Session 3 Educational Applications for Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography (Invited Presentations)

Monday, 10 January 2000: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Host: Ninth Symposium on Education
Organizers:
Patricia A. Phoebus, NRL, Monterey, CA and Mohan K. Ramamurthy, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Papers:
1:30 PM
3.1
High Technology Presentation of Earth Science Stories in Schools and Museums
Arthur Frederick Hasler, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

2:00 PM
3.2
Earth System Science Education in the New Millennium: Learning Modules and Peer Review
Donald R. Johnson, USRA, Columbia, MD; and M. Ruzek and M. Kalb

2:15 PM
3.3
Teaching With Environmental Satellite Technology
Nancy McIntyre, West Chester University, West Chester, PA

2:30 PM
3.4
Understanding Climate: Learning activities and resources for K-12
Theresa G. Schwerin, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Arlington, VA

2:45 PM
3.5
Studying the Earth's Environment from Space: A series of inquiry-based computer lab activities
Michael A. Alfultis, US Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT; and E. Smith

3:00 PM
3.6
Physical oceanography in the classroom: interactive and relevant
Susan A. Digby, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and T. Nolan

3:15 PM
3.7
Naval Oceanographic Office Support of National, State, and Local Satellite Oceanography Education Programs
Thomas L. Sandidge, Jr., Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS

3:30 PM
3.8
The CERES S'COOL project: Two years after first launch
Lin H. Chambers, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and D. F. Young, C. J. Green, S. J. Haberer, and A. M. Racel

3:45 PM
3.9
Inquiry-Based Methods of Earth Science Instruction Using Weather Satellite Imagery
Paul H. Ruscher, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL

4:00 PM
3.10
Exciting uses of satellite data for daily weather discussions, classroom weather education, and science projects
Roderick A. Scofield, NOAA/NWS/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and R. Weldon

4:30 PM
3.6a
Coffee Break

- Indicates paper has been withdrawn from meeting
- Indicates an Award Winner