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Geological Society of America Workshop Presentations
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BACK TO SCHOOL: GRADUATE STUDENTS AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES IN K-12 CLASSROOMS:(1.9 MB) RUEZ, Dennis R. Jr. and BANNER, Jay L., Environmental Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0254, ruez@mail.utexas.edu
A NOVEL LECTURE SERIES AND ASSOCIATED OUTREACH PROGRAM IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES:(3.0 MB) BANNER, Jay L., Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, banner@mail.utexas.edu, STERN, Libby A., Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, and GUDA, Nelson, Environmental Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
GK-12 ACTIVITY: MEASURING YOUR CARBON DIOXIDE FOOTPRINT:(0.74 MB) KIRBY, Lynn Elizabeth, Kealing Junior High Magnet School, 1607 Pennsylvania Ave, Austin, TX 78702, lkirby@mail.utexas.edu.
ENVIRONMENT SUCCESSION: GEOSCIENCE IN AN URBAN SETTING:(5.6 MB) CLAPP, Amanda, Institute for Geophysics, The University of Texas at Austin, 4412 Spicewood Springs Road, Building 600, Austin, TX 78759, a.g.c@mail.utexas.edu, DINAN, M., The Liberal arts and Science Academy of Austin, LBJ High School, 7309 Lazy Creek Drive, Austin, TX 78724, THOMAS, D., Lake Travis Middle School, 3322 RR 620 South, Austin, TX 78738, and ELLINS, Katherine K., Institute for Geophysics, The University of Texas at Austin, 4412 Spicewood Springs Road, Building 600, Austin, TX 78759
IMPROVING K-12 GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS:(1.8 MB) ELLINS, Katherine K., CLAPP, Amanda, SVHILA, Vanessa, and SULLIVAN, Sean, The Institute for Geophysics, The University of Texas at Austin, 4412 Spicewood Springs Road, Building 600, Austin, TX 78759, kellins@ig.utexas.edu
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM: REMAINING A STEP AHEAD: SULLIVAN, Sean Michael, ELLINS, Kathy K., and FLY, Murry, (1) University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, 4412 Spicewood Springs Rd., Bldg. 600, Austin, TX 78759-8500, sullivansmi@mail.utexas.edu, (2) Westlake High School, 4100 Westbank Dr, Austin, TX 78746
ECOLOGY AND COMMUNITY: ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES WITH GIS:(3.3 MB) CHAPA-JONES, Veronica, GORDON, Jessica, and POAGE-NIXON, Nancy, Environmental Science Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, npoageni@austin.isd.tenet.edu
USING LONG-TERM SOIL EXPERIMENTS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN SCIENTIFIC LEARNING:(5.2 MB) GORDON, Jessica D., Environmental Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78704, jdgordon@mail.utexas.edu, HILGERS, Sara J., Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary, Austin, TX, and NIXON, Nancy P., Covington Middle School, Austin, TX, npoageni@austin.isd.tenet.edu
ADAPTATION OF A STREAM RAPID BIOASSESSMENT PROTOCOL TO TEACH THE CONCEPT OF BIOMONITORING IN THE CLASSROOM:(0.6 MB) GUTHRIE, Carla G., Environmental Science Institute and Section of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, cguthrie@mail.utexas.edu and MAAS, Martha M., Environmental Science Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
USING INQUIRY TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC THINKING IN THE CLASSROOM:(3.9 MB) COOK, Marilyn J., H.G. Olsen Elementary School, 100 S. Station Street, Port Aransas, TX 78373, mjcook@dorado.port-aransas.k12.tx.us and KOPECKY, Andrea L., Marine Science, The University of Texas, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, kopecky@utmsi.utexas.edu

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