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Session No. 166
Tuesday, 2 November 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom Prefunction (Colorado Convention Center)

T109. Online Citizen Science: Engaging the Public to Solve Real Science Challenges in Planetary Geology and Terrestrial Geoscience

GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Cassie Bowman, Jayne C. Aubele and Eric J. Pyle, Advocates
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8:00 AM
AN OVERVIEW OF THE STATE OF ONLINE CITIZEN SCIENCE AND CROWDSOURCING
BOWMAN, Cassie, Mars Public Engagement, Raytheon SDSIO, Tempe, AZ 85282, cbowman@sdsio.jpl.nasa.gov, cbowman@sdsio.jpl.nasa.gov
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8:15 AM
CITIZEN SCIENCE FROM THE CITIZEN'S POINT OF VIEW
WEST, Susan1, CAVALIER, Darlene2 and GOLD, Michael1, (1)ScienceForCitizens.net, 154 Prentiss Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, (2)ScienceForCitizens.net, Philadelphia, PA 19106, susan@scienceforcitizens.net, susan@scienceforcitizens.net
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8:30 AM
THE QUAKE-CATCHER NETWORK: BRINGING SEISMOLOGY TO HOMES AND SCHOOLS
LAWRENCE, Jesse F.1, COCHRAN, Elizabeth S.2, CHUNG, Angela I.1, CHRISTENSEN, Carl M.1 and SALTZMAN, Jennifer1, (1)Department of Geophysics, Stanford Univeristy, Mitchell Building, Room 360, 397 Panama Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, (2)United State Geological Survey, Pasadena, CA 91106, jflawrence@stanford.edu, jflawrence@stanford.edu
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8:45 AM
HOW TWITTER CAN IMPROVE EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE
EARLE, Paul S., National Earthquake Information Center, USGS, PO Box 25046, MS-966, Denver, CO 80225, GUY, Michelle, USGS, National Earthquake Information Center, MS 966, Box 25046, DFC, Denver, 80225 and HORVATH, Scott R., USGS, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Mail Stop 119, Reston, VA 20192, pearle@usgs.gov, pearle@usgs.gov
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9:00 AM
EarthTrek - A NEW GLOBAL CITIZEN SCIENCE PORTAL THAT HELPS SCIENTISTS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN REAL RESEARCH
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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9:15 AM
CoCoRaHS (THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN, HAIL AND SNOW NETWORK): ON-LINE CITIZEN SCIENCE ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN PRECIPITATION MONITORING
REGES, Henry W.1, DOESKEN, Nolan J.2, NEWMAN, Noah2, SCHWALBE, Zach2 and TURNER, Julian2, (1)CoCoRaHS, Colorado State University, 1371 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, (2)CoCoRaHS, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, hreges@atmos.colostate.edu, hreges@atmos.colostate.edu
 
9:30 AM
Break
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9:45 AM
THE GLOBE AT NIGHT CAMPAIGN: SHEDDING LIGHT on LIGHT POLLUTION
WALKER, Constance E., Education and Public Outreach, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 N. Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719, cwalker@noao.edu, cwalker@noao.edu
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10:00 AM
NASA'S "BE A MARTIAN" CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT
VIOTTI, Michelle1, BOWMAN, Cassie2, HARRIS, Tim3, MERCURI, Marc3 and SATORIUS, Brian4, (1)NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Public Engagement Program, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109, (2)Mars Public Engagement, Raytheon SDSIO, Tempe, AZ 85282, (3)Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-7329, (4)Pasadena, CA 91106, Michelle.A.Viotti@jpl.nasa.gov, Michelle.A.Viotti@jpl.nasa.gov
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10:15 AM
PARTICIPATORY EXPLORATION: GROWING THE NEXT GENERATION INTO SCIENCE LITERATE CITIZENS THROUGH PARTICIPATORY OPPORTUNITIES IN MARS EXPLORATION
KLUG, Sheri L.1, VIOTTI, Michelle2, GRAFF, Paige1, TAYLOR, Wendy L.3, BOWMAN, Cassie4, ROGERS, Laurie1 and HUFFORD, Meg1, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Mars Space Flight Facility, P.O. Box 6305, Moeur Bldg. Rm. 101, Tempe, AZ 85287-6305, (2)NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Public Engagement Program, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109, (3)School of Earth and Space Exploration, EarthScope National Office, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, (4)Mars Public Engagement, Raytheon SDSIO, Tempe, AZ 85282, sklug@asu.edu, sklug@asu.edu
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10:30 AM
GOLDSTONE APPLE VALLEY RADIO TELESCOPE
SOHOLT, Gordon O., Lewis Center for Educational Research, 17500 Mana Rd, Apple Valley, CA 92307, gsoholt@lcer.org, gsoholt@lcer.org
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10:45 AM
USING GLOBE STUDENT DATA AND CLASSROOM RESOURCES TO AID THE UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
RANDOLPH, Gary, CHARLEVOIX, Donna and HOFFMAN, Martos, The GLOBE Program, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, garyr@ucar.edu, garyr@ucar.edu
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11:00 AM
FOSSIL FINDERS: INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH CARRIED OUT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 5th TO 9th GRADE TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS
ROSS, Robert M.1, SMRECAK, Trisha A.1, CAPPS, Daniel K.2 and CRAWFORD, Barbara A.3, (1)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, (2)Education, Cornell University, 412 Kennedy Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (3)Education, Cornell University, 407 Kennedy Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, rmr16@cornell.edu, rmr16@cornell.edu
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11:15 AM
CITIZEN SCIENCE IN A MUSEUM SETTING
AUBELE, J.C., GEGICK, P.J., LUCAS, S.G., MORGAN, G.S., RINEHART, L.F., SISNEROS, B., SPIELMANN, J.A. and WILLIAMSON, T.E., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, jayne.aubele@state.nm.us, jayne.aubele@state.nm.us
 
11:30 AM
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