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2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 216
Tuesday, 3 November 2015: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall (Baltimore Convention Center)

T86. Research on Teaching and Student Learning in the K–12 Earth Science Classroom (Posters)

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Earth Science Teachers Association; National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Authors will be present from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
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IMPACTS OF AND CHALLENGES TO ESTABLISHING A STATE-WIDE CREDIT-BY-EXAM PROGRAM FOR PHYSICAL GEOLOGY IN MICHIGAN
MATTOX, Stephen, Geology, Grand Valley State University, 133 Padnos, Allendale, MI 49401-9403, RUTHERFORD, Sandra, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1025 West Johnson Street, Suite 465, Madison, WI 53706 and SOBOLAK, Christina, Geology, Grand Valley State University, 133 Padnos, Allendale,, MI 49401-9403, srutherford@wisc.edu
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NATIVE SCIENCE: AN INTRODUCTORY CLASS COMBINING INDIGENOUS STORIES AND ART WITH WESTERN SCIENCE OBSERVATION TO TEACH EARTH SYSTEMS TO ALL MAJORS
DULIN, Shannon A., ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, ELMORE, R. Douglas, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd St, SEC 710, Norman, OK 73019 and KLOESEL, Kevin, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, sdulin@ou.edu
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MODEL-EVIDENCE LINK (MEL) DIAGRAM IN HIGH SCHOOL EARTH SCIENCE CLASSROOMS: AN EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY THAT PROMOTES CRITICAL EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE-BASED REASONING
BURRELL, Shondricka1, LOMBARDI, Doug2, BAILEY, Janelle2 and BICKEL, Elliot2, (1)Science Education, Temple University, 1301 Cecil B Moore Ave, Ritter Hall, 373, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Science Education, Temple University, 1301 Cecil B Moore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122, shondricka.burrell@temple.edu
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STUDENT PROBLEM SOLVING IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS: HOW DO STUDENTS APPLY SELF-CONSTRUCTED MODELS TO REAL WORLD PROBLEMS?
HOLDER, Lauren N., Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115 and HERBERT, Bruce E., Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115, lnholder@tamu.edu
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A TEACHING UNIT ENGINEERED TO BRING WATER RESOURCE PROBLEMS INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM
SPELLMAN, Patricia, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931 and MAYER, Alex, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, pdspellman@gmail.com
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ENHANCING GEOSCIENCE IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM BY BUILDING A NETWORK THAT CONNECTS EDUCATORS WITH LOCAL, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH
THEUERKAUF, Ethan J.1, RIDGE, Justin T.2, HEENEHAN, Heather L.3, LARKIN, Alyse A.3 and PAXTON, Avery B.2, (1)Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3431 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557, (2)Institute of Marine Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3431 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557, (3)Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC 28516, ejtheu@email.unc.edu
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EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION INTO THE 21ST CENTURY: ONE TEACHER’S EXPERIENCE AS A DIG TEXAS INSTRUCTIONAL BLUEPRINT EDUCATION INTERN
SERGENT, Connie L., North East Independent School District, Ronald Reagan High School, 19000 Ronald Reagan Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78258, ELLINS, Katherine K., Office of Outreach and Diversity, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg. 196, Austin, TX 78758 and BOHLS-GRAHAM, C. Elaine, Austin Independent School District, McCallum High School, 5600 Sunshine Drive, Austin, TX 78756, cperserg@gmail.com
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THE TREE ROOM: A NEW ONLINE RESOURCE FOR TEACHING EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS
THANUKOS, Anastasia, Museum of Paleontology, University of California, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720, MACDONALD, Teresa, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard, Dyche Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7593, HEISER, David Mangold, Peabody Museum, Yale University, 170 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 and ROSS, Robert M., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, rmr16@cornell.edu
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