Session: Geoscience Education (Posters) (Northeastern Section - 43rd Annual Meeting (27-29 March 2008))

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STONY MOUNTAIN, MOUNT HERNDON, AND THE PEAKED HILL: CONRAD RICHTER ON THE LITERARY LANDSCAPE OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

INNERS, Jon D., 1915 Columbia Avenue, Camp Hill, PA 17011, jdinners@hotmail.com, jdinners@hotmail.com

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ABOVE GOOGLE EARTH: TEACHING AND RESEARCH APPLICATIONS OF GEOBROWSERS IN ATMOSPHERIC AND IONOSPHERIC STUDIES

MCDONALD, Theodore B. and DE PAOR, Declan G., Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, theom@wpi.edu, theom@wpi.edu

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FOSSILS OF THE UTICA SHALE: A TEACHING MODULE AND REFERENCE COLLECTION

DOMACK, Cynthia R.¹, TOLLERTON, Victor P.², GAPP, I. Wesley³, FISCHETTI, Jordan⁴ and FERRUZOLA, Margareth⁴, (1)Geoscience Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323, (2)1908 Sunset Avenue, Utica, NY 13502, (3)Geology, The University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (4)Geoscience Department, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY 13323, cdomack@hamilton.edu, cdomack@hamilton.edu

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EURYPTERIDS: A TEACHING MODULE ON THE NEW YORK STATE FOSSIL

MUNOZ, Nicole D., Geosciences Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323 and DOMACK, Cynthia R., Geoscience Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323, cdomack@hamilton.edu, cdomack@hamilton.edu

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ANALYSIS OF A FORAMINFERA ASSEMBLAGE: A MICROPALEONTOLOGY EXERCISE

BROMLEY, Samuel F., Geoscience Department, Hamilton College, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323 and DOMACK, Cynthia R., Geoscience Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323, cdomack@hamilton.edu, cdomack@hamilton.edu

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TIME SERIES ANALYSES OF SHORELINE CHANGES AT THE EASTERN END OF LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK

SPRATFORD, Benjamin S. and DOMACK, Cynthia R., Geosciences Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323, cdomack@hamilton.edu, cdomack@hamilton.edu

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THE EFFECT OF INQUIRY-BASED INSTRUCTION ON CONCEPTUAL GROWTH IN AN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY CLASS AND AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF NON-TRADITIONAL PEDAGOGY

COUSINEAU, Elizabeth E. and EBERT, James R., Earth Sciences Department, SUNY College at Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015, Cousee75@oneonta.edu, Cousee75@oneonta.edu

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EARTHCACHE AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL IN WESTERN NEW YORK

THALHAMER, Ernest J., Laboratory for Orogenic Studies, Dept. of Earth Sciences, SUNY College at Buffalo, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222 and WILLIAMS, Kevin K., Earth Sciences, SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222, thalej28@mail.buffalostate.edu, thalej28@mail.buffalostate.edu

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CITY-AS-LAB: INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE INTO BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOLS

BOGER, Rebecca, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, POWELL, Wayne, Geology, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, TOMKIEWICZ, Micha, Physics, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, HAINLAINE, Louise, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210 and PARSONS, Simon, Computer and Information Science, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, rboger@brooklyn.cuny.edu, rboger@brooklyn.cuny.edu

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ENHANCED REALITY: LINKING THE CAMPUS FIELD TRIP AND THE VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP IN AN INQUIRY-BASED GOOGLE EARTH PROJECT FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORS

STEVENS, Liane M., Natural & Applied Sciences, Bentley College, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452, lstevens@bentley.edu, lstevens@bentley.edu

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INTERPRETING GEOLOGY DEPICTED ON THE FIRST GEOLOGICAL MAP EVER PRODUCED AND ASSESSMENT OF ARTISTIC TECHNIQUES USED BY WILLIAM SMITH IN HIS LANDMARK "MAP THAT CHANGED THE WORLD"

GRASSO, Jennifer M., MARTINEZ-HACKERT, Bettina and SOLAR, Gary, Earth Sciences, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222, grasjm36@mail.buffalostate.edu, grasjm36@mail.buffalostate.edu