Geoscience Education in the Mountain State:
GEOCATS 4C 2003
GEOCATS 4C
(ROCKCAMP)
JULY 14 - 24, 2003
Monday, July 14, 2003
8:00 am Registration in Room ???, Hunt/Haught Hall, Fairmont State College Campus
9:00 am Pre-assessment
10:00 am Deb Hemler - Modeling Geologic Time
11:45 am Welcome by self-introduction of Participants & Staff
Noon Lunch
1:00 pm Paula Waggy - Insects Through Geologic Time
3:00 pm Tom Repine - Topographic maps
5:00 pm Evening reading and journal assignment and dismissal
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
8:45 am Deb Hemler - Identification of Sedimentary Rocks
10:00 am Deb Hemler - Identification of Minerals
Noon Lunch
1:00 pm Tom Repine - Geologic Structures and Geologic Maps
2:30 pm Deb Hemler - Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
3:30 pm Tom Repine - Field Trip/Geology of Fairmont State Campus/ Field Note Taking
5:00 pm Evening reading and journal assignment and dismissal (cut out pangea pieces)
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
8:45 am Deb Hemler - Rock Density
10:15 am Jack Renton - Plate Tectonics Basics
11:15 am Jack Renton - Wilson Cycle and Wilson Cycle Activity
Noon Lunch
1:00 pm Deb Hemler - Plate Tectonic Activities
2:15 pm Jack Renton - Plate Tectonics and West Virginia
3:30 pm RockCamp Alumni Shar-a-thon
Michele Adams - "Coasties," the Arctic, and the North Pole
Ed Berry - Sand and Gravel Pits of the Ohio River
James Giles - Our Earth's Address
Karen Parlett - What's the Connection?
Debbie Rockey - Hands-on GIS for Students
5:00pm Evening reading and journal assignment and dismissal (CD as homework)
Thursday, July 17, 2003
8:45 am Staff - Ames Limestone/Fossil identification
9:30 am Mary Sue Burns - The Color of Rocks and Minerals
10:45 am Deb Hemler - Footprints
12:15 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Dr. Bob - Fastenosuras Construction
3:00 pm Dr. Bob - Walk about construction sites/field trip prep
5:00 pm Evening reading and journal assignment and dismissal
Optional evening trip: Valley Falls State Park
Friday, Saturday, Sunday - no classes
Monday, July 21, 2003
7:45 am Bus leaves mall for Day 1 of the Geology of West Virginia field trip conducted by Dr. Bob with field assistants Dr. Jack, Mary Sue, and Ed
7:00 pm Lodging: Towne House Motor Lodge, Charles Town, WV (304-725-8441)
Tuesday, July 22, 2003
8:00 am Bus leaves motel parking lot for Day 2 of the Geology of West Virginia field trip conducted by Dr. Bob with field assistants Dr. Jack, Mary Sue, and Paula
7:00 pm Lodging: Keyser Inn, Keyser, WV (304-788-0913)
Wednesday, July 23:
8:00 am Bus leaves motel parking lot for Day 3 of Geology of West Virginia field trip conducted by Dr. Bob with field assistants Dr. Jack, Mary Sue, and Paula
6:00 pm Arrive in Fairmont; Field books/questions will be collected for staff review
Thursday, July 24:
8:45 am Dr. Bob/Dr. Jack/Mary Sue/Paula - a field trip review and time for questions
10:00 am Tom Repine - Mining in Marion County/How Much Coal is Under There?
Noon Lunch
1:00 pm Deb Hemler - Making the Grade: Assessing Earth Science Activities
2:30 pm Capstone Event - An assessment of your geologic skills
4:00 pm Post assessment, follow up session planning, collection of journal, etc.
5:00 pm Dismissal
For more information, contact Tom Repine, WVGES Education Specialist (repine@wvgs.wvnet.edu)
Page last revised: January 5, 2006