Session: Engaging the Public in Science: Promoting a Deeper Understanding of Our World and Beyond (GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

Session No. 215

Wednesday, 18 October 2023: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

328 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

T32. Engaging the Public in Science: Promoting a Deeper Understanding of Our World and Beyond

GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division

Andy Shaner, Jessica Swann and Emily Law, Advocates

Paper #

Start Time

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

215-1

8:05 AM

OPENSPACE: VISUALIZING EARTH, PLANETS, AND A UNIVERSE FOR LEARNING (Invited Presentation)

EBEL, Denton¹, GEMMA, Marina E.², VILLA, Megan³, EMMART, Carter³, TRAKINSKI, Vivian³, SMITH, Rachel⁴, FAHERTY, Jackie⁵, ACINAPURA, Micah³, ABBOTT, Brian⁶ and KINZLER, Rosamond³, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024-5192, (2)Deptartment Of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024-5192, (3)Department of Education, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024-5192, (4)Department of Physics and Astronomy, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608; Department of Physics and Astronomy, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC 27601, (5)Department of Education, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024-5192; Department of Astrophysics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024-5192, (6)Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024-5192

215-2

8:20 AM

NASA'S CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM: SCIENCE IS MORE FUN WITH VOLUNTEERS! (Invited Presentation)

KUCHNER, Marc, 14 Knapton St, Barrington, RI 02806

215-3

8:35 AM

NASA’S CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS AS AN ADDITIONAL AVENUE FOR ENGAGING STUDENTS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION

LANG, Nicholas Patrick, NASA, Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, KELLEY, Michael, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20546 and KUCHNER, Marc, 14 Knapton St, Barrington, RI 02806

215-4

8:50 AM

THE HIDDEN WATER PROJECT: TRACKING GROUNDWATER ON CAMPUS WITH MAYFLY/ARDUINO ULTRASONIC MONITORING

HICKSON, Thomas, Ph.D., Department of Earth, Environment and Society, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105

215-5

9:05 AM

FOSSIL DETECTIVES: AN INTERACTIVE LESSON PLAN ON HORSESHOE CRAB PALEONTOLOGY

OCON, Samantha, FAVARO, Alexander, GUMOWSKI, Layne, BARRETT, Hana and LAMSDELL, James C., Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 98 Beechurst Avenue, Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506

215-6

9:20 AM

GENERATING EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS EXCITEMENT FOR SCIENCE BY EXPOSURE TO FOSSILS THROUGH A COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MODEL

CORSELLO, Alexander, Department of Earth Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, LAM, Adriane, Department of Earth Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13903 and HALL, Sara, Center for Civic Engagement, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902

215-7

9:35 AM

TEACH CLIMATE CHANGE WITH HELP FROM EARTH@HOME

ZABEL, Ingrid, HENDRICKS, Jonathan, HAAS, Don, MOORE, Alexandra and ROSS, Robert, Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850

215-8

9:50 AM

THE ROLE OF SCIENCE TRADE BOOKS IN INFLUENCING K-12 STUDENTS SOLID EARTH CONCEPTS: THE EXAMPLE OF EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND INTENSITY

PYLE, Eric¹, BOOKER, Kaliyah Q.¹ and SUMY, Danielle², (1)Department of Geology & Environmental Science, James Madison University, MSC 6903, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, (2)Engagement, EarthScope Consortium, 1200 New York Ave. NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005

215-9

10:05 AM

PERCEPTIONS, PRACTICALITIES, PRESSURES: GEOSCIENCE COMMUNICATION PRACTITIONERS’ UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION MODELS

ONSTAD, Courtney, Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada and VAN DER FLIER KELLER, Eileen, Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada

215-10

10:20 AM

CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER RESOURCES IN NEW MEXICO- SHAPING LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS THROUGH EFFECTIVE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

DUNBAR, Nelia, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801-4681

215-11

10:35 AM

PLACE-BASED EDUCATION ENGAGES GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND COMMUNITIES IN COLLABORATION

KLEINER, Cheyenne, Michigan State University, Geocognition Research Lab, 207 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824

215-12

10:50 AM

IMPROVING STUDENT CONFIDENCE, COMPREHENSION, AND COMMUNICATION OF PRIMARY LITERATURE WITH REAL-WORLD, AUTHENTIC SCIENCE COMMUNICATION STAKES

JONES, Daniel, Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801; National Cave and Karst Research Institute, Carlsbad, NM 88220, MATTAINI, Katherine, Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, LENAHAN, Melanie, Department of Science & Engineering, Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, NJ 08876, GRAY, Anne, Northern New Mexico College, Española, NM 87532 and MISRA, Gina, Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, Seattle, WA 98104

215-13

11:05 AM

GROWING PUBLIC INTEREST IN GEOSCIENCE: NON-TECHNICAL FIELD GUIDES CONCERNING THE GALICE FORMATION, KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CA AND OR

SHAFFER, Catherine¹, SURPLESS, Kathleen D.², YOSHINOBU, Aaron S.³, BARNES, Calvin⁴, BRODIE, Emily² and NICOL, Carter², (1)Geosciences, Trinity University, 1 Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212, (2)Geosciences, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212, (3)Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053, (4)Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409

215-14

11:20 AM

A POORLY SORTED BUT WELL-ROUNDED PODCAST: AN ATTEMPT TO BRING THE GEOSCIENCES TO THE PEOPLE

LOSCO, Russell, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, West Chester University, 700 S High St, Merion Science Center, West Chester, PA 19383; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Delaware County Community College, 280 Pennocks Bridge Road, West Grove, PA 19390 and ROSENZWEIG, Gregory, Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc., 440 Creamery Way #500, Exton, PA 19341

215-15

11:35 AM

PAIRING PUBLIC SCIENCE OUTREACH WITH A THEME TO ATTRACT PARTICIPANTS TO GEOSCIENCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

ZELT, Fred, Earth Science Excursions, LLC, 1 Trimont Lane, Unit 1020-B, Pittsburgh, PA 15211

11:50 AM

Concluding Remarks

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