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North-Central Section (36th) and Southeastern Section (51st), GSA Joint Annual Meeting (April 3–5, 2002)

Session No. 23
Thursday, 4 April 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

S11. New Challenges in Paleontological Education

Sponsored by the SE Section, National Association of Geoscience Teachers, the SE Section of the Paleontological Society, and the SE-GSA Education Committee

 

Michael A. Gibson and Michael Savarese, Conveners
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PALEONTOLOGY TAUGHT IN THE CONTEXT OF AN UNDERGRADUATE EARTH SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CURRICULUM
SAVARESE, Michael, College of Arts & Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast Univ, 10501 FGCU Blvd. South, Ft. Myers, FL 33965, msavares@fgcu.edu, msavares@fgcu.edu
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8:20 AM
PALEONTOLOGY AWARENESS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS: A GEOENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAJOR AS AN EXAMPLE
OYEN, Craig W. and FUELLHART, Kurtis G., Geography & Earth Science, Shippensburg Univ, 1871 Old Main Dr, Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299, cwoyen@ark.ship.edu, cwoyen@ark.ship.edu
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8:40 AM
PALEONTOLOGY AT A DISTANCE - CHALLENGES OF TEACHING PALEONTOLOGY ONLINE
ZELLERS, Sarah D., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762 and DEWEY, Chris, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State Univ, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, szellers@geosci.msstate.edu, szellers@geosci.msstate.edu
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USING FOSSIL-BEARING AMBER AS A VEHICLE TO TEACH SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND UNDERGRADUATE LEVELS
KNOLL, Martin A., Dept. of Forestry and Geology, Univ of the South, Sewanee, TN 37383 and KNOLL, Marion, St. Andrew's-Sewanee School, Sewanee, TN 37375, mknoll@sewanee.edu, mknoll@sewanee.edu
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9:20 AM
CONTROVERSY IN THE CLASSROOM: TEACHING PALEONTOLOGY IN A CULTURE THAT VIEWS EVOLUTION AND RELIGION AS INCOMPATIBLE
KELLEY, Patricia H., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, kelleyp@uncwil.edu, kelleyp@uncwil.edu
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9:40 AM
USING THE CONCEPT OF APPARENT AGE TO INVITE CREATIONISTS ON BOARD THE GEOLOGICAL BANDWAGON
WAGNER, John R., Geological Sciences, Clemson Univ, School of the Environment, 340 Brackett Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-0919, jrwgnr@clemson.edu, jrwgnr@clemson.edu
 
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THE POWER OF PALEONTOLOGY
HANKS, H. Douglas1, HAIRE, Scott A.2, TREMAIN, Emily S.3 and LYSON, Tyler R.1, (1)Paleontology Dept, Sci Museum of Minnesota, 120 West Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN 55102, (2)Education Department, Sci Museum of Minnesota, 120 Kellogg Blvd. West, St. Paul, MN 55102-1208, (3)Dept of Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN 55106, dhanks@smm.org, dhanks@smm.org
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10:40 AM
HELPING K-8 STUDENTS RECOGNIZE AND MAKE INFERENCES INVOLVING FOSSILS
BALL, Mary, Biology, Carson-Newman College, CNC Box 72044, Russell Avenue, Jefferson City, TN 37760 and KARR, Steve, Biology, Carson-Newman College, CNC Box 72041, Russell Avenue, Jefferson City, TN 37760, mball@cn.edu, mball@cn.edu
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11:00 AM
MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING TO ENHANCE SCIENCE CURRICULA AND DEVELOP A NATIONAL RESEARCH DATABASE: A WIN-WIN SITUATION
HANSEN, Thor A.1, HALL, Jack C.2 and KELLEY, Patricia H.2, (1)Geology, Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA 98225, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, hallj@uncwil.edu, hallj@uncwil.edu
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11:20 AM
USING FOSSIL PARKS AS A RESOURCE FOR PALEONTOLOGY EDUCATION
GOLDSTEIN, Alan, Falls of the Ohio State Park, P.O. Box 1327, Jeffersonville, IN 47131-1327, agoldstein@dnr.state.in.us, agoldstein@dnr.state.in.us
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11:40 AM
IN-THE-FIELD, INQUIRY-BASED PALEONTOLOGY FOR K-16 AT THE COON CREEK SCIENCE CENTER, TENNESSEE
GIBSON, Michael A., Geology, Geography, & Physics, Univ of Tennessee at Martin, 215 Joseph E. Johnson EPS Bldg, Martin, TN 38238-5039 and BRISTER, Ronald C., Collections Department, Pink Palace Family of Museums, 3050 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38111, mgibson@utm.edu, mgibson@utm.edu
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