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Joint South-Central and North-Central Sections, both conducting their 41st Annual Meeting (11–13 April 2007)

Session No. 15
Thursday, 12 April 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T12. Strategies for Success in Bridging the Gap between Culture, Religion, and Science in the Geoscience Classroom

 

Sadredin Moosavi and Elizabeth A. Heise, Advocates
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8:00 AM
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
HEISE, Elizabeth A., Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Brownsville, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520, elizabeth.heise@utb.edu, elizabeth.heise@utb.edu
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8:20 AM
THE IMPACT OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE ON STUDENT'S UNDERSTANDING OF CONCEPTS IN ORIGINS
TOTTEN, Iris Moreno, Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 and MOORE, Juli Ann, Geology, Kansas State Unversity, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66547, itotten@ksu.edu, itotten@ksu.edu
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8:40 AM
USE OF THE ‘HOLLOW EARTH THEORY' TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO CRITICALLY EVALUATE THEORIES
POUND, Kate S., Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, St. Cloud State Univ, WSB-44, 720 Fourth Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301, kspound@stcloudstate.edu, kspound@stcloudstate.edu
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9:00 AM
ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS WITH ANTI-SCIENTIFIC CREATIONIST BELIEFS IN SCIENCE CLASSROOMS: SUCCESSFULLY IMPARTING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND RELIABLE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EVOLUTION
SCHAFERSMAN, Steven D., Texas Citizens for Science, 6202 Driftwood Drive, Midland, TX 79707, tcs@texscience.org, tcs@texscience.org
 
9:20 AM
Break
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9:40 AM
THE NATURE AND HISTORY OF SCIENCE: RESPONSE TO RELIGIOUS CHALLENGES TO EVOLUTION
MILLER, Keith B., Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66502, kbmill@ksu.edu, kbmill@ksu.edu
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10:00 AM
TWO VIEWS OF TIME: GEOLOGISTS' DEEP TIME VS. DEEP TIME FOR CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISTS
GREER, Penny, Geology and Physics, The University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712, greerp@sigecom.net, greerp@sigecom.net
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10:20 AM
PREDICTING THE NEXT BATTLE OVER INTELLIGENT DESIGN IN SCIENCE CLASSROOMS
MOOSAVI, Sadredin C., Earth & Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 120 Dinwiddie Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118, smoosavi@tulane.edu, smoosavi@tulane.edu
 
10:40 AM
Panel Discussion
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