T57 Geohazards—Teachable Moments for Students and the Public: An Illustrated Community Discussion (Posters)

Presentations

• 6:00 PM
  THE GEOLOGY OF THE KATRINA DISASTER IN NEW ORLEANS - FIELD TRIPS FOR THE COMMUNITY
  Stephen A. Nelson, New Orleans, LA
  108658 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  CHALLENGING STUDENTS AND LEVERAGING THE POWER OF THE TEACHABLE MOMENT
  H. Robert Burger, Smith College, Northampton, MA
  108920 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  COLLABORATING WITH THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO “DEVELOP” A PROJECT-BASED GEOHAZARDS COURSE
  Jeffrey H. Tepper, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA and Michael Valentine, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA and Benjamin Pierson, Pierce County Dept. of Emergency Management, Tacoma, WA
  109332 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  GEOHAZARDS VISUALIZATIONS AND TEACHING MATERIALS JUST-IN-TIME
  John McDaris, 1 North College St.Science Education Resource Center, Northfield, MN and Cathryn A. Manduca, Carleton College, Northfield, MN and Heather Macdonald, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
  109622 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  WEB-BASED TEACHING RESOURCES ABOUT HURRICANE KATRINA
  Laurie B. Cantwell, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT and David Mogk, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
  110026 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  EARTHQUAKES AND YOU: MAKING EARTH SCIENCE RELEVANT TO 5TH GRADERS
  Scott K. Clark, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL and Chris J. Midden, Unity Point School, Carbondale, IL
  110391 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  THE HAZARDOUS EARTH: THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ASSESSMENT OF AN EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE COURSE
  Warren C. Tomkiewicz, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH and Mark Turski, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
  110721 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  WHEN THE GROUND MOVES! A PUBLICATION ABOUT GEOHAZARDS FOR GRADES 9-12 AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
  Randy Bechtel, Raleigh, NC
  113212 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  ADDRESSING GEOHAZARDS AND EDUCATING PUBLIC IS PART OF THE CURRICULA
  Daria Nikitina, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA
  114100 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  THE NEWELL CREEK VILLAGE APARTMENT LANDSLIDE, OREGON CITY, OREGON 2006: WE TOLD YOU NOT TO BUILD THERE!
  Scott F. Burns, Portland State University, Portland, OR
  114615 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  GEOHAZARDS AND THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT: HIGHLIGHTING RESEARCH AT THE INTERSECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION
  Daniel Brabander, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
  114623 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  OUR HAZARDOUS PLANET: A NEW ENTRY-LEVEL GEOHAZARDS COURSE AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
  Joe Reese, 151 Fieldstone Way Geosciences Dept, Erie, PA and Erik Caldwell, McDowell Intermediate High School, Erie, PA
  114870 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  GLOBAL WARMING AND THE INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR AS A CONTEXT FOR TEACHING INNER-CITY CHILDREN EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
  Elizabeth K. Thomas, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY and Monica Ridgeway, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY and Lisa Wischerath, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY and Jason Briner, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
  115151 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  STUDYING SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSIES THROUGH THE LENS OF KATRINA
  Mary Savina, Carleton College Dept Geology, Northfield, MN
  115511 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  THE 2006 FERGUSON ROCKSLIDE INCIDENT, MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: COMMUNICATING SCIENCE INFORMATION DURING THE ONSET OF A GEOHAZARD
  Jerome V. DeGraff, USDA Forest Service, Clovis, CA and Alan J. Gallegos, USDA Forest Service, Clovis, CA and Edwin L. Harp, U.S. Geol Suvey, Denver, CO and Mark E. Reid, U.S. Geol Survey, Menlo Park, CA and Jonathan W. Godt, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
  115661 (Technical Sessions)
• 6:00 PM
  USING A GEOHAZARDS COURSE TO TAP THE STRENGTHS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT POPULATIONS
  Eric M. Baer, Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA and Carla Whittington, Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA
  116410 (Technical Sessions)