Geoscience Research and Outreach: Schools and Public Engagement (Innovations in Science Education and Technology Book 21)

From energy and water resources to natural disasters, and from changing climatic patterns to the evolution of the Earth’s deep interior, geoscience research affects people’s lives in many ways and on many levels. This book offers a stimulating cross-disciplinary perspective on the important relationship between geoscience research and outreach activities for schools and for the general public. The contributors – academics, research scientists, science educators and outreach program educators – describe and evaluate outreach programs from around the world. A section entitled Field-based Approaches includes a chapter describing an initiative to engage Alaskan communities and students in research, and another on problem-based learning in the field setting. The Online Approaches section discusses ways to connect students and scientists using online forums; use of the web and social media, including the United Nations University and its experience with the design of a web magazine featuring geoscience research; and video clips on marine geoscience created by students and scientists. The section on Workshop and Laboratory-based Approaches includes a chapter on teaching geochronology to high school students, and another describing an extracurricular school activity program on meteorology. The Program Design section presents chapters on Integrating Geoscience Research in Primary and Secondary Education, on ways to bridge research with science education at the high school level, and on use of online geoscience data from the Great Lakes. The concluding section, Promoting Research-enhanced Outreach, offers chapters on Geoscience Outreach Education with the local community by a leading research-intensive university, and on the use of research to promote action in Earth science professional development for schoolteachers.__Geoscience Research and Outreach: Schools and Public Engagement__ will benefit geoscience researchers who wish to promote their work beyond academia. It offers guidance to those seeking research funding from agencies, which increasingly request detailed plans for outreach activities in research proposals. Policymakers, educators and scientists working in museums, learned societies and public organizations who wish to widen participation will also find this book useful. __Together with the companion volume Geoscience Research and Education: Teaching at Universities, this book showcases the key role that geoscience research plays in a wide spectrum of educational settings.__ From energy and water resources to natural disasters, and from changing climatic patterns to the evolution of the Earth’s deep interior, geoscience research affects people’s lives in many ways and on many levels. This book offers a stimulating cross-disciplinary perspective on the important relationship between geoscience research and outreach activities for schools and for the general public. The contributors – academics, research scientists, science educators and outreach program educators – describe and evaluate outreach programs from around the world. A section entitled Field-based Approaches includes a chapter describing an initiative to engage Alaskan communities and students in research, and another on problem-based learning in the field setting. The Online Approaches section discusses ways to connect students and scientists using online forums; use of the web and social media, including the United Nations University and its experience with the design of a web magazine featuring geoscience research; and video clips on marine geoscience created by students and scientists. The section on Workshop and Laboratory-based Approaches includes a chapter on teaching geochronology to high school students, and another describing an extracurricular school activity program on meteorology. The Program Design section presents chapters on Integrating Geoscience Research in Primary and Secondary Education, on ways to bridge research with science education at the high school level, and on use of online geoscience data from the Great Lakes. The concluding section, Promoting Research-enhanced Outreach, offers chapters on Geoscience Outreach Education with the local community by a leading research-intensive university, and on the use of research to promote action in Earth science professional development for schoolteachers. Geoscience Research and Outreach: Schools and Public Engagement will benefit geoscience researchers who wish to promote their work beyond academia. It offers guidance to those seeking research funding from agencies, which increasingly request detailed plans for outreach activities in research proposals. Policymakers, educators and scientists working in museums, learned societies and public organizations who wish to widen participation will also find this book useful. Together with the companion volume Geoscience Research and Education: Teaching at Universities, this book showcases the key role that geoscience research plays in a wide spectrum of educational settings. From energy and water resources to natural disasters, and from changing climatic patterns to the evolution of the Earths deep interior, geoscience research affects peoples lives in many ways and on many levels. This book offers a stimulating cross-disciplinary perspective on the important relationship between geoscience research and outreach activities for schools and for the general public. The contributors - academics, research scientists, science educators and outreach program educators - describe and evaluate outreach programs from around the world. A section entitled Field-based Approaches includes a chapter describing an initiative to engage Alaskan communities and students in research, and another on problem-based learning in the field setting. The Online Approaches section discusses ways to connect students and scientists using online forums; use of the web and social media, including the United Nations University and its experience with the design of a web magazine featuring geoscience research; and video clips on marine geoscience created by students and scientists. The section on Workshop and Laboratory-based Approaches includes a chapter on teaching geochronology to high school students, and another describing an extracurricular school activity program on meteorology. The Program Design section presents chapters on Integrating Geoscience Research in Primary and Secondary Education, on ways to bridge research with science education at the high school level, and on use of online geoscience data from the Great Lakes. The concluding section, Promoting Research-enhanced Outreach, offers chapters on Geoscience Outreach Education with the local community by a leading research-intensive university, and on the use of research to promote action in Earth science professional development for schoolteachers.Geoscience Research and Outreach: Schools and Public Engagement will benefit geoscience researchers who wish to promote their work beyond academia. It o ffers guidance to those seeking research funding from agencies, which increasingly request detailed plans for outreach activities in research proposals. Policymakers, educators and scientists working in museums, learned societies and public organizations who wish to widen participation will also find this book useful. Together with the companion volume Geoscience Research and Education: Teaching at Universities, this book showcases the key role that geoscience research plays in a wide spectrum of educational settings Front Matter....Pages i-ix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Geoscience and Educational Research in Outreach Activities....Pages 3-9 Perceptions of Time Matter: The Importance of Geoscience Outreach....Pages 11-15 Front Matter....Pages 17-17 Engaging Alaska Communities and Students in Cryospheric Research....Pages 19-45 The Salish Sea Expedition: Science Outreach from the Gangplank....Pages 47-54 Problem-Based Learning in the Field Setting....Pages 55-77 Front Matter....Pages 79-79 From Local to EXtreme Environments (FLEXE): Connecting Students and Scientists in Online Forums....Pages 81-89 Communicating Scientific Research Through the Web and Social Media: Experience of the United Nations University with the Our World 2.0 Web Magazine....Pages 91-101 Marine Geosciences from a Different Perspective: “Edutainment” Video Clips by Pupils and Scientists....Pages 103-119 Small, Subject-Oriented Educational Resource Gateways: What Are Their Roles in Geoscience Education?....Pages 121-142 Front Matter....Pages 143-143 The European Experience of Educational Seismology....Pages 145-170 EARTHTIME: Teaching Geochronology to High School Students in the USA....Pages 171-189 Little Meteorological Workshop: An Extracurricular School Activity for Pupils....Pages 191-202 Grasping Deep Time with Scaled Space in Personal Environs....Pages 203-223 Front Matter....Pages 225-225 Integrating Geoscience Research in Primary and Secondary Education....Pages 227-250 Bridging Scientific Research and Science Education in High Schools Through Authentic and Simulated Science Experiences....Pages 251-271 Using Guided Inquiry Tools with Online Geosciences Data from the Great Lakes....Pages 273-292 Front Matter....Pages 293-293 Communicating Climate Science from a Data-Centered Perspective....Pages 295-301 Geoscience Outreach Education with the Local Community....Pages 303-309 Using Research to Promote Action in Earth Science Professional Development for Teachers....Pages 311-333 Back Matter....Pages 335-340