GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 42
Sunday, 22 October 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 606 (Washington State Convention Center)

T64. Citizen Science in Paleontology: Harnessing Public Interest to Advance Research and STEM Education II

Paleontological Society; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division
Laura C. Soul, Terry A. Gates and Eleanor E. Gardner, Advocates
1:30 PM
SHARK TOOTH FORENSICS: A PALEONTOLOGY CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT DESIGNED FOR K-12 CLASSROOMS
GATES, Terry A., Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, 3510 Thomas Hall, Campus Box 7614, Raleigh, NC 27695, tagates@ncsu.edu
1:45 PM
DIGGING SCIENCE EDUCATION: SHARK TOOTH FORENSICS AS A CASE STUDY FOR STUDENTS DOING REAL SCIENCE (Invited Presentation)
BOURNE, Nathaniel W., Alamance-Burlington School System, 1712 Vaughn Rd, Burlington, NC 27217 and GATES, Terry A., Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, 3510 Thomas Hall, Campus Box 7614, Raleigh, NC 27695, nathaniel_bourne@abss.k12.nc.us
2:00 PM
COMBATING STEREOTYPE THREAT AND INTERNALIZED SCIENTIFIC PHOBIAS IN UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENT POPULATIONS USING GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION AND CITIZEN SCIENCE
RYDER, Erik, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, HAIRSTON IV, Neal, Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, SIMPSON, Jamila, College of Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 and GATES, Terry A., Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, 3510 Thomas Hall, Campus Box 7614, Raleigh, NC 27695, knpardue@ncsu.edu
2:15 PM
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH 2008-2017: LESSONS FROM A DECADE OF SHARING SCIENCE WITH K-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT THE COYOTE CANYON MAMMOTH SITE, BENTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
KLEINKNECHT, Gary C, Education Committee, Mid-Columbia Old Nature Education Sciences, 3024 Brian Lane, Kennewick, WA 99338, res20jii@frontier.com
 
2:30 PM
Break
2:45 PM
INCLUDING CITIZEN AND STUDENT SCIENTISTS IN ACTUALISTIC TAPHONOMIC RESEARCH: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE SMELLY (Invited Presentation)
DRUMHELLER, Stephanie K.1, SUMRALL, Colin D.1, GATES, Terry A.2, STEEN, Andrew D.1, HORN, Sally P.3 and MCKAY, Larry D.4, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 602 Strong Hall, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996, (2)Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, 3510 Thomas Hall, Campus Box 7614, Raleigh, NC 27695, (3)Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, 304 Burchfiel Geography Building, 1000 Phillip Fulmer Way, Knoxville, TN 37996, (4)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996, sdrumhel@utk.edu
3:00 PM
THE DISCOVERIES IN GEOSCIENCES (DIG) FIELD SCHOOL: TEACHER AND STUDENT INVOLVEMENT WITH REAL RESEARCH IN THE CLASSROOM
HOVATTER, Brody, Burke Museum and Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98107 and WILSON, Gregory P., Department of Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, bhovatter@gmail.com
3:15 PM
CITIZEN SCIENCE AT THE RAYMOND M. ALF MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY: PROVIDING ENGAGING STEM OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY
SANTOS, Gabriel-Philip, Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, 1175 West Baseline Road, Claremont, CA 91711-2199 and SCHMITZ, Lars, W.M. Keck Science Department, Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA 91711, gsantos@webb.org
3:30 PM
PROJECT PALEO: CITIZEN CURATION AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
ESTES-SMARGIASSI, Kathryn1, HENDY, Austin J.W.1, VILLALOBOS, Margarete2, ELLWOOD, Elizabeth3, LINDSEY, Emily3 and NOVIE, Agnes4, (1)Invertebrate Paleontology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007, (2)School Programs, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007, (3)La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036, (4)School Programs, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036, kestes@nhm.org
 
3:45 PM
Discussion: Paleo Citizen Science in Formal Education
 
4:00 PM
Speaker Q&A and Concluding Remarks
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