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Innovations in Science Education and Technology 21 Vincent C.H. Tong Editor Geoscience Research and Outreach Schools and Public Engagement Geoscience Research and Outreach INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY Volume 21 Series Editor Cohen, Karen C. Weston, MA, USA About this Series As technology rapidly matures and impacts on our ability to understand science as well as on the process of science education, this series focuses on in-depth treatment of topics related to our common goal: global improvement in science education. Each research-based book is written by and for researchers, faculty, teachers, students, and educational technologists. Diverse in content and scope, they refl ect the increasingly interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches required to effect change and improvement in teaching, policy, and practice and provide an understanding of the use and role of the technologies in bringing benefi t globally to all. For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/6150 Vincent C.H. Tong Editor Geoscience Research and Outreach Schools and Public Engagement Editor Vincent C.H. Tong Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Birkbeck, University of London London, UK ISSN 1873-1058 ISSN 2213-2236 (electronic) ISBN 978-94-007-6942-7 ISBN 978-94-007-6943-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6943-4 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013946238 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifi cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfi lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. 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While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Acknowledgements I would like to thank all chapter authors for their immense contribution to this book project, and I am indebted to Dr. Karen Cohen and Professor Alan Jenkins for their thoughtful advice in making this book and the companion volume, G eoscience Research and Education : Teaching at Universities , a reality. My thanks also go to Bernadette Ohmer, Marianna Pascale and Gounasegarane Shanthy for their generous help with the preparation of the book. I am most grateful to Professor Sir Peter Knight FRS for his infectious passion for both scientifi c research and education. For those of us who have been fortunate enough to be his students, his dedication to teaching is deeply inspirational. University of London Vincent C.H. Tong v Contents Part I Introduction: The Context Geoscience and Educational Research in Outreach Activities ................... 3 Vincent C.H. Tong Perceptions of Time Matter: The Importance of Geoscience Outreach .................................................................................. 11 Samuel A. Bowring Part II Field-Based Approaches Engaging Alaska Communities and Students in Cryospheric Research ................................................................................ 19 Kenji Yoshikawa, Elena Sparrow, and Julia Stanilovskaya The Salish Sea Expedition: Science Outreach from the Gangplank .......... 47 K. Westnedge and A. Dallimore Problem-Based Learning in the Field Setting .............................................. 55 Lung Sang Chan and Loretta M.W. Ho Part III Online Approaches From Local to EXtreme Environments (FLEXE): Connecting Students and Scientists in Online Forums................................ 81 William S. Carlsen, Liz Goehring, and Steven C. Kerlin Communicating Scientifi c Research Through the Web and Social Media: Experience of the United Nations University with the Our World 2.0 Web Magazine ...................................... 91 Brendan F.D. Barrett, Mark Notaras, and Carol Smith vii viii Contents Marine Geosciences from a Different Perspective: “Edutainment” Video Clips by Pupils and Scientists .................................. 103 J. Dengg, S. Soria-Dengg, and S. Tiemann Small, Subject-Oriented Educational Resource Gateways: What Are Their Roles in Geoscience Education? ........................................ 121 Matteo Cattadori, Cristiana Bianchi, Maddalena Macario, and Luca Masiello Part IV Workshop- and Laboratory-Based Approaches The European Experience of Educational Seismology ................................ 145 A. Zollo, A. Bobbio, J.L. Berenguer, F. Courboulex, P. Denton, G. Festa, A. Sauron, S. Solarino, F. Haslinger, and D. Giardini EARTHTIME: Teaching Geochronology to High School Students in the USA ........................................................................................ 171 Britta Bookhagen, Noah McLean, Robert Buchwaldt, Matthew Rioux, Francis Dudás, and Samuel Bowring Little Meteorological Workshop: An Extracurricular School Activity for Pupils ............................................. 191 Kornelija Špoler Čanić and Dubravka Rasol Grasping Deep Time with Scaled Space in Personal Environs ....................................................................................... 203 Bo Holm Jacobsen Part V Programme Design Integrating Geoscience Research in Primary and Secondary Education............................................................................... 227 Elena B. Sparrow, Leslie S. Gordon, Martha R. Kopplin, Rebecca Boger, Sheila Yule, Kim Morris, Krisanadej Jaroensutasinee, Mullica Jaroensutasinee, and Kenji Yoshikawa Bridging Scientifi c Research and Science Education in High Schools Through Authentic and Simulated Science Experiences ........................................................................................ 251 Lucette Barber Using Guided Inquiry Tools with Online Geosciences Data from the Great Lakes............................................................................. 273 Sandra Rutherford Contents ix Part VI Promoting Research-Enhanced Outreach Communicating Climate Science from a Data- Centered Perspective .......................................................................... 295 Matt Rogers Geoscience Outreach Education with the Local Community ............................................................................. 303 Jennifer Saltzman Using Research to Promote Action in Earth Science Professional Development for Teachers ........................................................ 311 Chris King Index ................................................................................................................. 335
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