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Session No. 178
Monday, 28 October 2013: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Room 203 (Colorado Convention Center)

T147. Dinosaurs & Diamonds: Celebrating 125 Years of Geoscience in Museums

GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division

 

Richard A. Kissel and Samantha Richards, Advocates
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LET’S TALK ABOUT REX, BABY: COMMUNICATING SCIENCE AND THE MYTH OF DUMBING DOWN
KISSEL, Richard A., Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520-8118 and CHICONE, Sarah J., Advanced Academic Programs, Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036, richard.kissel@yale.edu
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1:15 PM
FOSSIL HORSES: ICONS OF EVOLUTION EXHIBITS
MACFADDEN, Bruce J., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu
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1:30 PM
THE PAST WORLDS GALLERY: INTERPRETING PALEOECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION AT THE NEW NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF UTAH
GEORGE, Sarah B.1, IRMIS, Randall B.2 and MENLOVE, Rebecca1, (1)Natural History Museum of Utah, University of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, (2)Natural History Museum of Utah and Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1214, SGEORGE@NHMU.UTAH.EDU
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1:45 PM
THE DUNN-SEILER MUSEUM’S GEOTREASURES WITH IMPACT: THE POTENTIAL OF SMALL GEOLOGY MUSEUMS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC GEOLITERACY
CLARY, Renee M., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 1705, Mississippi State, MS 39762, MOE HOFFMAN, Amy, Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762 and WANDERSEE, James H., Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice, Louisiana State University, 223 F Peabody Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, rclary@geosci.msstate.edu
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2:00 PM
A PALEONTOLOGIST’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE NEW PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE, DALLAS, TEXAS, U.S.A
FIORILLO, Anthony R., Perot Museum of Nature and Science, 2201 N. Field St, Dallas, TX 75201, anthony.fiorillo@perotmuseum.org
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2:15 PM
BABY STEPS: NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
STRICKER, Beth, Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, stricker@museumoftheearth.org
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2:30 PM
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2:45 PM
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY: LEVERAGING NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS AND EXPERTISE THROUGH ONLINE MEDIA
WHITE, Lisa D., University of California, Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, ldwhite@berkeley.edu
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3:00 PM
USING MUSEUMS TO BUILD GEOSCIENCE CONFIDENCE IN K-12 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
HEISER, David Mangold1, AGUE, Jay J.2 and SIRCH, James1, (1)Peabody Museum, Yale University, 170 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, PO Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, david.heiser@yale.edu
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3:15 PM
21ST CENTURY TOOLS: SCIENCE ON A SPHERE FOR CLIMATE AND COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY EDUCATION
KLEIN, Jamie, Exhibits, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205 and GOLDSTEIN, Eddie, Visitor Programs, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, eddie.goldstein@dmns.org
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3:30 PM
HISTORY OF GEOLOGY STUDENT AWARD: GILBERT O. RAASCH: THE UNPUBLISHED POTENTIAL OF ONE OF WISCONSIN'S GREAT BIOSTRATIGRAPHERS
RENFREW, Ian James, Division of Geology Milwaukee Public Museum, Department of Geosciences University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2440 N Booth, Milwaukee, WI 53212, irenfrew@uwm.edu
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3:45 PM
THE EPIC OF EVOLUTION: GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION WITHIN A GRAND NARRATIVE
SAMPSON, Scott D., Research and Collections Division, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, scott.sampson@dmns.org
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4:00 PM
THE FUTURE OF GEOSCIENCES AT THE DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE: REFLECTING ON OUR LAST 113 YEARS TO LOOK FORWARD
RICHARDS, Samantha, Strategic Programs and Partnerships, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, samantha.richards@dmns.org
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