NH51A:
Discussing Disasters: Natural Hazards in the Classroom and Beyond I Posters

Friday, 19 December 2014: 8:00 AM-12:20 PM
Chairs:  Hans N Lechner, Michigan Technological Univers, Houghton, MI, United States and Emily E Gochis, MI Tech Univ--Dow Bldg #630, Houghton, MI, United States
Primary Conveners:  Hans N Lechner, Michigan Technological Univers, Houghton, MI, United States
Co-conveners:  Emily E Gochis, MI Tech Univ--Dow Bldg #630, Houghton, MI, United States, Luke J Bowman, Michigan Technological Univers, Houghton, MI, United States and William I Rose, Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI, United States
OSPA Liaisons:  Luke J Bowman, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

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Earthquake Safety Tips in the Classroom
Margarida Oliveira Melo1, Bernardo Azevedo Pinto Castro Maciel1, Rita Neto1, Ricardo Hartmann1, Guilherme Marques1, Mafalda Gonçalves1, Francisco Luís Rocha1 and Graça M Silveira2, (1)Colégio Marista de Carcavelos, Cascais, Portugal, (2)ISEL/IDL, Lisbon, Portugal
3836
 
PREVENTION STARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Bernardo Azevedo Pinto Castro Maciel1, Rita Neto1, Ricardo Hartmann1, Margarida Oliveira Melo1, Mafalda Gonçalves1, Guilherme Marques1, Francisco Luís Rocha1 and Graça M Silveira2, (1)Colégio Marista de Carcavelos, Cascais, Portugal, (2)ISEL/IDL, Lisbon, Portugal
3837
 
Using seismology to raise science awareness in kindergarten and elementary levels, with the help of high school students
Francisco Luís Rocha1, Graça M Silveira2,3, Guilherme Moreira1, Isabel Paes Afonso1, Bernardo Azevedo Pinto Castro Maciel1, Margarida Oliveira Melo1, Rita Neto1, Mafalda Gonçalves1, Guilherme Marques1 and Ricardo Hartmann1, (1)Colégio Marista de Carcavelos, Cascais, Portugal, (2)APCMC, Cascais, Portugal, (3)ISEL/IDL, Lisbon, Portugal
3838
 
Landslides! Engaging students in natural hazards and STEM principles through the exploration of landslide analog models
Emily E Gochis, Hans N Lechner, Kyle A Brill, Geoffery Lerner and Edrick Ramos, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
3839
 
Schoolyard Volcanoes: A Unit in Volcanology and Hazards
Hans N Lechner, Michigan Technological Univers, Houghton, MI, United States, Emily E Gochis, MI Tech Univ--Dow Bldg #630, Houghton, MI, United States and Kyle A Brill, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
3840
 
Living the Volcano: A First-Year Study Abroad Experience to Santorini, Greece
Lisa A Skinner1, Michelle Miller2 and Blase Scarnati2, (1)Northern Arizona University, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainibility, Flagstaff, AZ, United States, (2)Northern Arizona University, Co-Director, First Year Learning Initiative, University College, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
3841
 
Monitoring Persistent Volcanic Emissions from Sulphur Springs, Saint Lucia: A Community Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction
Erouscilla P Joseph1, Denise M Beckles2, Leonette Cox2, Viveka Brian Jackson3 and Dominic Alexander4, (1)University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Centre, Kingston, Jamaica, (2)University of the West Indies, Chemistry, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, (3)University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Centre, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, (4)Soufriere Regional Development Foundation, Soufriere, Saint Lucia
3842
 
The Cerg-C: A Specialisation Certificate in Geological and Climate Related Risk of the University of Geneva, Switzerland
Costanza Bonadonna1, David Consuegra2, Blaise Duvernay3, Donat Fäh4, Corine Frischknecht1, Christopher Gregg5, Michel Jaboyedoff6, Olivier Lateltin7, Scira Menoni8, Romerio Franco9 and Mauro Rosi10, (1)University of Geneva, Section of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geneva, Switzerland, (2)The School of Management and Engineering Vaud, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, (3)Federal Office for the Environment FOEN Topic Earthquakes, Bern, Switzerland, (4)ETH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, (5)East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States, (6)University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, (7)Swiss Geological Survey, Bern, Switzerland, (8)Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy, (9)Energy, policy and economics, Geneva, Switzerland, (10)Italian Civil Protection, Roma, Italy
3843
 
Weather Stations as Educational and Hazard-Forecasting Tools
John Scott Gierke1, Emily E Gochis2, Rafael Dominguez3, Luke J Bowman1 and Alex S Mayer4, (1)Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States, (2)MI Tech Univ--Dow Bldg #630, Houghton, MI, United States, (3)Colegio Muñoz, Hermosillo, Mexico, (4)Michigan Technological Univ, Houghton, MI, United States
3844
 
Teaching Disaster Preparedness to Rural Communities in El Salvador.
Tyler Barton, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
3845
 
Challenges to communicate risks of human-caused earthquakes
Christian D Klose, Think Geohazards, Inc., Bronxville, NY, United States
 
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