North-Central Section - 50th Annual Meeting - 2016

Session No. 26
Tuesday, 19 April 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Lincoln Room (I Hotel and Conference Center)

T27. Geoscience Outreach—50 Years of Innovation

Geological Outreach at Museums, Parks, & Surveys Group

 

Lisa Anderson and Peter J. Voice, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:10 AM
INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY INTO K-12 OUTREACH: LESSONS LEARNED FROM AN AUGMENTED REALITY SANDBOX
VOICE, Peter J., Michigan Geological Survey, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, HOWE III, Thomas, Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241 and PETCOVIC, Heather L., Department of Geosciences and The Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, peter.voice@wmich.edu, peter.voice@wmich.edu
8:30 AM
GEOSCIENCE AT THE LIBRARY : EXPERIENCES IN STUDENT-LED COMMUNITY OUTREACH
CURTIS, Daniel, Geology/Geography Department, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL 61920 and BURNS, Diane, Department of Geology/Geography, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920-3099, drcurtis@eiu.edu, drcurtis@eiu.edu
Handouts
  • Geoscience at the Library.pptx (3.9 MB)
  • 8:50 AM
    COMMENCEMENT OF A MINERAL MUSEUM
    SPARKS, C. Renee, Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies, Calvin College, 3201 Burton SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546, crs38@calvin.edu, crs38@calvin.edu
    Handouts
  • Commencement of a Museum.pptx (9.6 MB)
  • 9:10 AM
    LASER TEXTURE SCANNING AND 3D PRINTING AS TOOLS FOR GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
    PETERSON, Joseph E., Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Harrington Hall 211, Oshkosh, WI 54901, CLAWSON, Steven R., Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831 and WILLIAMS, Scott, Burpee Museum of Natural History, 737 North Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103, petersoj@uwosh.edu, petersoj@uwosh.edu
    9:30 AM
    DIGGING INTO DINOSAUR BEHAVIOR: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE AND FIELD-BASED DINOSAUR DIG SITE FOR K-12 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
    WITTMER, Jacalyn M.1, WASSERMAN, Naomi L.2, HUG, Barbara1 and WATTNEM, Janet3, (1)Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, 605 E. Springfield St, Champaign, IL 61820, (2)Geology, University of Illinois, 156 Computing Applications Building, 605 E. Springfield Ave, Champaign, IL 61820, (3)Orpheum Children's Science Museum, Champaign, IL 61820, jwittm2@illinois.edu, jwittm2@illinois.edu
     
    9:50 AM
    Break
    10:05 AM
    DIRT PILE DREAMS 2.0:  NURTURING A CONGLOMERATE
    WESTGAARD, John, HANKS, H. Douglas, HUSET, Becky and RYAN, Mark, Paleontology, Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 West Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102, jwestgaard@smm.org, jwestgaard@smm.org
    10:25 AM
    GEOMORPHOLOGY FOR GAME MASTERS – LANDSCAPE SCIENCE OUTREACH AT GEN CON
    RICE-SNOW, Scott, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Ball State Univ, Muncie, IN 47306, ricesnow@bsu.edu, ricesnow@bsu.edu
    10:45 AM
    A NEW ONLINE HANDBOOK OF ILLINOIS STRATIGRAPHY
    OBRAD, Jennifer1, NELSON, W. John1, JOHNSON, Ian1, MYERS, Alan1, KOROSE, Chris1 and ELRICK, Scott D.2, (1)Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, (2)Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, jobrad@illinois.edu, jobrad@illinois.edu
    11:05 AM
    EMPLOYING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN SCIENCE OUTREACH
    WISE, Julia Linnaea, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, wiseju@mail.uc.edu, wiseju@mail.uc.edu
     
    11:25 AM
    Concluding Remarks
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