Mission to Mars: Teaching Space Exploration and Technology Through Low-Tech Rover Simulations
Juliane Gross, NASA; Lauren Neitzke-Adamo, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Many misconceptions about Planetary Sciences and exploration still exist today despite the progress that scientists and engineers have made over the last 50+ years. Much of these advancements have occurred on ...

Facilitating Effective Group Projects in Geoscience Courses
Sasha Seroy, University of Washington-Seattle Campus; Dana Thomas, City of Austin
This workshop will explore effective ways to facilitate group projects to promote the development of workforce skills for students. We will provide an overview of the benefits of group projects for geoscience ...

Exploring ENSO through the El Niño/La Niña Slide Chart and Current Data
David Curry, Council Rock School District; Elizabeth Mills, American Meteorological Society
The past year has featured an active, warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, considered historically "strong". El Niño developed in early summer 2023, peaked in November, and persisted through ...

Making Sense of Your Course Evaluations
Cody Kirkpatrick, Indiana University-Bloomington
Student evaluations of teaching remain one of the most used – and misused – components of our teaching portfolios. These evaluations are often given substantial weight by administrators in promotion and merit ...

Information from Seismograms: Beyond Epicenters, For Even the Novice Student
Laurel Goodell, Princeton University
An objective of many entry-level earthquake exercises is to use S-P wave travel time differences from multiple seismic stations, and then "triangulate" to determine the location of the epicenter of a ...

Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences
Brendan Hanger, Colorado School of Mines; Lynsey LeMay, Virginia Peninsula Community College; Christy Visaggi, Georgia State University; Rebecca Beadling, Temple University
This workshop is designed specifically for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and others who are interested in pursuing academic careers in the geosciences. Workshop leaders from a variety of institution ...

Guiding students to use evidence to support their scientific reasoning: Research Results
Kathy Browne, Rider University; Gabriela Smalley, Rider University; Andrea Drewes, Rider University; Sage Lichtenwalner, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Scientific reasoning is complex and many of us have experienced our students struggling to excel in this skill. With NSF funding, we have been testing a strategy built into general education introductory ...

Soil Science: Bridging Geology and Environmental Science in a Sustainable World
Michelle Cauley, Dakota College at Bottineau
The study of soils, soil health, and soil's impact on our climate is paramount in our ever-changing educational landscape. In this workshop, participants will be exploring the connection that soils have in our ...

Sustainability: Intentional integration
Jennifer Cholnoky, Skidmore College; Mary Abercrombie, Florida Gulf Coast University
In this workshop, we will investigate the many faceted connections between sustainability and the geosciences. Within breakout groups, we will explore strategies for integrating sustainability concepts into our ...

Education and Workforce Development Support by EarthScope Consortium and NSF Geophysics Facilities
Beth Pratt-Sitaula, EarthScope; Donna Charlevoix, EarthScope Consortium; Michael Hubenthal, EarthScope; Tammy Bravo, EarthScope Consortium; Gillian B Haberli, EarthScope; Scott Johnson, EarthScope Consortium; Anika Knight, EarthScope; DeeDee Okamoto, EarthScope Consortium; Shelley E Olds, EarthScope Consortium; Kelsey Russo-Nixon, EarthScope Consortium; Kelsey Russo-Nixon, EarthScope; Justin Sweet, EarthScope Consortium
The EarthScope Consortium operates the NSF SAGE (seismology) and NSF GAGE (geodesy) facilities and is dedicated to supporting transformative global geophysical research and education. EarthScope's Engagement ...