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2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

Session No. 4
Sunday, 2 November 2003: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Geoscience Education I: Issues in K–12 Science Education, Religion, and Outreach to the Public

 

Alexander Glass and Becca A. Walker, Chairs
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8:00 AM
VOLUNTEERING FOR A LOCAL EIGHTH GRADE CLASS FIELD TRIP IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THE AREA’S DYNAMIC GEOLOGY
REESE, Joseph F.1, ZIMMERMAN, Brian1 and WISE, James2, (1)Geosciences, Edinboro Univ of Pennsylvania, Cooper Hall, Edinboro, PA 16444, (2)James W. Parker Middle School, Edinboro, PA 16412, jreese@edinboro.edu, jreese@edinboro.edu
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8:15 AM
FOSSILS AND THE GEOLOGIC REGIONS OF NEW YORK STATE: A "VIRTUAL" FIELD TRIP INTEGRATING CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES WITH A HALLWAY DISPLAY AND INTERNET WEB SITE
BENNINGTON, Gail K., Oceanside High School, Oceanside, NY 11572 and BENNINGTON, J. Bret, Department of Geology, 114 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549-1140, gbennington@netscape.net, gbennington@netscape.net
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8:30 AM
UNCW SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS AS RESOURCES IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, NSF GK-12 PROGRAM
HARRIS, W. Burleigh1, SHAFER, Karen D.2 and KEZIOS, Sue2, (1)Univ North Carolina–Wilmington, 601 S College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403-3297, (2)Science and Mathematics Education Center, Univ North Carolina–Wilmington, 601 S College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403-5976, harrisw@uncwil.edu, harrisw@uncwil.edu
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8:45 AM
Withdrawn
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9:00 AM
IMPROVING SCIENCE UNITS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
GRAY III, Walter, Geology, Univ of North Carolina at Wilmington, 111 Shandy Way, Hampstead, NC 28443, walt_gray@hotmail.com, walt_gray@hotmail.com
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9:15 AM
NATURAL SCIENCE PROGRAM: EARTH, SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR K-8 PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
NYMAN, Matthew1, DANIEL, MaryJo2, ELLWEIN, Amy1 and ROGERS, John1, (1)Earth & Planetary Science/Natural Science Program, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)College of Education, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, mwnyman@unm.edu, mwnyman@unm.edu
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9:30 AM
A NOVEL EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM
SLATER, Timothy F., JOHNSON, Bruce, NOVODVORSKY, Ingrid, TOMANEK, Debra, HALL-WALLACE, Michelle and TALANQUER, Vincente, Astronomy Department, Univ of Arizona, Steward Observatory, 933 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85721, tslater@u.arizona.edu, tslater@u.arizona.edu
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9:45 AM
PROJECT MAMMOTH PARK: PEAT DEPOSITS AS A FOCUS FOR INQUIRY-BASED TEACHER TRAINING
FORD, Jesse, Dept. Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State Univ, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-3803 and GUMMER, Edith, Science and Math Education, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR 97331, fordj@ucs.orst.edu, fordj@ucs.orst.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
WETLANDS AS A VENUE FOR INNOVATIVE SCIENCE EDUCATION
TOY, N. Alison, Environmental Sciences Teaching Program, University of California at Berkeley, 301 Campbell Hall MC 2922, Berkeley, 94720-2922, ANDREWS, Stephen P. and BERRY, William B.N., almond83@uclink.berkeley.edu, almond83@uclink.berkeley.edu
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10:30 AM
ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH INTERACTIVE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS
TUNG, Kathalyn S., Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California, Berkeley, 301 Campbell Hall, MC2922, Berkeley, CA 94720, ANDREWS, Stephen and BERRY, William B.N., Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California Berkeley, 307 McCone MC:4767, Berkeley, CA 94720, kstung@uclink.berkeley.edu, kstung@uclink.berkeley.edu
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10:45 AM
TURNING OBSTACLES INTO OPPORTUNITY: THE SUCCESS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES TEACHING PROGRAM
FRANKEL, Anna, Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California, Berkeley, 301 Campbell Hall, MC2922, Berkeley, CA 94720-2922, ANDREWS, Stephen and BERRY, William B.N., Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California Berkeley, 307 McCone MC:4767, Berkeley, CA 94720, frankel7@uclink.berkeley.edu, frankel7@uclink.berkeley.edu
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11:00 AM
WHY CREATIONISM? AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE CONSTRUCTION AND CULTURE OF PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC THEISM
GLASS, Alexander, Department of Geology, Univ of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801-2919, aglass@uiuc.edu, aglass@uiuc.edu
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11:15 AM
FOSTERING OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY BY AVOIDING SCIENTIFIC DOGMA
GRAYMER, Russell W., 2853 Brewster Ave, Redwood City, CA 94062, rgraymer@usgs.gov, rgraymer@usgs.gov
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11:30 AM
SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR ACCOMMODATING THE FUNDAMENTALIST MINORITY IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
STONE, George T., Physical Science, Milwaukee Area Technical College, 700 West State Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233-1443, stoneg@matc.edu, stoneg@matc.edu
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