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

Session No. 62
Monday, 17 October 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Geoscience Education II

 

Jennifer M. Wenner and William A. Prothero Jr, Chairs
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8:00 AM
PROJECT BASED MINERALOGY: REDESIGN OF CORE GEOLOGY CURRICULUM AT CSU CHICO
TEASDALE, Rachel, Geological and Environmental Sciences, California State University Chico, Box 0205, Chico, CA 95929-0205, rteasdale@csuchico.edu, rteasdale@csuchico.edu
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8:15 AM
HOUSTON, HAVE WE GOT A GOOD PROBLEM FOR YOU: TRANSFERRING INQUIRY-BASED TEACHING TECHNIQUES TO TEACHERS USING PLANETARY SCIENCES
MORGAN, Paul, Department of Geology, Northern Arizona Univ, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, Paul.Morgan@nau.edu, Paul.Morgan@nau.edu
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8:30 AM
TEACHING GEOLOGY TO THE VISUALLY DISABLED - REVISING A LAB MANUAL
HOWE, Mark L., Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, POB 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 and SEMKEN, Steven, Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, mark.howe@asu.edu, mark.howe@asu.edu
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8:45 AM
USING CALIBRATED PEER REVIEW IN A LARGE GENERAL EDUCATION OCEANOGRAPHY CLASS
PROTHERO Jr, William A., Earth Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2106 Las Canoas Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 and KELLY, Gregory, Curriculum and Instructional Department, Penn State University, 0167 Chambers Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, prothero@geol.ucsb.edu, prothero@geol.ucsb.edu
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9:00 AM
GSI: GEOSPATIAL INVESTIGATIONS: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY NASA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
LEVINE, Norman and DOYLE, Briget C., Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424, levinen@cofc.edu, levinen@cofc.edu
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9:15 AM
WILLIAM SAFIRE'S “ON LANGUAGE” ESSAYS AS A RESOURCE IN AN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY CLASS
BENIMOFF, Alan I., Department of Engineering Science and Physics, The College of Staten Island/CUNY, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, benimoff@mail.csi.cuny.edu, benimoff@mail.csi.cuny.edu
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9:30 AM
GOODNESS GLACIOUS: DEMONSTRATING GLACIAL MASS BALANCE AND FLOW IN THE CLASSROOM
DAVIS, Jena1, PLUMMER, Mitchell2, MATTSON, Earl2 and MCCANDLESS, Melanie3, (1)2214 Rendezvous, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, (2)P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2107, (3)Geology, Tufts University, 46 Hemlock Hill Rd, Carlisle, MA 01741, Dav01031@byui.edu, Dav01031@byui.edu
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9:45 AM
TEACHING QUANTITATIVE LITERACY: A WEBSITE TO HELP INSTRUCTORS MAKE INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSES MORE QUANTITATIVE
WENNER, Jennifer M., Geology Dept 800 Algoma Blvd, Univ of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901, BAER, Eric M., Geology, Highline Community College, P.O. Box 98000, Des Moines, WA 98198 and MANDUCA, Cathryn, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057, wenner@uwosh.edu, wenner@uwosh.edu
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10:00 AM
BRINGING INNOVATION AND RELEVANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION IN A NATIONAL PARK
KERN, Doug, Urban Watershed Project, 3229A Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121 and BERRY, William B.N., Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California, 307 McCone MC 4767, Berkeley, CA 94720, dkern@kernsite.com, dkern@kernsite.com
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10:15 AM
EARTHCACHING - AN OVERVIEW
LEWIS, Gary B., Education & Outreach, Geological Society of America, 3300 Penrose Place, Boulder, CO 80301, glewis@geosociety.org, glewis@geosociety.org
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10:30 AM
EARTHCACHES ON STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
OKULEWICZ, Steven C., Engineering Sciences & Physics, College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314, geologyprof@aol.com, geologyprof@aol.com
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10:45 AM
PERSONAL DISCOVERY OF CATACLYSMIC, ICE AGE FLOODS THROUGH GEOCACHING
BJORNSTAD, Bruce N., Applied Geology and Geochemistry Group, Pacific Northwest National Lab, MS K6-81, PO Box 999, Richland, WA 99354, bruce.bjornstad@pnl.gov, bruce.bjornstad@pnl.gov
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11:00 AM
EARTHCACHING, A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN PLACING AND MAINTAINING AN EARTHCACHE
BAKER, Terry L., 27771 Berwick, Mission Viejo, CA 92691, terrydad2@yahoo.com, terrydad2@yahoo.com