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Room 370, Arts & Sci Cathy MacGowan, Presiding
2:00 NATURAL HISTORY FOR TRAVELERS, Joan B. Murray, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA 30021. A course on World Natural History was offered at Western College, Oxford, Ohio, which had a international emphasis on the undergraduate level. Local observations and field trips introduced principles which could be applied during summer study trips. Some of the topics were: taxonomy, animal behavior, growth patterns, land forms, water regimes, soils, succession, food webs, seasons, sounds, parasites and epiphytes, cultural and political issues. A similar approach could be used for various types of presentations, including Elderhostels. Observations at a conference center and in an urban college setting will be compared with observations in Nigeria, Australia and China. Health and safety precautions and serendipitous events will be mentioned.
2:15 THE YOUNG SCHOLARS INSTITUTE, Bob Powell, State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118. During the summers of 1999, 2000, and 2001, the Advanced Academy of Georgia at the State University of West Georgia sponsored a program for rising eighth and ninth grade students with high academic abilities and interested in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, or Physics. Twenty-four students were accepted for each summer program. In July 2001, the program lasted eight days (Sunday through Sunday). The participants were housed in a campus residence hall and were closely supervised during non-class time by the resident life staff. The participants did many hands-on activities in each of the six disciplines and had an all-day field trip on Saturday. Enrichment activities (such as an astronomy observation) and recreation were offered in the evening. Based on the success during the first three summers, the Young Scholars Institute will be continued in 2002.
2:30 GIRL SCOUTING AND SCIENCE: A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECT, Catherine E. MacGowan, Donna Mullenax and Delana Nivens, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA 31419. This project was initiated and designed to introduce scientific concepts and experimentation to young girls. Working with local Girl Scouts in the region, this community outreach programs allows Brownies, Juniors, Cadets and Senior Girl Scouts to spend a Saturday morning observing scientific demonstrations in Physics and Chemistry followed by the Scouts performing a laboratory experiment. The sessions are geared to the age of the visiting scouting troop. Experiments...