HR: 11:05h
AN: ED42A-04    [Abstracts]
TI: ERESE: An online forum for research-based earth science inquiry
AU: * Symons, C M
EM: csymons@ucsd.edu
AF: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0220, La Jolla, CA 92093-0220, United States
AU: Koppers, A
EM: akoppers@coas.oregonstate.edu
AF: College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 COAS Admin Building, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, United States
AU: Helly, M
EM: Hellymc@mail.bay.k12.fl.us
AF: A.C. Mosley High School, 501 N. Mosley Dr., Lynn Haven, FL 3244,
AU: Staudigel, H
EM: hstaudig@ucsd.edu
AF: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0225, La Jolla, CA 92093-0225,
AU: Miller, S P
EM: spmiller@ucsd.edu
AF: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0220, La Jolla, CA 92093-0220, United States
AB: The Enduring Resources for Earth Science Education (ERESE) Project bridges the gap between earth science research and science education by providing a forum for electronic collaboration between practicing scientists and classroom teachers. By combining the resources of Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and the expertise of educators, ERESE leverages a wide variety of assets to provide state-of-the-art, online digital resources through two National Science Digital Library collections: Earthref.org (http://www.Earthref.org/ERESE) and SIOExplorer (http://SIOExplorer.ucsd.edu). Earthref.org provides a wealth of plate tectonic-related content appropriate for designing and enacting inquiry lessons. The SIOExplorer Digital Library houses marine geophysical data from over 800 research cruises each containing a variety of data types from meteorological, to oceanographic, geophysical and navigational data. Built on successful collaboration between scientists and middle and high school teachers from across the country beginning in 2004, ERESE has expanded into a multifaceted repository for thought-provoking earth science data and images, virtual field trips and inquiry lessons designed by our partner teachers. More than static interfaces, both Earthref.org and SIOExplorer introduce users to current topics in science, seeking to answer outstanding questions about the earth, its processes, formation, and future. To provide a starting point for new users to design and contribute lessons to Earthref.org we have created a basic inquiry lesson plan template that models the process of investigating a real scientific problem. The template is designed on the basis of our five-stage model of inquiry adapted to the National Science Education Standards. As with all inquiry lessons, our model focuses on the shift of power from the teacher at the outset of the lesson to the students upon completion of the lesson.
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0825 Teaching methods
DE: 0845 Instructional tools
DE: 3037 Oceanic hotspots and intraplate volcanism
DE: 3040 Plate tectonics (8150, 8155, 8157, 8158)
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting