HR: 0800h
AN: ED31C-0751    [Abstracts]
TI: Learning Activities Developed at The University of Texas at Austin Institute for Geophysics Using Ocean Drilling Science, Technology and Data
AU: * Bailey, D M
EM: bailey_danny@hotmail.com
AF: The Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences,The University of Texas, 1 University Station C1100 , Austin, TX 78712-0254 United States
AU: Stevens, J
EM: joel@ig.utexas.edu
AF: The Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences,The University of Texas, 1 University Station C1100 , Austin, TX 78712-0254 United States
AU: Clarke, D
EM: Donna_Clarke@sbcglobal.net
AF: Round Rock Independent School District, 1311 Round Rock Avenue, Round Rock, TX 78681 United States
AU: Ellins, K
EM: kellins@ig.utexas.edu
AF: The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, 4412 Spicewood Springs Rd Bldg. 600, Austin, TX &8759 United States
AU: Tynes, G
EM: gail_tynes@roundrockisd.org
AF: Round Rock Independent School District, 1311 Round Rock Avenue, Round Rock, TX 78681 United States
AU: Petkovsek, M
EM: marilyn_petkovsek@roundrockisd.org
AF: Round Rock Independent School District, 1311 Round Rock Avenue, Round Rock, TX 78681 United States
AB: NSF GK-12 Fellows at The University of Texas at Austin Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) actively contribute to K-12 education by linking K-12 students and teachers to research scientists and recent discoveries, and by developing hands-on learning activities designed primarily for secondary school learning environments. The excitement of the new Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), an international research program that explores the history and structure of the Earth by studying the sediments and rocks beneath the seafloor, has provided UTIG's GK-12 Fellows with an incentive to develop new, and revise existing, inquiry-based learning activities based on the science, technology and/or data of scientific ocean drilling. These activities, grouped into a curriculum module, address the mechanics of collecting cores, fossil identification and age relationships within a core, and the interpretation of geophysical logs. They expose teachers and students to the exciting science and advanced technology of the IODP and the achievements of the Ocean Drilling Program, which preceded IODP. UTIG scientists active in the IODP guided the development of the module's science content. The module activities are aligned with U.S. educational standards, but could be adapted for use in other countries that participate in the IODP. Where this isn't possible, they can serve as an example of educational curriculum materials that underscore the vital nature of international collaboration.
UR: http://www.ig.utexas.edu/outreach/gk-12/index.htm
DE: 3000 MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0820 Curriculum and laboratory design
DE: 0830 Teacher training
SC: Education and Human Resourcese [ED]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting