GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 335
Wednesday, 25 October 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 3A (Washington State Convention Center)

T121. Natural History Museums in the 21st Century—Programming for the Future While Preserving the Past II

GSA Geoscience Education Division; Paleontological Society; GSA Geoinformatics Division
Lisa D. White, Caroline A.E. Stromberg, Gregory P. Wilson and Elizabeth A. Nesbitt, Advocates
1:30 PM
OUR TIME IN DEEP TIME - THE ANTHROPOCENE IN THE SMITHSONIAN'S FOSSIL HALLS
WING, Scott L., Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, WINGS@SI.EDU
1:45 PM
THE DISCOVERIES IN GEOSCIENCES (DIG) FIELD SCHOOL: CONNECTING TEACHERS WITH RESEARCHERS AND MUSEUMS TO INSPIRE STUDENTS WITH REAL SCIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM
WILSON, Gregory P. and HOVATTER, Brody T., Department of Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, gpwilson@u.washington.edu
2:00 PM
LEVERAGING MUSEUM OBJECTS AND RESEARCH TO ADVANCE CRITICAL THINKING
RUNBURG, Madlyn and LEVITT-BUSSIAN, Carrie, University of Utah, Natural History Museum of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 98155, mrunburg@nhmu.utah.edu
2:15 PM
EXPERIENCE YOUR PREHISTORIC AMERICA: THE MUSEUM PROGRAM AT JOHN DAY FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
FAMOSO, Nicholas A., U. S. National Park Services, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Kimberly, OR 97848, nicholas_famoso@nps.gov
2:30 PM
TESTING THE INSIDE-OUT MODEL OF A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
NESBITT, Elizabeth A. and MARTIN, Ruth A., University of Washington, Burke Museum, P.O. Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195, lnesbitt@uw.edu
 
2:45 PM
Break
3:00 PM
THE JOE WEBB PEOPLES MUSEUM PROJECT AT WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (MIDDLETOWN, CT)
MCKEE, Melissa, PALAKARN, Sajirat and THOMAS, Ellen, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459, mmckee01@wesleyan.edu
3:15 PM
EVOLVING THE ROLE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RESEARCH AT THE RAYMOND M. ALF MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY
FARKE, Andrew A., Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, 1175 West Baseline Road, Claremont, CA 91711-2199, afarke@webb.org
3:30 PM
VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF IDAHO AND REACHING THE POTENTIAL OF THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION
TAPANILA, Leif, Earth Science Division, Idaho Museum of Natural History, Pocatello, ID 83201, tapaleif@isu.edu
3:45 PM
MAINTAIN THE MESSAGE, ADAPT THE DELIVERY: OPTIMIZING OUTREACH FOR SMALL MUSEUM SUCCESS
CLARY, Renee M., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, 108 Hilbun Hall, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762 and MOE HOFFMAN, Amy, Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, rclary@geosci.msstate.edu
4:00 PM
DIGITIZATION OF MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND THE FUTURE OF NATURAL HISTORY SCIENCE (Invited Presentation)
JOHNSON, Kirk, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20013, johnsonkr@si.edu
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