North-Central - 52nd Annual Meeting

Session No. 27
Tuesday, 17 April 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 299 (Scheman Building )

T33. Collaborative Learning in Geoscience Classrooms and Labs: Examples, Demonstrations, Best Practices, and Assessment

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers

 

Cinzia Cervato, Charles Kerton, Theresa Halligan and Beth A. Johnson, Advocates
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Start Time
8:00 AM
PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF GEOLOGISTS FOR CAREERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING
AIKEN, James S., EIDEM, James M. and GAFFIN, Sara L., Barr Engineering Co., 4300 MarketPointe Drive, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55435
8:20 AM
COMPLEMENTING PRACTICAL APPLICATION WITH RECENT TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN THE WMU FIELD HYDROGEOLOGY COURSE
REEVES, Donald M.1, HOWE III, Thomas1, KNEESHAW, Tara2, STEGINK, David A.3, WERKEMA, Dale4 and YORDY, Brock5, (1)Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, (2)Geology Department, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, (3)Envirologic Technologies, Inc., 2960 Interstate Parkway, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (4)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Measurement and Monitoring Division, Environmental Chemistry Branch, 944 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119, (5)GEFCO an ASTEC Industries Company, 3018 Broadway, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
8:40 AM
WHERE DOES RAIN GO? A MULTIPHASE LAB EXERCISE ON WATER AND SOIL EROSION
CERVATO, Cinzia, Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, HALLIGAN, Theresa, Geological & Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011-3212, KERTON, Charles, Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, THATCHER, Diana L., Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011 and THOMPSON, Natalie, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science 1, Ames, IA 50011
9:00 AM
GOOGLE EARTH PRO AS THE GIS TOOL FOR GLACIAL GEOLOGY PROJECTS
HEADLEY, Rachel, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Geosciences Department, 900 Wood Road, Kenosha, WI 53141
9:20 AM
ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION BUDGETS AND CLIMATE: AN ADAPTED AND UPDATED LAB ACTIVITY TO TEACH ABOUT CLIMATE
THATCHER, Diana L., Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, CERVATO, Cinzia, Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, HALLIGAN, Theresa, Geological & Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011-3212, HARDING, Chris, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Human Computer Interaction Program, 253 Science Hall, 2237 Osborn Dr, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3212, KERTON, Charles, Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 and THOMPSON, Natalie, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science 1, Ames, IA 50011
9:40 AM
USING INTERACTIVE ONLINE RESOURCES TO ASSESS NATURAL HAZARDS: A COLLABORATIVE LABORATORY PROJECT FOR INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY
GRAY, Kyle, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614
 
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
AN INQUIRY-BASED EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE LAB COURSE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJORS
KERTON, Charles, Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, CERVATO, Cinzia, Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, HALLIGAN, Theresa, Geological & Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011-3212, THATCHER, Diana L., Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011 and THOMPSON, Natalie, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science 1, Ames, IA 50011
10:35 AM
LEVERAGING PLANETARY ROVERS AS ROBOTIC GEOLOGISTS TO TEACH ABOUT EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM: A MODULE INCLUDING PORTABLE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY
JORDAN, Brennan T. and FROMM, Jeanne M., Department of Earth Sciences, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069
10:55 AM
PLAYING THE DATING GAME IN LAB: RELATIVE AND ABSOLUTE AGE DATING IN AN EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE LAB DESIGNED FOR PRE-SERVICE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
HALLIGAN, Theresa, Geological & Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011-3212, CERVATO, Cinzia, Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, KERTON, Charles, Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, THATCHER, Diana L., Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011 and THOMPSON, Natalie, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science 1, Ames, IA 50011
11:15 AM
SUSTAINABILITY: THRIVING COMMUNITIES, THRIVING PLANET – AN UNDERGRADUATE FRESHMAN THEMED LEARNING COMMUNITY
ROSSBACH, Thomas J.1, NELSON, Jennifer A.1 and DAVIS, Jessica G.2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 723 W Michigan St., SL 118, Indianapolis, IN 46202, (2)School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 801 W Michigan St., BS 3025, Indianapolis, IN 46202
11:35 AM
ASSESSING SCIENCE LITERACY GAINS IN A FLIPPED INTRODUCTORY PHYSICAL GEOLOGY COURSE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
HALLIGAN, Theresa, Geological & Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011-3212 and CERVATO, Cinzia, Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011
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