T45 Innovative Hands-on Geoscience Lab and Class Activities for use in Undergraduate Teaching (Posters)
Sunday, 9 October 2011
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Hall C
ANALOG MODELS FROM THE MODELING AND EDUCATIONAL DEMONSTRATIONS LABORATORY AT UCLA
Paper number: T45-12
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Authors
Abstract
Since 2005, the MEDL (Modeling and Educational Demonstrations Laboratory) Group has been developing hands-on analog physical models for earth and space science undergraduate courses as well as education and outreach programs. These models have helped deepen students’ understanding of non-observable events in nature. At GSA 2011, we plan to make available a few such models covering topics such as magnetism, plate tectonics, topographic maps, and convection. Attendees are encouraged to try out these models. Pre-analogy steps will be presented to supplement them. A pre-analogy step is a cognitive support activity a teacher can assign to a student before the student is introduced to a particular target.