Northeastern Section - 53rd Annual Meeting - 2018

Session No. 50
Tuesday, 20 March 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Emerald Ballroom II (DoubleTree by Hilton)

T18. Geolore: Local Geology Field Trips Merge Geology and History to Motivate Students, Teachers, and Community Members to Explore Natural Areas

 

Tarin Harrar Weiss, Lori Weeden and Melissa Lombard, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks: M.A. Lombard (USGS-NH)
8:05 AM
TIPPING ROCK: A TEACHING TOOL FOR OVER 100 YEARS
WEISS, Tarin Harrar, Chemical and Physical Sciences, Westfield State University, 577 Western Avenue, Westfield, MA 01086
8:25 AM
RHODE ISLAND: THOUGH SMALL IN SIZE, RICH IN GEOLORE OPPORTUNITIES
LALIBERTE, Elizabeth and MURRAY, Daniel P., Department of Geosciences, Univ. of Rhode Island, 337 Woodward Hall, Kingston, RI 02881
8:45 AM
TURNING LANDSCAPE RAMBLES INTO INTEGRATIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY, INTERGENERATIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCES
LUTZ, Tim and SROGI, LeeAnn, Department of Earth & Space Sciences, West Chester University, 720 S Church St, West Chester, PA 19383
Handouts
  • 50-3 Lutz Srogi Rambles final.pdf (9.2 MB)
  • 9:05 AM
    EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS GEOLOGY, THE COLONIAL EXPANSION AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN AND AROUND LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
    WEEDEN, Lori, Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ. Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854-2827
    9:25 AM
    INTERPRETATION OF LOCAL ROCKS IN THE CONTEXT OF REGIONAL EVENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT LABS
    ALEXANDER, Jane, Department of Engineering Science and Physics, College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10314
    Handouts
  • Alexander talk.pptx (16.0 MB)
  • 9:45 AM
    "DID THE ATLANTIC CLOSE AND THEN RE-OPEN?": TEACHING THE TECTONIC HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA BY (RE-)CONSTRUCTING THE TECTONIC (WILSON) CYCLE
    REESE, Joseph F., Geosciences, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 230 Scotland Rd, Edinboro, PA 16444
     
    10:05 AM
    Break
    10:20 AM
    A GEOLOGY FIELD COURSE INCORPORATING THE HISTORY OF THE HUDSON VALLEY REGION OF NEW YORK
    SCHIMMRICH, Steven H., STEM Department, SUNY Ulster County Community College, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, NY 12484
    10:40 AM
    NYSGA GUIDEBOOK DATABASE AVAILABLE AS AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET
    MULLER, Otto H., Geology, Alfred University, 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802 and VALENTINO, David, Department of Atmospheric and Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126
    Handouts
  • 50-8 Muller NEGSA 2018b.pptx (22.0 MB)
  • 11:00 AM
    A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TEACHING LOCAL GEOLOGY: IMPRESSIONS FROM A LOST WORLD
    DOYLE, Sarah L., Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, 10 Memorial Street, Deerfield, MA 01342 and VENNE, Alfred, Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College, P.O. Box 5000, Amherst, MA 01002-5000
    Handouts
  • GSA Impressions Presentation for UPLOAD.pptx (13.3 MB)
  • GSA Impressions Website Presentation Script - UPLOAD.docx (28.5 kB)
  • 11:20 AM
    GEOLOGIC TIME AND GEOLOGIC BLINDNESS: INFUSING INQUIRY AND A NARRATIVE OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE INTO AN UNDERGRADUATE INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY CLASS
    ROEMMELE, Christopher, Earth and Space Sciences Department, West Chester University, 720 S. Church St., Merion Science Center, Rm 225, West Chester, PA 19383
     
    11:40 AM
    Discussion
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