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Concurrent sessions are scheduled for Saturday from 8:30-12:30 and 2:30-3:30. You will be able to choose between 5 concurrent sessions for each time slot. The Saturday 3:30-4:45 time slot is reserved for 2 concurrent panel discussion forums. Presentation abstracts and forum descriptions are listed below the schedule, alphabetically by presentation title.

Legend for intended audience: E=elementary, M=middle school, S=secondary, C=college, P=public, A=all

Susan Earhart, Yarbi Winke, and Anna Musselman

Earth/art is a unique partnership between the barrier Island community of Dewees Island and the Gibbes Museum of Art. Science and art teachers combine resources to support each other’s disciplines through creative teaching models integrating art and ecology. Track the 2001 year team’s journey, explore possibilities for implementing the interdisciplinary approach and receive some unique middle school lesson plans. M, S

Jennifer Jolly

This is a hands-on activity to demonstrate natural selection. The participants act as predators and watch their population of "prey" (beans) "adjust" to their "habitat" (carpet square). This activity is intended for middle school students. M, E

Brian Helmuth, Kristi Gardner, and Colette Dryden

Discover how university researchers and an elementary school class were able to collaborate through lesson plans, site visits, and internet technology to study cutting-edge coral reef research. A

Paula Keener-Chavis

Last summer, President Clinton convened an Ocean Exploration Panel to develop recommendations for a national ocean exploration strategy. The panel's recommendations will be presented in light of undersea technological advances that have revolutionized the way we think about the oceans and the life within them. A

Wendy B. Allen

Participate in engaging activities and learn why so many bird populations have declined in recent years, what we can do to reverse these trends, and the importance of wetlands to migratory birds. E,M,S

Nancy Hadley and Loren Coen

SCDNR has startup funding to work with community organizations, schools, and citizens to do on-the-ground restoration of oyster reef habitats in coastal South Carolina from Murrells Inlet to Hilton Head. These reefs will be utilized as living classrooms for K-12 and college students using curricula developed in conjunction with the Math and Science Hubs and marine science educators at DNR and across SC. A

Leslie Sautter

Using earthquake data and observation of seafloor features, see how students can identify plate boundaries and make inferences related to the boundary interactions in this easy-to-replicate set of hands-on activities. A

Sandy Wiedmeyer

This session will act as a brief introduction to the GLOBE Program. The focus will be on how to get teachers at your school involved in GLOBE. E,M

Rick Huffman

Learn about what land and environmental ethics are about, how they are acquired, and why they are important as we face the environmental challenges of the next century. We explore these issues by using Aldo Leolpld's "A Sand County Almanac', and David Orr's 'With Earth in Mind'. These writings present a wonderful compliment for all educators interested in furthering environmental education. A

Bruce C. Lampright, Senior Naturalist, Spring Island Trust

Ever wondered how to make your homesite or schoolyard more attractive to wildlife? Learn to increase your species diversity from hundreds of species to thousands. A

Elaine McClure, Hope Darby, and Dianne Belle

This session will highlight activities and lessons to teach marine science to elementary age students. We will share recommended books, arts activities, language, math and science ideas that can be integrated into any classroom. Handouts will be available. E

Carmelina Livingston

Come and learn how you can use "real-time" science research to teach the South Carolina Science Curriculum Standards. Teaching techniques and resources will be provided. A

Rebecca Wilson

WebQuests provide a responsible classroom use of the Internet in the form of a Web page with curriculum based challenges and timely resources. Participants will explore existing WebQuests with marine themes. E, S

Debby Jeter

Participants will use hand-held technology to collect, investigate, and model the relationships between pressure and depth, and temperature and depth. See how marine science can be used as a vehicle to integrate mathematics and science. M, S

Karey Santos

As we add more people to the planet, and with each one consuming resources and producing wastes, our environmental problems become challenging. Participate in several activities to address these issues. Lesson plans provided. E (upper),M

Nelle May Stephenson

Come learn how to make shrimp sandwiches for mudsnails. Their amazing proboscis will be observed using dissecting scopes. A neat activity for any age. A

Sue Morrison and Sally Nesmith

Part I of this hands-on workshop offers a review of genetics concepts for the marine science classroom. It uses hypothetical fish called Splashies to simulate the mixing of genetic information during sexual reproduction. Part II of this simulation reviews the concepts of natural selection, speciation, and divergent/convergent evolution. S

Beth Thomas and Wendy Allen

A hands-on presentation describing the Estuary-Net Water Quality Monitoring Project; introduction and background on the project, demonstrations of testing procedures and equipment, data management and website/data access. M, S, C, P, A

George Sedberry

This will be a slide and video presentation on the Charleston Bump, an offshore bottom feature that plays a major role in the life history of a number of fishery species. The rocky bottom is habitat for wreckfish, and the ocean circulation pattern created by the Bump is important in the feeding and movements of young menhaden, grouper, and swordfish. A

Lynn Corliss

A discovery-based program designed to demonstrate the connection between the South Carolina coast and the rest of the ocean. Free hand-outs. A

Al Segars

Come see a slide and video presentation of SCDNR's efforts to develop an index-of-abundance and health assessment for loggerhead turtles off the South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida coasts. A

Colleen Thom

Did you know that fourteen species of turtles make their home in South Carolina? Gain information on these intriguing reptiles to share with students of all ages! E,M

Steve Berkowitz

A brief introduction to zooplankton, including what it is and why it's important to aquatic ecosystems; and how to collect, observe, preserve, and identify it. A

Increasing population and development pressures impact our coastal ecosystems, infrastructure, and way of life. How do we plan for coastal South Carolina's explosive growth? This discussion will include GIS projections of growth in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties up to the year 2030, as well as the latest plans for the Charleston megaport.

• Richard Chinnis, DHEC Ocean and Coastal Resource Management Office, Charleston.
• Sam Passmore, Coastal Conservation League, Charleston.

Even though marine science is not specifically identified as an area of study in the new science standards, the integrated nature of marine science allows for life, physical and earth science concepts to be taught through a fish's eye! Marine science concepts can be used to address as much as 65 % of the middle school content and inquiry standards, and many of elementary and high school standards as well. In this forum we'll discuss ways to bring standards-based marine science into the K-12 classroom.

• Leslie Sautter, College of Charleston, Department of Geology
• Steven Vettese, College of Charleston, Lowcountry Hall of Science and Math

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