Northeastern Section–41st Annual Meeting (20–22 March 2006)

Session No. 11
Monday, 20 March 2006: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM

T9. Bringing Geoscience to the Community

 

Helen Mango, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:05 PM
SERVICE LEARNING FOR SIXTH GRADERS IN SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT: ARSENIC CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
MANGO, Helen1, MACH, Diane2 and LEA, Patty2, (1)Natural Sciences, Castleton State College, 233 South Street, Castleton, VT 05735, (2)Mettawee Community School, Route 153, West Pawlet, VT 05775, helen.mango@castleton.edu, helen.mango@castleton.edu
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1:25 PM
ESTABLISHING A GEOSCIENCE THEME FOR THE NATIONAL ANNUAL LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE KID DAY!
GUERTIN, Laura A., Earth Science, Penn State Delaware County, 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063, uxg3@psu.edu, uxg3@psu.edu
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1:45 PM
MUSEUM-SCIENTIST COLLABORATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
SMITH, David Lee, Professional Development, Da Vinci Discovery Center, 3145 Hamilton Blvd. Bypass, Allentown, PA 18103-3686 and FOX, Robert A., Education, Da Vinci Discovery Center, 3145 Hamilton Blvd. Bypass, Allentown, PA 18103-3686, dsmith@davinci-center.org, dsmith@davinci-center.org
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2:05 PM
FULL EMERSION GEOSCIENCE: POPULAR GEOLOGY WRITING AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL
TITUS, Robert C., Hartwick College, Dept Geology, Oneonta, NY 13820, titusr@hartwick.edu, titusr@hartwick.edu
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2:25 PM
PRESENTING GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL ORIENTATION DATA ON INTERACTIVE MAPS
DE PAOR, Declan G.1, MORLEY, Liam1, MELANSON, Heather2 and WILSON, Elizabeth2, (1)Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, (2)Earth Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, declan@wpi.edu, declan@wpi.edu
 
2:45 PM
Break
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3:00 PM
IS THERE ARSENIC IN THE WATER? IS IT A PROBLEM? EXPLAINING RISK TO THE PUBLIC IN THE WALLKILL RIVER WATERSHED, NEW JERSEY
ROMAGNA, Terri, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, 401 East State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625 and CENNO, Kimberly, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Box 418, Trenton, NJ 08625, Kimberly.Cenno@dep.state.nj.us, Kimberly.Cenno@dep.state.nj.us
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3:20 PM
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND LOCAL WATERSHED ASSOCIATIONS
NIKITINA, Daria, Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania, 250 University Ave, California, PA 15419, nikitina@cup.edu, nikitina@cup.edu
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