Extractions: Tim@Himmelrich.com Sense of Smell Day Permeates Maryland Science Center: Day of Stinky Family Events Features Rotten Sneaker Contest The Maryland Science Center will celebrate the twelfth annual Sense of Smell Day The most popular activity of the day, the Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest Other smelly activities include a Smelling Bee Jelly Bean Test , and an S.Q. (Scent Quotient) Test . In the Smelling Bee , visitors will try to identify mystery scents for the chance to win prizes. While taking the Jelly Bean Test , visitors try to differentiate the taste between like-colored candies without being able to smell. The S.Q. Test will ask participants to match bottled scents to photographs. A furry, four-legged hero from the Chesapeake Search and Rescue Dog Association and a fellow canine in blue from the unit will demonstrate their amazing sense of smell at 12:00 PM. The demonstration will explain how these dogs are trained to be life savers and super scent trackers.
Extractions: The Internet and Jurassic Park : teaching students to think critically about dinosaurs Vitale, Gail, Piscitello-Pall, Susan, and Bennington, J Bret, 1996. The Internet and Jurassic Park : teaching students to think critically about dinosaurs. American Paleontologist Critical Thinking in the Classroom Thinking critically is an important skill for students to learn, but it is a difficult one to teach. Critical thinking is hard work, requiring students to focus on an issue and apply previously learned ideas to evaluate new information. One way to capture the attention of students and get them excited about critical thinking is to take advantage of their interest in popular films. Fortunately, two recent movies have come along that contain enough scientific content to provide for fertile discussion in a science classroom. Previously, the 7th grade Earth Science students at Memorial Jr. High School were shown Apollo 13 during our astronomy unit. One aspect of the astronomy unit dealt with using this movie to explore the difference between reality and fantasy. We discussed several physical principles that apply to spaceflight and the students were asked to watch the film and note where violations of these principles occurred. The students really enjoyed their detective work, so we decided to use a similar approach and explore the science of paleontology through the film Jurassic Park The Internet Prior to beginning the unit on paleontology, a request was sent out on the internet asking for assistance in identifying paleontological inaccuracies in
Extractions: Earth Science Teaching Guides Expeditions Crocodilian Resources Girl Talk ... Earth Science Aliki, My Visit to the Dinosaurs (HarperCollins, New York, 1984) $4.95. Barton, B., Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs (HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1989) $10.95. Barton, B., Des os, des os de dinosaures, l'ecole des loisirs (Paris, 1991) $3.91. Bausum, A., Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs, A Photobiography of Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews (National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 2000) $17.95. Did Dinosaurs Live in Your Backyard: Questions and Answers About Dinosaurs (Scholastic Inc., New York, 1998) $5.95. Benton, M.
DLESE Find A Resource > Subject: Paleontology Submit a comment or teaching tip. The activities in this 16page magazine encouragechildren to look more closely at geology in their local environments and http://www.dlese.org/dds/browse_su_0n.htm
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NPS: Nature & Science» Geology Resources Division Geology and paleontology activities Badlands National Park, South Dakota.Teaching paleontology in the National Parks and Monuments (grades 4-6) http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/education/
Extractions: Search A to Z Air Biology ... Explore Geology: Explore Geology NPS Geology Skip to Content Teacher Resources This page provides educational resources and links for teaching geology with National Park examples. Arches National Park's Red Rock Adventures - A Teacher's Guide to Canyon Country Outdoor Education A 130-page geology curriculum, called "The Many Faces of Delaware Water Gap", is available from Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. It includes curriculum-based field trips for five locations in the park in Pennsylvannia and New Jersey, as well as a 20 page introduction to general geologic topics for the park. Teachers are invited to contact the park for a free copy. (grades 3-6)
SCIENCE LINKS Umea University Analytical Chemistry Teaching Resources A comprehensive list of Badlands National Park Lesson Plans Geology and paleontology activities. http://www.col-ed.org/smcnws/msres/sciencelinks.html
USGS Learning Web :: Links To Other Lesson Plans Icon shows an illustration of a. NonUSGS site A Guide for teaching About CoastalWetlands Lesson plans and activities to teach students about wetlands. http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/lesson_plans_links.asp
USGS Learning Web :: Research Geology NonUSGS site The Fragile Fringe Lesson plans and activities to teach studentsabout wetlands. Non-USGS site Earth Science Classroom activities http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/students/homework_geology.asp
Extractions: 150 hands-on Science Lessons using Readily Available Materials! The Teaching Tank - Making Hands-on Science A Reality! I have checked these links many times, but the internet is changing rapidly. If you find one of these links isn't working, or if you would like to include new links, please send an e-mail to dburgess@rivier.edu . Thank you. I have also begun a list of sites that aren't about science or math, but may be interesting to Home School families Astronomy Biology Chemistry ... Paleontology The Solar System in Pictures - Astronomy webquests and pictures of all the planets in the solar system. The pages load fast and there are great learning quizzes. Amazing Space - A set of web-based activities primarily designed for classroom use, but made available for all to enjoy.
