Geological Society of America

8:00 AM

EFFECTIVE EARTH SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS USING ONLY ONE OR TWO ITEMS

William I. Johnston, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI and Mark Francek, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI

137024 (THEME SESSIONS)

8:20 AM

HANDS-ON LESSONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE CLASSROOM

Jeffrey Andrew Nowak, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN

138111 (THEME SESSIONS)

8:40 AM

SIMPLE DEMONSTRATIONS FOR EARTH SCIENCE

K.M. Bower, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL and Diane Burns, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL

137745 (THEME SESSIONS)

9:00 AM

INQUIRY-BASED, HANDS-ON, K-12 OUTREACH DEMONSTRATIONS

Suzanne Krahn, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL and Patrick Wildman, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL and Melinda Baker, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL and Jeffrey Callicoat, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL and Sarah Friedman, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL and Chase Hamer, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL and Andrew Leszko, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL and Meghan Meredith, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL and Andrea Schackmann, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL and Natalie Toth, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL

137645 (THEME SESSIONS)

9:20 AM

INQUIRY-BASED GLACIER DEMONSTRATION USING FOOD IN AN INTRODUCTORY PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LAB SETTING

Carrie L. Wright, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN

137788 (THEME SESSIONS)

9:40 AM

INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT FLUBBER!

Carol Landis, Byrd Polar Research Center, Columbus, OH and Rachel Hintz, Byrd Polar Research Center, Columbus, OH

138064 (THEME SESSIONS)

10:00 AM

INTEGRATING BASIC PALEONTOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 4-12: PALEONTOLOGY IN A BOX

Aprele M. Fitzgerald, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN and Michael S. Zavada, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

137612 (THEME SESSIONS)

10:20 AM

DRAW T-REX, AND OTHER HANDS-ON PALEONTOLOGICAL AND EARTH HISTORY ACTIVITIES AT THE EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION NETWORK, KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Michael J. Lynch, Univ of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Stephen F. Greb, Lexington, KY and Rebecca Wang, Lexington, KY

137937 (THEME SESSIONS)

10:40 AM

USING STUDENT-MANIPULATED MODELS TO DEMONSTRATE KEY CONCEPTS IN PLATE TECTONICS

David Steer, The University of Akron, Akron, OH and David McConnell, The University of Akron, Akron, OH and Kyle Gray, The University of Akron, Akron, OH and Kathie Owens, The University of Akron, Akron, OH

137825 (THEME SESSIONS)

11:00 AM

NSF GK-12 PARTNERSHIP FOR EFFECTIVE EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION

Andrew Podoll, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL and Sally O'Leary, Murphysboro High School, Murphysboro, IL and Harvey Henson, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL and Frackson Mumba, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL and Nicholas Pinter, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL

138113 (THEME SESSIONS)

11:20 AM

HELPING STUDENTS MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM NOVICE LEARNER OF GROUND-WATER CONCEPTS TO EXPERT USING THE EXPANDED PLUME BUSTERS SOFTWARE

P.A. Macfarlane, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

135852 (THEME SESSIONS)

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