Science education.

Thursday, February 23
Location: Meeting Room 5

Oral Presentations
8:00 AM to 11:30 AM
(Abstracts pp 108-110)

8:00   A Review of the 2005 J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and
       Aquarium's (MEC & A) Gear-up Mississippi Island Ecology Camp
8:15   J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium's Educational
       Programs: Post-Hurricane Katrina
8:30   What Happened to My Beach?
8:45   The Top 10 Invasive Plants of the Mississippi Gulf Coast
9:00   Break
9:15   The Production of Two Videos, The Microscope and Plants and
       Animal Cells, for Biology Students of Mississippi Gulf Coast
       Community College
9:30   Developing a Database of Teacher Contacts to Aide in Marketing
       Efforts for the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium's
       (MEC & A) Project Marine Discovery (PMD) Programs
9:45   Creating a Digital Image and Video Database for the J.L. Scott
       Marine Education Center and Aquarium
10:00  Development of a Static Educational Snake Photographic Display
       for J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium's Interim
       Facility
10:15  Break
10:30  Costume Designs for Educational Programs
10:45  Exposure of an Artist and His Work Through Film
11:00  Pre-service Teachers' Perception of the Particulate Nature of
       Matter
11:15  Math Across the Science, Technology and Social Studies Curriculum

Divisional Business Meeting
11:30 AM

Oral Presentations
1:30 PM to 4:00 PM
(Abstracts pp 111-113)

1:30   Ocean Literacy: the Essential Principals and Fundamental Concepts
       of Ocean Sciences Guide
1:45   Living Dinosaurs! The Reclassification of Birds as Theropod
       Dinosaurs as an Opportunity to Excite Students and Explain
       Classification Through Cladisitcs.
2:00   A Method to Enhance the Analytical Writing Section on the
       Graduate Record Exam
2:15   Encouraging Scientific Literacy Through the Use of Forensic
       Science
2:30   Break
2:45   Introduction of the Positive Aspects of Microorganisms to College
       Students
3:00   Do Students Who Earn the Grade of "A" in a Community College
       Microbiology Course Have Different Learning Styles from
       Classmates Who Earn Lower Grades?
3:15   Middle School Science Teachers' Performance in Five Science
       Courses Designed to Teach Content
3:30   Teacher Enhancement Program, Emphasizing Technology Integration,
       for Middle School and High School Math and Science Teachers
3:45   Microsoft Excel Spread Sheet as a Grade Book