ED53E:
Teaching the Scientific Method as an Integral Part of Earth and Physical Science Classes - Posters


Session ID#: 8849

Session Description:
Fundamental knowledge of the scientific method is integral to helping students understand scientific concepts and topics.  Often, however, this basic premise is not emphasized in Earth and physical science classes.  This session welcomes a broad range of presentations that discuss and highlight methods in which the scientific method is taught and included in both K-12 and university-level science classes.
Primary Convener:  Geoffrey W Cook, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
Convener:  Heather M Cook, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, United States
Chairs:  Heather M Cook, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, United States and Geoffrey W Cook, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Geoffrey W Cook, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
Index Terms:

0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0820 Curriculum and laboratory design [EDUCATION]
0825 Teaching methods [EDUCATION]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Thinking Like a Scientist: The RITES Path for K-12 Students to Learn the Scientific Method (81746)
Daniel P Murray1, Howard Dooley Jr.1 and Dawn Cardace2, (1)Univ. of Rhode Island, Geosciences, Kingston, RI, United States, (2)University of Rhode Island, Geosciences, Narragansett, United States
Using the mystery box as a means to explore the scientific method in an undergraduate lecture setting (65305)
Heather M Cook, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, United States and Geoffrey W Cook, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
Using a peer review exercise to teach students the value of the peer review process (65334)
Geoffrey W Cook, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States and Heather M Cook, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, United States
Development of a Memory Game to Improve Knowledge Retention in Preparation for Broad Scope Exams in an Introductory Earth Science Course (68651)
Nicole A Iwaz, Cerritos College, Earth Science and Geography, Norwalk, CA, United States and Heather M Cook, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, United States
Integrating Scientific Inquiry into an Undergraduate Applied Remote Sensing Course (65291)
Ramesh Sivanpillai, University of Wyoming, Wyoming GIS Center, Laramie, United States
A New Approach to Teaching Science to Elementary Education Majors in Response to the NGSS (68598)
Corinne Brevik, Lisa Daniels and Christine McCoy, Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND, United States
IYPT problems teach high school students about teamwork and the scientific method (65677)
Kelly Kochanski, University of Colorado - Boulder, Geological Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States and Andrei Klishin, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Physics, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Should Fermi Have Secured his Water Heater Against Earthquakes? (63863)
Edward Max Brooks1, Molly Diggory2, Enrique Gomez2, Amir Salaree3, Mark Schmid4, Nooshin Saloor5 and Seth Stein6, (1)Northwestern University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Evanston, IL, United States, (2)Northwestern University, Civil and Evironmental Engineering, Evanston, IL, United States, (3)University of Michigan, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (4)Northwestern University, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Evanston, IL, United States, (5)Northwestern University, Evanston, United States, (6)Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States

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