Session: To Boldly Go: Thoughts, Approaches, and Examples for Teaching Planetary Science and Integrating Students into the Research Process (GSA 2020 Connects Online)

Session No. 185

Thursday, 29 October 2020: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

T124. To Boldly Go: Thoughts, Approaches, and Examples for Teaching Planetary Science and Integrating Students into the Research Process

GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division

Nicholas P. Lang and Jennifer L.B. Anderson, Advocates

Paper #

Start Time

10:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

185-1

10:05 AM

ADVANCING THE LANDSCAPE OF PLANETARY SCIENCE AT SMALL COLLEGES: CREATING A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS (Invited Presentation)

ZELLNER, Nicolle E.B., Department of Physics, Albion College, Albion, MI 49224

185-2

10:20 AM

TEACHING PLANETARY SCIENCES ACROSS LEVELS AND DISCIPLINES AT WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (Invited Presentation)

GILMORE, Martha, Earth and Environmental Science Department, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459 and HERBST, William, Astronomy, Wesleyan University, 96 Foss Hill Drive, Middletown, CT 06457

185-3

10:35 AM

ADVENTURES OF A PLANETARY SCIENTIST ACROSS THE (VIRTUAL) 3RD DIMENSION: ENGAGING STUDENTS IN PLANETARY GEOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY COURSES (Invited Presentation)

PIATEK, Jennifer L., Department of Geological Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley St, New Britain, CT 06050

10:50 AM

Discussion

185-4

11:00 AM

AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) SANDBOXES AS INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION TOOLS FOR INVESTIGATING PLANETARY MORPHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

MONDRO, Claire A., THOMSON, Bradley J and BENNER, Jacob S., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 602 Strong Hall, 1621 Cumberland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37996

185-5

11:15 AM

PLANETARY SCIENTISTS’ EXPERIENCES ADVISING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

SHANER, Andrew, Lunar and Planetary Institute - USRA, 3600 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, TX 77058, BOSE, Maitrayee, School of Earth and Space exploration, Arizona State University, School of Earth & Space Exploration Arizona State University PSF 608, 550 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281, Tempe, AZ 85287, KIRCHOFF, Michelle R., Space Sciences, Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut St, Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, KRAMER, Georgiana, Planetary Science Institute, Houston, TX 77059, PRISSEL, Kelsey B., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1169, St. Louis, MO 63130, PRISSEL, Tabb C., Lunar and Planetary Institute - USRA, 3600 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, TX 77058; Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, VALENCIA, Sarah N., University of Maryland/ NASA GSFC, 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771 and WATKINS, Ryan N., Washington University, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1169, St. Louis, MO 63130

185-6

11:30 AM

HIGH SCHOOL INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT TEACHES STEM BY SIMULATING MARTIAN ANALOG MISSIONS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AT D-MARS FACILITY, ISRAEL

NAOR, Roy¹, BEN HORIN, Yarden², GOTTLIEB, Zvi¹ and RUBINSTEIN, Hilel¹, (1)Davidson Institute of Science Education, Rehovot, Israel; D-MARS, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, (2)Davidson Institute of Science Education, Rehovot, Israel

11:45 AM

Concluding Remarks

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