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GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018

Session No. 57
Sunday, 4 November 2018: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 235 (Indiana Convention Center)

T82. Hands-On Teaching Demonstrations that Combine Geoscience and Societal Issues: Audience Participation Requested!

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers

 

Elizabeth A. Nagy-Shadman and Tiffany A. Rivera, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
57-1
1:45 PM
JARGON POLICE: AN INTERACTIVE TOOL FOR TEACHING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
JARET, Steven J.1, MOES, Nancee2, BOJSZA, Elizabeth2 and GANESAN, Radha2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100; Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, (2)Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
57-2
2:00 PM
THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE WATER! USING A PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING SCENARIO AND ARGUMENTATION TO INVESTIGATE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION OF AN AQUIFER AND REMEDIATION DESIGN (Invited Presentation)
ROEMMELE, Christopher, Earth and Space Sciences Department, West Chester University, 720 S. Church St., Merion Science Center, Rm 225, West Chester, PA 19383 and SMITH, Steven, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, EAPS, West Lafayette, IN 47907
57-3
2:20 PM
GULF OF MEXICO DEAD ZONE—STUDENT MICROPALEONTOLOGY ACTIVITY ABOUT HISTORY OF A MODERN SOCIETAL ISSUE
FARLEY, Martin B., Geology & Geography, University of North Carolina-Pembroke, Pembroke, NC 28372
57-4
2:35 PM
ROLE-PLAYING AND STRATEGIC GAMES TO TEACH GEOSCIENCE CONCEPTS AND SOCIETAL ISSUES IN A COLLEGE CLASSROOM
CHRAIBI, Victoria L. Shaw, Department of Biological Sciences, Tarleton State University, Box T-0100, Stephenville, TX 76402, ARTHURS, Leilani, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, 80309-0399 and FRITZ, Sherilyn C., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588
57-5
2:50 PM
PRECIPITATION AND DISSOLUTION OF CALCITE: OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IN A MINERALOGY COURSE (Invited Presentation)
NORD, Julia Ann, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Science, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, MSN 5F2, Fairfax, VA 22030
57-6
3:10 PM
STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING DEMONSTRATION FOR OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
THOMPSON, Cara K., School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Arizona State University, West Campus, Glendale, AZ 85306, SCHNETZER, Astrid, NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 and KINZEL, Michelle, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA 92111
57-7
3:25 PM
COLD RAIN AND SNOW: TEACHING EXTREME WEATHER PHENOMENA BY USING GROUP LEARNING ROUTINES AND PHYSICAL AND COMPUTER MODELS
STEWART, Meg E., West Bronx Academy for the Future, 500 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458 and LINK, Charles, World View High School, 100 W. Mosholu Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10468
 
3:40 PM
Break
57-8
3:55 PM
THE EFFECTS OF MINING ON RURAL COMMUNITIES: CO-TEACHING SOCIAL AND EARTH SCIENCES TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS AND IMPROVE RETENTION IN MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY COURSES (Invited Presentation)
STEARNS, Michael, Earth Science, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058
57-9
4:15 PM
IMPROVED PHYSICAL MODEL OF INSTANTANEOUS/INFINITESIMAL STRAIN FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING USING A TRIANGLE OF STRETCHY CLOTH
COLLINS, Ryley M.1, CRONIN, Vincent S.1, CRONIN, Cynthia E.1, PRATT-SITAULA, Beth2 and OLDS, Shelley E.3, (1)Geosciences Department, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, (2)Education and Community Engagement, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Suite B/C, Boulder, CO 80301, (3)Education and Community Engagement, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301
57-10
4:30 PM
STUDENTS ASSESSING GEOLOGIC HAZARDS USING ONLINE TOOLS
GRAY, Kyle, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614
Handouts
  • Hazards Activity - GSA Indy 2018.pdf (2.7 MB)
  • Gray's Harbor Collage #2.pdf (1.0 MB)
    • 57-11
    4:45 PM
    USING INTEGRATE’S “LIVING ON THE EDGE” TEACHING MATERIALS IN A TWO-YEAR-COLLEGE PHYSICAL GEOLOGY CLASSROOM: ENHANCING THE SOCIETAL RELEVANCE OF PLATE TECTONIC HAZARDS AND RISKS
    NAGY-SHADMAN, Elizabeth A., Natural Sciences Division - Geology, Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106-2003
    57-12
    5:00 PM
    RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: "JELLOEA" AND UNDERSTANDING HAWAIIAN-STYLE VOLCANIC HAZARD AND RISK
    GOODELL, Laurel P., Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544
    57-13
    5:15 PM
    GEODESY AND MASS WASTING IN THE INTRODUCTORY CLASSROOM: THE GETSI PROJECT'S SURFACE PROCESS HAZARDS MODULE
    HALL, Sarah R., College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, WALKER, Becca, Earth Sciences and Astronomy, Mt. San Antonio College, 1100 N. Grand Ave., Walnut, CA 91789 and PRATT-SITAULA, Beth, Education and Community Engagement, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Suite B/C, Boulder, CO 80301
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