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

Session No. 57
Tuesday, 22 March 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Monongahela (Omni William Penn Hotel)

T38. Issues in Geoscience Education

 

Carrie Wright and Solomon A. Isiorho, Advocates
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8:00 AM
HOW TO TELL SCIENCE FROM BUNK? - USING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
CRANGANU, Constantin, Geology, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, cranganu@brooklyn.cuny.edu, cranganu@brooklyn.cuny.edu
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8:15 AM
HOW MUCH DO STUDENTS KNOW ABOUT THEIR WATER AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT?
ISIORHO, Solomon A., Geosciences, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, isiorho@ipfw.edu, isiorho@ipfw.edu
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8:30 AM
USING CITY WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ABOUT WATER AND ENVIRONMENT
MORSE, Aaron, Department of Geological Sciences, Ball State University, 2000 W. University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306, FLORES, Nicholas, Department of Geosciences, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499 and ISIORHO, Solomon A., Geosciences, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, morsap01@gmail.com, morsap01@gmail.com
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8:45 AM
COMMUNITY PARTNERS SHARING RESOURCES TO ALLOW CHILDREN TO STUDY SHARED WATER RESOURCES
NOWAK, Jeffrey Andrew, Education, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Neff Hall, Room 240E, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, nowakj@ipfw.edu, nowakj@ipfw.edu
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9:00 AM
TEACHING CLIMATE CHANGE: IS THERE A COMMUNICATION PROBLEM?
CRANGANU, Constantin, Geology, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, cranganu@brooklyn.cuny.edu, cranganu@brooklyn.cuny.edu
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9:15 AM
BIGGER EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE IDEAS AND THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENCE STANDARDS
DUGGAN-HAAS, Don, Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, dad55@cornell.edu, dad55@cornell.edu
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9:30 AM
INCORPORATING CONCEPT SKETCHING INTO TEACHING UNDERGRADUATE GEOMORPHOLOGY
CORBETT, Lee B.1, BIERMAN, Paul1 and REUSSER, Lucas J.2, (1)Department of Geology and Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405, (2)Department of Geology, University of Vermont, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405, Ashley.Corbett@uvm.edu, Ashley.Corbett@uvm.edu
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9:45 AM
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING ABOUT VOLCANOES: RESULTS FROM THE InVEST VOLCANIC CONCEPT SURVEY
MERLE-JOHNSON, Dominike1, BARROW, Lloyd1 and WHITTINGTON, Alan G.2, (1)Curriculum and Instruction:Science Education, University of Missouri-Columbia, 321L Townsend Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, 101 Geological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, dmk99@mail.mizzou.edu, dmk99@mail.mizzou.edu
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10:00 AM
UNDERSTANDING GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES: A STUDY OF INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY STUDENTS' SPATIAL REASONING SKILLS
ALTHEIDE, Ashley T.1, SCHMEISSER, Kristen E.1 and WRIGHT, Carrie2, (1)Department of Geology and Physics, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN 47712, (2)Geology and Physics Department, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN 47712, ataltheide@mail.usi.edu, ataltheide@mail.usi.edu
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10:15 AM
TEACHING GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES IN AN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY CLASSROOM: STUDENT MISCONCEPTIONS, DIFFICULTIES, AND SPATIAL REASONING SKILLS
WRIGHT, Carrie1, SCHMEISSER, Kristen E.2 and ALTHEIDE, Ashley T.2, (1)Geology and Physics Department, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN 47712, (2)Department of Geology and Physics, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN 47712, clwright@usi.edu, clwright@usi.edu
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10:30 AM
CLASSROOM ROCKS: A SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECT TO INCREASING PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS FOR LOCAL EARTH SCIENCE TEACHERS AND K-12 STUDENT INTEREST IN GEOLOGY
SCHMEISSER, Kristen E., WRIGHT, Carrie L. and ALTHEIDE, Ashley T., Department of Geology and Physics, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN 47712, keschmeiss@mail.usi.edu, keschmeiss@mail.usi.edu
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10:45 AM
INTEGRATION OF WRITING IN LARGE INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY CLASSES: LANDSLIDES AND EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES! OH MY!
GOEKE, Elizabeth R., Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave, St. Peter, MN 56082, egoeke@gustavus.edu, egoeke@gustavus.edu
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11:00 AM
FRAMING GEOSCIENCE COURSES AND CURRICULA IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABILITY
LUTZ, Tim, Department of Geology and Astronomy, West Chester University, 720 S Church St, West Chester, PA 19383, tlutz@wcupa.edu, tlutz@wcupa.edu
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11:15 AM
TACKLING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION: AN EXPERIMENTAL CLASSROOM APPROACH USING MULTI-MEDIA TO INCREASE UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION SKILLS
WILSON, Kristin R., Environmental Science, Allegheny College, Box E, 520 North Main St, Meadville, PA 16335, kwilson@allegheny.edu, kwilson@allegheny.edu
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