Session: Geology Education (Posters) (Northeastern Section - 36th Annual Meeting (March 12-14, 2001))

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TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY CAN ACTUALLY SAVE TIME: A CASE STUDY OF DESIGN AND USE OF CD-ROMS FOR TEACHING GEOLOGY FROM RADFORD UNIVERSITY

SETHI, Parvinder S.¹, WILLIAMS, R.², WHISONANT, R. C.¹, CECIL, Karen C.³, NEWBILL, Phyllis L.¹ and COMBS, Lori L.¹, (1)Radford Univ, PO Box 6939, Radford, VA 24142-5686, (2)Technical Assistance Center, Radford Univ, Radford, VA 24142, (3)Radford High School, 50 Dalton Drive, Radford, VA 24141, psethi@runet.edu, psethi@runet.edu

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A CASE STUDY OF GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT:DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING A GEOLOGIC MAPPING CLASS FOR STUDENTS WITH NO PRIOR GEOLOGY KNOWLEDGE

PERKINS, Logan E., Geology Department, Colby College, 7200 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901 and DEIKE, Ruth, Become a Rock Detective, 593 Gardiner Road, Dresden, ME 04342, leperkin@colby.edu, leperkin@colby.edu

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USING 2D/3D TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING SOFTWARE TO ENHANCE INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY LABORATORIES

BENIMOFF, Alan I. and ALEXANDER, Jane L., Department of Engineering Science and Physics, The College of Staten Island/CUNY, Staten Island, NY 10314, benimoff@postbox.csi.cuny.edu, benimoff@postbox.csi.cuny.edu

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A CASE STUDY THAT DEMONSTRATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL GEOPHYSICS AS SERVICE LEARNING

PECK, Kristine, Geology Department, State Univ of New York College at Potsdam, Potsdam, NY 13676 and REVETTA, Frank, Geology Department, State Univ of New York College at Potsdam, 44 Pierrepont Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13676, peck22@potsdam.edu, peck22@potsdam.edu

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TEMPERATURE, PH, AND CARBON DIOXIDE SATURATION: A LABORATORY EXERCISE

VENN, Cynthia¹, BRUGGEMAN, Amy¹, KOSMER, William J.², SZYMANSKI, Eugene, Jr³, YANKAY, Steven C.¹ and HALLEN, Christopher P.⁴, (1)Department of Geography and Geoscience, Bloomsburg Univ, 400 E 2nd St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815-1301, (2)1930 Fairview Road, Montoursville, PA 17754-9546, (3)3362 E Thompson St, Philadelphia, PA 19134-5309, (4)Department of Chemistry, Bloomsburg Univ, 400 E 2nd St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815-1301, wjkosmer@yahoo.com, wjkosmer@yahoo.com

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THE CLASS RESEARCH PROJECT AS CURRICULAR FOUNDATION FOR A STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY COURSE

SHOSA, J. D., CHARLES, M. J., LINDLEY, C. F., RANDALL, A. L., SIMPSON, W. R., TACKABERRY, W. J. and WILCOX, L. J., Geology Department, Colby College, 5800 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901, jdshosa@colby.edu, jdshosa@colby.edu

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EMERGING PARADIGMS OF GRANITE GENESIS: INCORPORATION IN K-12 GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION

RANDALL, Anna L., Department of Geology, Colby College, 6576 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901 and DEIKE, Ruth, Become a Rock Detective, 593 Gardiner Road, Dresden, ME 04342, alrandal@colby.edu, alrandal@colby.edu

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GEOLOGY OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY – A PILOT PARTNERING PROJECT TO ADDRESS THE NEW PENNSYLVANIA STANDARDS FOR PRIMARY, MIDDLE, AND SECONDARY EARTH SCIENCE TEACHERS

MOORE, Michael E.¹, HOSKINS, Donald M.¹, BERKHEISER, Samuel W.¹, SEVON, William D.¹, KOCHANOV, William E.¹ and BURTON, Margaret², (1)DCNR, Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, PO Box 8453, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (2)Capital Area Institute for Mathmatics and Science, Capital Area Math/Sci Alliance, 5351-C Jaycee Avenue, Suites 2, 3, 4, Harrisburg, PA 17112, mmoore@dcnr.state.pa.us, mmoore@dcnr.state.pa.us

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KIDS, MINERALS AND INDUSTRY

BLOUNT, Alice M., OMYA, Inc, 61 Main Street, Proctor, VT 05765, alice.blount@omya.com, alice.blount@omya.com

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GEOLOGICAL BROCHURE FOR SAMPSON STATE PARK, NEW YORK

STERZINAR, Erica M. and OVER, D. Jeffrey, Department of Geological Sciences, State Univ of NY at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454, ems6@geneseo.edu, ems6@geneseo.edu

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ROADSIDE GEOLOGY OF MASSACHUSETTS

SKEHAN, James W., Weston Observatory, Boston College, 381 Concord Road, Weston, MA 02493, skehan@bc.edu, skehan@bc.edu