G.I.R.L.S. CAMP: GIRLS TEACHING GIRLS SCIENCE Offered by The Webb Schools through the Alf Museum of paleontology, the fiveday Other lesson activities included a shark dissection, a mini-fireworks http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2004AM/finalprogram/abstract_79352.htm
Extractions: 2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 710, 2004) Paper No. 146-11 Presentation Time: 11:00 AM-11:15 AM MOFFAT, Heather A. and WIDEMAN, Natalia K., Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, 1175 W. Baseline Road, Claremont, CA 91711, hmoffat@webb.org G.I.R.L.S. (Girls Investigating Real Life Science) Camp is a summer science education program which targets middle school girls, a group at-risk for underachievement in science and technology. The mission of the camp is to foster a love of science in young girls by way of curriculum, environment and example. Offered by The Webb Schools through the Alf Museum of Paleontology, the five-day summer program is a unique collaboration between a science museum, a private high school and four local public elementary schools. Under the guidance of two female paleontologists from the Alf Museum, a select group of 10th and 11th grade female student volunteers serve as the camps instructors. During the preceding spring, the student teachers prepare their lesson plans with adult science mentors and all complete an extensive training program. Campers are chosen during their fifth grade year from four elementary schools in the Claremont (California) Unified School District. Principals from the schools nominate students (1) who have expressed interest in science and (2) are from socioeconomic backgrounds which would most likely limit or prevent them from attending a summer science camp. The program is free to all participants.
Research And Creative Activities 2003 From the bone beds and back MSU paleontologists unearth dinosaurs getting toteach undergraduate and graduate students in paleontology, Varricchio http://www.montana.edu/wwwvr/activities/activities03/bonebeds.html
Extractions: Research Home Page By Evelyn Boswell Dave Varricchio, who fills a new position as assistant professor in earth sciences at MSU, examines a dinosaur bone bed in Inner Mongolia. Note the dinosaur footprint near his hand. (Mike Hettwer photo) Paleontologists have discovered 31 dinosaur skeletons in four years in the Hell Creek Formation around Jordan and the Fort Peck Reservoir alone, says Jack Horner, paleontologist at MSU's Museum of the Rockies. Not all were removed from the ground-or are expected to be. Of those skeletons, 10 were Triceratops, eight were Tyrannosaurus rex, five were duck-billed dinosaurs, and the rest were other smaller dinosaurs. They were all located on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service property. Jack Horner. (Jeannine Lintner photo)
Extractions: Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home Curriculum Resources Search the Site More Options Don't lose access to ENC's web site! Beginning in August, goENC.com will showcase the best of ENC Online combined with useful new tools to save you time. Take action todaypurchase a school subscription through goENC.com Classroom Calendar Digital Dozen ENC Focus ... Ask ENC Explore online lesson plans, student activities, and teacher learning tools. Search Browse Resource of the Day About Curriculum Resources Read articles about inquiry, equity, and other key topics for educators and parents. Create your learning plan, read the standards, and find tips for getting grants. Series: Parks as classrooms.
Extractions: Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home Curriculum Resources Search the Site More Options Don't lose access to ENC's web site! Beginning in August, goENC.com will showcase the best of ENC Online combined with useful new tools to save you time. Take action todaypurchase a school subscription through goENC.com Classroom Calendar Digital Dozen ENC Focus ... Ask ENC Explore online lesson plans, student activities, and teacher learning tools. Search Browse Resource of the Day About Curriculum Resources Read articles about inquiry, equity, and other key topics for educators and parents. Create your learning plan, read the standards, and find tips for getting grants. Series: Parks as classrooms.
NAGT Activities At 2005 GSA Meeting It s About Time Teaching the Temporal Aspects of Geoscience (Posters) Paleontological Society; Society of Vertebrate paleontology http://www.nagt.org/nagt/programs/NAGT_GSA_05.html
Extractions: Salt Lake City, UT NAGT Business NAGT-Sponsored Educational Sessions Other Educational Sessions Executive Committee: Saturday, 10/15; 8:00 - 9:30 AM Executive Committee and Council: Saturday, 10/15; 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 1:30 - 4:30 PM Earth Science Education Reception (GSA ,GSA Div. Geo. Ed., NAGT, DLESE, Cutting Edge): Saturday, 10/15; 5:30 - 7:00 PM GSA Presidential Address and Awards: Saturday (11/6/04), 7:00 - 9:00 PM NAGT/GSA Div. Geo. Ed. Luncheon (Ticketed): Sunday, 10/16; 11:45 AM - 2:00 PM AGI Meeting: Monday, 10/17; 8:00 - 10:30 AM GSA Geoscience Education Division Management Board: Monday, 10/17; 3:00 - 4:00 PM GSA Geoscience Education Division Social: Monday, 10/17; 4:00 - 4:30 PM GSA Geoscience Education Division General Business Meeting: Monday, 10/17; 4:30 - 5:30 PM NAGT/USGS Coop Summer Field: Monday 10/17; 3:30 - 5:30 PM
[Nagtnews] NAGTNews - Vol. 4, No. 2 New paleontology Website 2.) Earth System Processes 2 3. A list of topicsincludes * How to teach students to recognize a system when they see it * A http://www.nagt.org/pipermail/nagtnews/2005-April/000013.html
