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Outreach Programs

Center for Inland Waters - A Resource for Students, Teachers, Researchers, Decisionmakers, and the General Public.

Community College and Departmental Field Trip - Field trips designed to give new college students exposure to the geological sciences.

Digital Geophysical Analysis - A web site developed to help visualize digital and spectral geophysical analysis.

Geology Park - This geological park is unique in the California State University system. Except for the grass, all species are living representatives of land-dwelling plants whose ancestors extend back at least 150 million years in the fossil record.

Google Earth Geology - Educational resources using Goggle Earth to explore geology.

Great Books Touching on Geological Sciences and Oceanography - A web site developed for the general reader, providing them a list that illuminate aspects of Geological Sciences or Oceanography while focusing on other issues.

How Volcanoes Work - A web site developed as an educational resource that describes the science behind volcanoes and volcanic processes.

Mission Trails Regional Park Seismic Station - The MTRP strong motion sensor is located under the display, allowing people to jump, stamp feet, and otherwise create seismic waves that appear almost immediately on a computer monitor.

Notes on Planet Earth - Web based blended general geology course, GEOL 100 Planet Earth, used at SDSU and other schools.

Overnight Sciences Excursions - A field course taught with UCSD that provides teachers with Earth Sciences content knowledge and curricular development through a minds-on, hands-on approach to teaching and learning.

Pacific Section of SEPM - Comprehensive information center for the pacific section of the Society for Sedimentary Geology.

Peninsular Ranges Batholith Rock Suites - Order suites of rock samples that represent the Geology of San Diego County. Designed for Universities and K-12 schools.

Planetary Geology Speaker Service - Presentations that lie within the field of Planetary Geology for any nonprofit gathering interested in science.

RP Oceans Lab - Hands on Oceanography lab, designed for students of all ages. Live Web Cam.

SAGE (Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience) - A field based program in applied geophysical methods for advance undergraduates, graduates, and professionals.

Science Explorer's Club - A outreach activity for Native American children. The program runs monthly on 11 reservations in the County for Kumeyaay, Luiseno, Cupeno, and Cahuilla Indian youngsters.

Seminar Series - A free weekly series of speakers in relation to the Earth Sciences.

Show Me Geology - Geological Science education program for K-12.

Visual Structural Geology - Freeware programs developed for classroom lectures involving various aspects of structural geology.

Written in Stone - Video series is to unite city dwellers with their urban landscapes.

Program Highlight

Outreach to Schools and Teachers

Outreach to Schools and Teachers Website

The faculty and students of the Department of Geological Sciences actively supports teachers and science teaching in elementary, middle and high school. Major elements of our outreach program includes:

Presentations at Schools

Presentations may be arranged for a class period or a day with demonstrations and student
participation.

Presentations at schools
Graduate Student Marck Maroun introducing rocks to Mrs. McGrael's 6th grade class at Carlton Oaks School in Santee
Visits to SDSU
Rinaldo Dorman running the deep water wave tank in the RP Oceans Lab for a visiting school group

Visits to SDSU

Group visits to SDSU are welcome to labs with demonstrations and experiments. We have the R/P Ocean lab land cruse that includes making waves in tanks and seeing ofthe effect of the Earth's rotation. Also the Geology Park at SDSU contains a special collection of modern plants with ancestors dating back to the time of dinosaurs.

Teacher's Rock Collection

Teacher's basic rock collections are available for school teachers teaching any aspect of Geology.
The collection consists of hand-sized rocks included
in most text books.

Teacher's Rock Collection
Part of the Teachers Rock Collection

Teacher proficiency
Teacher's tracking a meteorological balloon sounding during an IDEAS field trip

Teacher Proficiency

The Department joins Science teacher proficiency projects as IDEAS and Science bridge/NSF-Ideas.

Consulting

Teachers are welcome to contact us for consulting in the areas of the departments expertise

Consulting
Dr. Dorman is known to give advice on the big three: Earth, Ocean, Atmosphere

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5500 Campanile Dr • 237 Geology Mathematics and Computer Science Building  • San Diego • CA 92182-1020 • (619) 594-5586
If you need assistance, contact Geological Sciences at 619-594-5586, email: geology@mail.sdsu.edu
or visit us on campus GMCS-237. Our office hours are 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday