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

Session No. 59
Tuesday, 22 March 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom (Omni William Penn Hotel)

Geoscience Education (Posters)

Authors will be present from 9 to 11 AM.

 

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THE UNIVERSE IN UNIFORM: REVEALING SOLAR SYSTEM SCALING MISCONCEPTIONS AND BIASES
MILLER, Kurtz K.M. and MOORE, Jason, Math and Science Department, Miami Valley Career Technology Center, 6800 Hoke Road, Clayton, OH 45315, KurtzMiller@yahoo.com, KurtzMiller@yahoo.com
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THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A METEOROLOGY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR THIRD-GRADE STUDENTS AT CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CLINTON, NEW YORK
PARKER, Heather D. and DOMACK, Cynthia R., Department of Geosciences, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323, cdomack@hamilton.edu, cdomack@hamilton.edu
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OUTREACH PROGRAMS AS A MEANS OF LONG-RANGE RECRUITING
BADGER, Robert L., AMATI, Lisa, GREENE, Roberta A., KELSON, Christopher R., RYGEL, Michael C. and REVETTA, Frank, Department of Geology, SUNY Potsdam, 44 Pierrepont Ave, Potsdam, NY 13676, badgerrl@potsdam.edu, badgerrl@potsdam.edu
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A GEOLOGIC EDUCATION ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS FOCUSING ON THE MINERALS AND FOSSILS OF NEW YORK STATE
THOMPSON, Jennifer L., Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323 and DOMACK, Cynthia R., Department of Geosciences, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323, cdomack@hamilton.edu, cdomack@hamilton.edu
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CAN A DUAL-ENROLLMENT PROGRAM RECRUIT MAJORS FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT?
EBERT, James R., Earth Sciences Department, SUNY College at Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015, ELLIS, Todd D., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY College at Oneonta, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015 and KLUGE, Steve, Resources for GeoScience Education, 63 Lake Drive, New Milford, CT 06776, ebertjr@oneonta.edu, ebertjr@oneonta.edu
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MAXIMIZING YOUNG SCIENTISTS' INTEREST IN GEOSCIENCE WITH EARTHCACHING
GROSS, M. Benjamin, National Park Service (Partner), Mount Rainier National Park, 70004 SR 410 E, Enumclaw, WA 98022 and LEWIS, Gary B., Education & Outreach, Geological Society of America, 3300 Penrose Place, Boulder, CO 80301, mbgross@wustl.edu, mbgross@wustl.edu
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A NEW SOURCE OF BIOGENIC SEDIMENT IN THE GREAT LAKES: CONTRIBUTIONS OF QUAGGA MUSSELS (DREISSENA ROSTRIFORMIS BUGENSIS) TO THE BEACH SEDIMENTS OF LAKES ONTARIO AND ERIE
PUCCI, Alicia G., Earth Sciences Department, SUNY College at Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015 and EBERT, James R., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Oneonta, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015, puccag42@suny.oneonta.edu, puccag42@suny.oneonta.edu
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COUNTERACTING STUDENT MISCONCEPTIONS REGARDING FORMATION OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
RAPPA, Colleen M.1, WOOD, Cailey C.1, POWERS, Ellyse M.2, DOWNEY, Anna C.3 and EBERT, James R.4, (1)Earth Sciences Department, SUNY College at Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and Education Departments, SUNY College at Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015, (3)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (4)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Oneonta, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015, rappcm29@suny.oneonta.edu, rappcm29@suny.oneonta.edu
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IMPACTS AND EXTINCTIONS -- AN 8th GRADE EARTH SCIENCE UNIT
HEINRICH, Madeline A., Geoscience, Winona State University, 175 W. Mark St, Winona, MN 55987 and ANDERSON, Jennifer L.B., Department of Geoscience, Winona State University, 175 W. Mark St, Winona, MN 55987, MHeinrich06@winona.edu, MHeinrich06@winona.edu
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LUNAR FIELD GEOLOGY – A VIRTUAL FIELD EXERCISE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
BEATTY, William Lee and ANDERSON, Jennifer L.B., Department of Geoscience, Winona State University, 175 W. Mark St, Winona, MN 55987, wbeatty@winona.edu, wbeatty@winona.edu
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ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF LABORATORY ENROLLMENT ON LECTURE PERFORMANCE IN INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSES
HUYSKEN, Kristin T., Department of Geosciences, Indiana University Northwest, 3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408-1197, NELSON, Karl, Department of Psychology, Indiana University Northwest, 3400 N. Broadway, Gary, IN 46408-1197 and KILIBARDA, Zoran, Geosciences, Indiana University Northwest, 3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408, khuysken@iun.edu, khuysken@iun.edu
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UTILIZING TIER-SCALABLE VIRTUAL FIELD EXPERIENCES TO IMPROVE UNDERGRADUATE LEARNING IN GEOSCIENCE COURSES
PIATEK, Jennifer L.1, KAIRIES BEATTY, Candace L.2, BEATTY, William Lee3, WIZEVICH, Michael C.1 and EVANS, Mark A.1, (1)Dept. of Physics and Earth Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, 506 Copernicus Hall, 1615 Stanley St, New Britain, CT 06050, (2)Department of Geoscience, Winona State University, Winona, MN 55987, (3)Department of Geoscience, Winona State University, 175 W. Mark St, Winona, MN 55987, piatekjel@ccsu.edu, piatekjel@ccsu.edu
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ROCK-WATER INTERACTION: A SEMESTER LONG DISCOVERY BASED LABORATORY EXERCISE DESIGNED TO REINFORCE CONCEPTS OF SOLUBILITY AND EQUILIBRIUM IN AQUEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY
VENN, Cynthia1, HALLEN, Christopher P.2, CHAMURIS, Elizabeth C.1, IDZENGA, Justin C.1, KALDON, Laura G.3, MERIESKI, Ross G.1 and YAMRICH, Jaclyn M.1, (1)Geography and Geosciences, Bloomsburg Univ. of Pennsylvania, 400 E. 2nd Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, (2)Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 400 E. 2nd Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, (3)Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bloomsburg Univ. of Pennsylvania, 400 E. 2nd Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, cvenn@bloomu.edu, cvenn@bloomu.edu
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DEVELOPMENT OF TOUCH MAPS TO AID THE VISUALLY-IMPAIRED IN DEVELOPING SPATIAL AWARENESS OF OCEANOGRAPHIC AND GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES
PAIVA, Kathleen A., Geography and Geosciences, Bloomsburg University, 400 E. 2nd Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, VENN, Cynthia, Department of Environmental, Geographical, and Geological Sciences, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 400 E 2nd Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 and HARRIS, Martha C., Bloomsburg University, 400 E. 2nd Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, kap27593@huskies.bloomu.edu, kap27593@huskies.bloomu.edu
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AN ANALOG EARTH CLIMATE MODEL
VAREKAMP, Johan C., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459, jvarekamp@wesleyan.edu, jvarekamp@wesleyan.edu