Extractions: Fri Apr 22 21:04:32 CDT 2005 Next message: [Nagtnews] Sorry - DELETE Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] ... http://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/ ), and 4) design complementary activities suitable for introductory courses that initiate development of the skills needed to succeed in the upper division courses. For more extensive information about the workshop, visit: http://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/workshop05/index.html To apply for the workshop, go to http://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/workshop05/apinstructions.html and fill out the online application form. ***************** 4.) Abundance of Education Sessions at Salt Lake City GSA Meeting NAGT is sponsoring 13 topical sessions at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, October 16-19, 2005, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Abstract deadline is July 12, 2005. The conference website is http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2005/
Hunting Invertebrates In The Classroom The activity will introduce the student to the science of paleontology and its material or will help teach the session and bring their own material. http://www.beloit.edu/~SEPM/Fossil_Explorations/Hunting_Invertebrates.html
Extractions: Lawrence, KS 66045 Level: Elementary to junior high Anticipated Learning Outcomes The student will acquire a general knowledge of fossils and paleontology, the study of evidence of life in the past. The student will be able to identify the major invertebrate groups (phyla) commonly found in the fossil record. The student will learn how fossils tell us about the history of the earth. Introduction This activity is designed to provide a general knowledge about evidence of life in the past and paleontology, or more simply, fossils, with an emphasis on the invertebrate phyla which include over 95% of all animal species. A general knowledge of life is all the students need; even many five year olds know what a clam, snail, insect, starfish, or octopus is and where these kinds of animals may live. The activity will introduce the student to the science of paleontology and its intimate relationship to sedimentary geology. The main concept here is that the organism interacted with the rock-forming environment. Information is preserved in the sedimentary rocks and the fossil remains. The information in one is very important in our understanding of the other. The activity also introduces the student to what the professional paleontologist does to earn a living. Background Your state geological survey, local geology society or natural history museum often publish good introductory guides to the local rocks or sell general introductory books for the hobbyist. Ideally, I recommend the instructor take at least one introductory course in geology or read a few introductory books on the the subject. Many universities offer introductory geology courses in the summer. I do believe a general knowledge of biology and a long evening of reading would suffice for the simpler parts of the exercise, especially if you can find a local geologist willing to help.
2005 Short Courses the UC Museum of paleontology Understanding and Teaching Evolution website, SC13 HandsOn activities for Teaching Physics in Elementary and Middle http://www.cascience.org/shortcourses05.html
Extractions: Short courses are three- or six-hour presentations designed to address a specific science concept in-depth. Short courses are presented by acknowledged experts in the topic and include hands-on, interactive instruction. They are optional, additional-fee events that are open to registered conference participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Unsold short course tickets may be available on-site at the conference, but as many short courses sell out early, CSTA highly encourages advance ticket purchase. To purchase tickets, indicate short course number on your conference registration form and include ticket payment with your total fee. Jump to:
Pony Express 3.3-4 Teaching paleontology and Geology in South America Gary has already becomeinvolved in the paleontology activities at the New Mexico Museum of Natural http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/ponyexpress/pony3_3 4/pe3_34.htm
Paleontology Division Activities Casting and molding are continuous parts of the Division s activities. Casts ofspecimens are used in teaching, exhibits, and research. http://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/PaleoWebsite/activities.html
Extractions: Field Work The staff, students, and volunteers of the Paleontology Division take numerous field trips during the year. These trips are for prospecting for new finds, examining known sites, and excavating active localities. One advantage for Division personnel is that most of their field localities are less than an hour's drive from Lubbock. This and the mild winters of the Llano Estacado allow the division to do field work throughout the year. We are fortunate to love our work. You will often find members of the Division in the field, working on their own research or assisting one of the other members in their prospecting or excavations, both on weeknights and weekends. Dr. Chatterjee and students in the field. A phytosaur is jacketed in the field. Excavating fossils at MOTT VPL 3869 in the Cooper Canyon Formation. Students and researchers loading a poposaur jacket onto an ATV. Research Our research at the museum is primarily concerned with vertebrate remains in the Upper Triassic Dockum Group of West Texas. The Dockum Group includes the two formations which most of the Triassic fossils come from: the Tecovas Formation (Carnian) and the Cooper Canyon Formation (Norian). Division personnel study a variety of fauna from the Triassic. Currently research is being performed on two ornithodiran taxa, pterosaurs, dinosaurs, rauisuchids, poposaurids, stagonolepidids, metoposaurids, procolophonids, trilophsaurids, phytosaurs, a sphenosuchian, and other taxa. Research ranges from the description of new species and new occurrences of known species to theoretical interpretations of biomechanics. The research underway will contribute to a better understanding of the Triassic world and its fauna.
LII - Results For "teaching Aids Devices" From the Museum of paleontology, University of California, Berkeley. An arteducation site that includes handson activities and techniques; http://www.lii.org/search?subsearch=Teaching Aids devices;query=Teaching Aids de
