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Northeastern (46th Annual) and North-Central (45th Annual) Joint Meeting (20–22 March 2011)

Session No. 19
Sunday, 20 March 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Monongahela (Omni William Penn Hotel)

T34. Faculty and Student Perspectives on Undergraduate Research: Models, Challenges, and Best Practices

Council on Undergraduate Research–Geosciences Division

 

Meagen Pollock, Prajukti Bhattacharyya, Laura A. Guertin and Tanya Furman, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:45 PM
ACTIVITIES USING AUTHENTIC DATA INTRODUCE CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE GRADES CLASSROOM
FURMAN, Tanya1, ZEMBAL-SAUL, Carla2, CRANE, Robert3 and MERRITT, Mark2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, 333 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Pennsylvania State University, 141B Chambers Building, University Park, PA 16802, (3)Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, 221 Walker Building, University Park, PA 16802, furman@psu.edu, furman@psu.edu
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2:00 PM
ARCTIC DINOSAURS AND THE EXTINCTION OF EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION
PETULA, Jason, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, The Pennsylvania State University, W314C Olmsted Building, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057, jason.petula@psu.edu, jason.petula@psu.edu
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2:15 PM
BENEFITS AND STRATEGIES FOR ADDING SCIENTIFIC AUDIO NEWS STORIES TO THE K-12 CLASSROOM
GUERTIN, Laura A., Earth Science, Penn State Brandywine, 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063, guertin@psu.edu, guertin@psu.edu
4
2:30 PM
ALLOWING STUDENT CHOICE IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL SOLAR SYSTEM UNIT TO INCREASE END-OF-THE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT
GAJESKI, Sarah1, MILLER, Nancy1 and PICKARD, Megan2, (1)Penn's Grove School, 301 South 5th Street, Oxford, PA 19363, (2)Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, 303 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, sgajeski@oxford.k12.pa.us, sgajeski@oxford.k12.pa.us
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2:45 PM
USES OF EXISTING GigaPan IMAGES IN THE EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE CLASSROOM
NEVILLE, Sara, MOOKERJEE, Labanya and GUERTIN, Laura A., Earth Science, Penn State Brandywine, 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063, sen136@psu.edu, sen136@psu.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
SKY IN GOOGLE EARTH AS A TOOL FOR STUDENT INQUIRY AND EXPLORATION
NEVILLE, Sara and GUERTIN, Laura A., Earth Science, Penn State Brandywine, 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063, sen136@psu.edu, sen136@psu.edu
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3:30 PM
USING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN TWO- AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE FACULTY TO BRING RESEARCH INTO COMMUNITY COLLEGES: CHALLENGES, BENEFITS, AND CALL TO ACTION
BRANLUND, Joy, Earth Science, Southwestern Illinois College, 4950 Maryville Road, Granite City, IL 62040, Joy.Branlund@swic.edu, Joy.Branlund@swic.edu
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3:45 PM
USING GEOSCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT INQUIRY-BASED K-12 EARTH SCIENCE LESSONS
PICKARD, Megan1, FURMAN, Tanya2, GUERTIN, Laura3, BEMBENIC, Meredith A.4, ENDRESS, Chira A.5, NEVILLE, Sara3 and HARTWELL, Bradley J.4, (1)Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, 303 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, 333 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, (3)Earth Science, Penn State Brandywine, 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063, (4)Energy and Mineral Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (5)Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16801, mup163@psu.edu, mup163@psu.edu
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4:00 PM
STUDENT LED STREAM CHEMISTRY RESEARCH IN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSES
HAILEAB, Bereket, Geology, Carleton College, One North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057 and BETHUNE, James, Geology, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, bhaileab@carleton.edu, bhaileab@carleton.edu
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4:15 PM
ALUMNI SUPPORTED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AT A SMALL PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
REAMS, Max W., Physical Sciences, Olivet Nazarene University, One University Avenue, Bourbonnais, IL 60914, mreams@olivet.edu, mreams@olivet.edu
 
4:30 PM
Discussion
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