOR STUDENT LEARNING
PERKINS, Dexter and HARTMAN, Joseph, Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell Street Stop 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358, dexter_perkins@und.edu, dexter_perkins@und.edu
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4:30 PM
UNDERGRADUATES AS INFORMAL EDUCATORS IN A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
NESBITT, Elizabeth A., HOOD, Larkin N. and LAPE, Peter V., Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Univeristy of Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195-3010, lnesbitt@u.washington.edu, lnesbitt@u.washington.edu
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4:50 PM
FROM GRASSROOTS TO NATIONAL – ENGAGING PEOPLE IN SCIENCE AT ALL LEVELS
SCOTCHMOOR, Judith G., Musuem of Paleontology, University of California, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg. #4780, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, jscotch@berkeley.edu, jscotch@berkeley.edu
 
5:10 PM
Concluding Remarks