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GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 312
Wednesday, 25 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 2B (Washington State Convention Center)

T133. Victor Porter Memorial Session—Climbing out of the Fishbowl: Hands-On Public Engagement in the Geosciences

GSA Geoscience Education Division
Bryan W. Turner, Matthew T. Mossbrucker and Robert T. Bakker, Advocates
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8:00 AM
THE LEGACY OF VICTOR PORTER AND GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION AT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS (Invited Presentation)
EVANS, Dallas, Natural Science, Children's Museum, P.O. Box 3000, Indianapolis, IN 46206-3000, dallas@childrensmuseum.org
312-2
8:20 AM
HANDS-ON GEODESY: ENGAGING THE PUBLIC AND FOSTERING INTERN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ZIETLOW, Daniel W., UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Dr, Boulder, CO 80301, BARTEL, Beth, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301 and OLDS, Shelley E., Education and Community Engagement, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Dr, Boulder, CO 80301, zietlow@unavco.org
312-3
8:35 AM
CURATING ANSEL ADAMS – PARTNERING WITH A REGIONAL ART CENTER TO CREATE GEOLOGY LABELS
SANTI, Paul M., Dept Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401 and GIANQUITTO, Tina, Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Division, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401, psanti@mines.edu
312-4
8:50 AM
COMBINING ACTIVE LEARNING AND PODCASTING AS AN OUTREACH MEDIUM TO MAKE SCIENCE RELEVANT TO BOTH UNDERGRADUATE NON-MAJORS AND THE PUBLIC (Invited Presentation)
DULIN, Shannon A., ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, sdulin@ou.edu
312-5
9:10 AM
POST OAK IN THE PERMIAN: MONTESSORI HIGH SCHOOL JOINS QUANTITATIVE SAMPLING OF EARLIEST APEX PREDAOR, THE RED BEDS DIMETRODON IN THE CLEAR FORK GROUP, BAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS
BAKKER, Robert T.1, TEMPLE, David Porter1 and OTT, Janet F.2, (1)Department of Paleontology, Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030-1799, (2)High School, Science, Post Oak Montessori High School, 4600 Bissonet St., Bellaire, TX 77401, oxyaena47@aol.com
312-6
9:25 AM
JURASSIC PARKWAY VERSUS TRICERATOPS SUBURBS: FIELD COURSE FOR AMATEURS SEPARATE RESIDENT DINOSAURS FROM TRANSIENTS
PERSONS, Walter S., Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta 11455 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB AB T6E 2E9, Canada, BAKKER, Robert T., Department of Paleontology, Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park, Houston, TX 77030, SMITH, Sean D., The Glenrock Paleontological Museum, 506 West Birch Street, Glenrock, WY 82637 and MOSSBRUCKER, Matthew T., Morrison Natural History Museum, 501 Colorado Highway 8, Post Office Box 564, Morrison, CO 80465, oxyaena47@aol.com
312-7
9:40 AM
MONTESSORI EARLY ELEMENTARY GRADES EXPLORE DEEP TIME WITH TEXAS FOSSIL MOLLUSKS: IDENTIFYING WHO ATE WHOM AND HOW WARM THE WINTERS WERE IN THE EOCENE
STEINHARDT, Shana, Garden Oaks Elementary Montessori Magnet School, 901 Sue Barnet Drive, Houston, TX 77018, TEMPLE, David Porter, Department of Paleontology, Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030-1799 and BAKKER, Robert T., Department of Paleontology, Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park, Houston, TX 77030, oxyaena47@aol.com
312-8
9:55 AM
VISUALIZING SUCCESS: SCIENCE FACULTY AS SCIENCE WRITING INSTRUCTORS (Invited Presentation)
MILLER-DEBOER, Carrie, Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum, University of Oklahoma, Collings Hall, RM 100, 820 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019; Crooked Oak High School, Crooked Oak Public Schools, 1901 15th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73129 and LAUBACH, Timothy, Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum, University of Oklahoma, Collings Hall, RM 100, 820 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, cdeboer@crookedoak.org
312-9
10:15 AM
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE DISASTER OF A LIFETIME: AN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ACTIVITY ON BUILDING RESILIENCE TO A CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE MEGAQUAKE
GOWAN, Monica E., Department of Geology, Western Washington University, MS 9080, Bellingham, WA 98225, monica.gowan@gmail.com
312-10
10:30 AM
EARTHQUAKES AND MONEYBALL: EXPLAINING CASCADIA EARTHQUAKE PROBABILITIES TO STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC USING BASEBALL ANALOGIES
CAMPBELL, Michael1, SALDITCH, Leah1, BROOKS, Edward M.2, STEIN, Seth1 and SPENCER, Bruce D.3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Earth & Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3130, (3)Department of Statistics and Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, michaelcampbell2018@u.northwestern.edu
312-11
10:45 AM
UPTICK IN OKLAHOMA SEISMICITY TRENDS WARRANTS SHIFT IN PUBLIC OUTREACH
WOELFEL, Isaac E.1, YUNKER, Molly L.1 and CHANG, Jefferson C.2, (1)Oklahoma Geological Survey, The University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd St, Sarkeys Energy Center Suite N131, Norman, OK 73019, (2)Oklahoma Geological Survey, The University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd St, Sarkeys Energy Center Suite N131, Norman, OK 73019; School of Geology & Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd St, Sarkeys Energy Center Suite 701, Norman, OK 73019, iewoelfel@ou.edu
312-12
11:00 AM
CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES EXPLORE THE DINOSAURS OF THE HELL CREEK FORMATION AT RUTH MASON QUARRY
EVANS, Dallas, Natural Science, Children's Museum, P.O. Box 3000, Indianapolis, IN 46206-3000, dallas@childrensmuseum.org
312-13
11:15 AM
SPEAKING TO THE EARTH: ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY
TURNER, Bryan W. and MOSSBRUCKER, Matthew T., Morrison Natural History Museum, 501 Colorado Highway 8, Post Office Box 564, Morrison, CO 80465, bryturner@gmail.com
312-14
11:30 AM
JUMPING INTO THE FISHBOWL: OPEN FOSSIL PREPARATION LAB AS A MEANS OF PALEONTOLOGY EDUCATION
MOSSBRUCKER, Matthew T.1, TURNER, Bryan W.1 and BAKKER, Robert T.2, (1)Morrison Natural History Museum, 501 Colorado Highway 8, Post Office Box 564, Morrison, CO 80465, (2)Department of Paleontology, Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park, Houston, TX 77030, director@mnhm.org
312-15
11:45 AM
REQUIEM FOR JIM THE PITUOPHIS: HOW LIVE REPTILES JOIN WITH MAMMOTHS TO TEACH PLEISTOCENE PALEONTOLOGY
SARG, Ann1, TALLY, Caroline1, HARTSHORN, Douglas2, ELLINGHAUS, Chenoa1, MOSSBRUCKER, Matthew T.1 and BAKKER, Robert T.3, (1)Morrison Natural History Museum, 501 Colorado Highway 8, Post Office Box 564, Morrison, CO 80465, (2)Morrison Natural History Museum, 501 Colorado Highway 8, Post Office Box 564, Morrison, CO 80465; Morrison, CO 80465, (3)Department of Paleontology, Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park, Houston, TX 77030, tours@mnhm.org
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