Session: Symposium--Communicating Science to the Public: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Wednesday, November 4, 2009: 1:25 PM-2:50 PM

Convention Center, Room 320, Third Floor

Presiding:

Paula Gale

Organizer:

Paula Gale

2:50 PM

Adjourn

1:25 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:30 PM

2010 Soils Planner-Development of the US Soil Survey.
Maxine J. Levin, USDA-NRCS; Samuel Stalcup, USDA-NRCS; J. Douglas Helms, USDA-NRCS; Paul Reich, USDA-NRCS; Harihan Eswaran, USDA-NRCS

Audio File Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

An Ecosystem Approach to K-12 Soils Education Using the Dig It!exhibit Website.
J. Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Environmental Res. Center; Amy Bolton, Smithsonian Natl. Museum of Natural History

Audio File Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

Dr. Dirt: Disseminating Soils to the Public.
Clay Robinson, West Texas A&M Univ.

Audio File Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

TGSAS: Collegiate Experiential Learning for High School Students.
Wesley Totten, Univ. of Tennessee, Martin; Paula Gale, Univ. of Tennessee, Martin; Jerry Gresham, Univ. of Tennessee, Martin

Audio File Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

Soil Science Students in the K-12 Classroom: A Mutually Enriching Experience.
Paula Gale, Univ. of Tennessee, Martin; Lisa M. Bukeavich, Sharon School

Audio File Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

Concluding Remarks

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