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GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Paper No. 204-10
Presentation Time: 10:35 AM

USING THE PALEOBIOLOGY DATABASE TO EXPLORE TECTONIC EVENTS


BENTLEY, Callan, Geology program, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA 22652, SUNDELL, Ander, Department of Physical Sciences, College of Western Idaho, 5500 E. Opportunity Way, Nampa, MI 83687, RYKER, Katherine, Geography and Geology, Eastern Michigan University, 301W Mark Jefferson, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, LUKES, Laura A., Stearns Center, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, UHEN, Mark, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, GEORGE, Christian O., Department of Biology, High Point University, One University Parkway, High Point, NC 27268, LOCKWOOD, Rowan, Department of Geology, The College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187 and BERQUIST, Peter J., Geology Department, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, VA 23670, cbentley@nvcc.edu

In this teaching demonstration, we will model a student activity we developed utilizing the Paleobiology Database's (PBDB's) user-friendly "Navigator" interface. The activity has students to explore the tectonic implications of the Great American Biotic Interchange, an event where North American species moved into South America and (to a lesser extent) vice versa. Students use the PBDB Navigator to access information about the time/space distribution of several terrestrial fossil taxa, plot maps of these results, formulate hypotheses about the timing of the build-up of the Isthmus of Panama (and hence the connection between North and South America), and then test those hypotheses using several other sources of online data. The activity has been piloted using our project's research protocols, and refined based on feedback from multiple colleagues using a rubric. It is now available for any educator to utilize, post on the SERC website at:

https://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/intro/activities/180125.html

Participants should bring a laptop, tablet, or smartphone to participate in the activity. Handouts and colored pencils will be provided.

Session No. 204

T115. Hands-On Teaching Demonstrations that Combine Geoscience and Societal Issues: Audience Participation Requested!
Tuesday, 24 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 3A (Washington State Convention Center)
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 49, No. 6
doi: 10.1130/abs/2017AM-303533
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