2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 81
Monday, 17 October 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T103. Is it Science? Strategies for Addressing Creationism in the Classroom and the Community

National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geology and Society Division; Geology and Public Policy Committee; GSA Geoscience Education Division

 

Michael A. Phillips, Robert C. Thomas and Sheila M. Roberts, Advocates
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8:00 AM
INTELLIGENT DESIGN AND THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
DRUMMOND, Carl N., Department of Geosciences, Indiana Univ Purdue Univ Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, drummond@ipfw.edu, drummond@ipfw.edu
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8:15 AM
EVOLUTION, METAPHYSICS AND METHODOLOGY
WICKHAM, John S., Earth & Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at Arlington (UTA), UTA Box 19049, Arlington, TX 76019, Wickham@uta.edu, Wickham@uta.edu
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8:30 AM
WAS IT SCIENCE? THE GENESIS OF GENESIS AND THE DEMARCATION OF DICHOTOMY
STONE, George Thomas, Physical Science, Milwaukee Area Technical College, 700 West State Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233-1443, stoneg@matc.edu, stoneg@matc.edu
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8:45 AM
MULTIPLE LEVELS OF ANTIEVOLUTIONISM
SCOTT, Eugenie C., National Ctr for Sci Education, 420 40th Street, Ste. 2, Oakland, CA 94609-2509, scott@ncseweb.org, scott@ncseweb.org
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9:00 AM
TEN GRASSROOT ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT THE TEACHING OF EVOLUTION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND YOUR COMMUNITY
JACKSON, Sharon S., Buffalo Grove High School, 1100 W. Dundee Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 and GLASS, Alexander, Department of Geology, Univ of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801-2919, ssackjack@yahoo.com, ssackjack@yahoo.com
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9:15 AM
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9:30 AM
STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALIST STUDENTS IN COLLEGE LEVEL GEOSCIENCE COURSES
THOMAS, Robert C., Environmental Sciences Department, University of Montana Western, 710 S. Atlantic St., Box 83, Dillon, MT 59725, Rob.thomas@umwestern.edu, Rob.thomas@umwestern.edu
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9:45 AM
SUGGESTIONS FOR PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE OF CREATIONISTS AND EVOLUTIONISTS IN THE CLASSROOM
WISE, Kurt P., Bryan College, Box 7802, Dayton, TN 37321-7000, wise@bryancore.org, wise@bryancore.org
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10:00 AM
USING THE CONCEPT OF APPARENT AGE TO DEFUSE CREATIONIST CONFRONTATIONS IN THE CLASSROOM
WAGNER, John R., Geological Sciences, Clemson University, 340 Brackett Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-0919, jrwgnr@clemson.edu, jrwgnr@clemson.edu
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10:15 AM
BECOMING A CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE ON SCIENCE AND EVOLUTION
PHILLIPS, Michael A., Natural Sciences, Illinois Valley Community College, 815 N. Orlando Smith Ave, Oglesby, IL 61348-9692, mike_phillips@ivcc.edu, mike_phillips@ivcc.edu
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10:30 AM
OPENING MINDS: THE KEYS ARE RESPECT, AND UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
SMAGLIK, Suzanne M., Chemistry & Geology, Central Wyoming College, 2660 Peck Ave, Riverton, WY 82501, ssmaglik@cwc.edu, ssmaglik@cwc.edu
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10:45 AM
THE DENSITY OF GOD
WRIGHT, Elizabeth, Liberal Arts Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 112 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603-3002, ewrigh@artic.edu, ewrigh@artic.edu
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11:00 AM
NATIONAL PARK “EVENING PROGRAMS” AS VENUES TO BRING GEOLOGIC TIME TO THE PUBLIC
MILLER, Marli B., Geological Sciences, Univ of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, millerm@uoregon.edu, millerm@uoregon.edu
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11:15 AM
IS A NO-NONSENSE APPROACH TO CREATIONISM AND INTELLIGENT DESIGN A GOOD CHOICE?
MEERT, Joseph G., Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, jmeert@ufl.edu, jmeert@ufl.edu
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11:30 AM
INTELLIGENT (INCOMPETENT ?) DESIGN VERSUS EVOLUTION: NEW TACTICS FOR SCIENCE (?)
WISE, Donald U., Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, dwise@geo.umass.edu, dwise@geo.umass.edu
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11:45 AM
EVOLUTION IN KANSAS: IT'S THE POLITICS, STUPID!
ALLISON, M. Lee, Kansas Geological Survey, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, lallison@kgs.ku.edu, lallison@kgs.ku.edu
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