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USGS Participates in Great American Teach-In
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies (CCWS) in St. Petersburg, FL, participated in Pinellas County's Great American Teach-In on November 20 for the third year in a row. Parents, business partners, and community members were invited to visit local schools on this day and share information about their jobs, hobbies, and other experiences. The event is highly promoted in Pinellas County, FL, and the USGS generally has numerous requests from teachers for classroom visits. Dennis Krohn visited McMullen Booth Elementary School and spoke to three classes about hurricanes and making volcano models. Jim Flocks visited Meadowlawn Elementary School and talked to five classes about rocks and minerals. Volunteer Kathy Krohn demonstrated Ellen Raabe's "Marshes as Sponges" exhibit at McMullen Booth school. This exhibit, popular at CCWS' recent open house (see article "Fourth Annual Open House in St. Petersburg, FL, Sets New Records," this issue), presents new material that teachers can readily incorporate into their curriculum.
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in this issue:
Adriatic Sea Sediment-Transport Cruise Assateague Island Vegetation Mapping Field-Testing New Portable Drilling System Woods Hole Field Center Open House St. Petersburg Field Center Open House Great American Teach-In Fourth-Graders Tour St. Petersburg Field Center
Planning Gas-Hydrates Research Science and Politics in Ecosystem Decisions Louisiana Coastal-Restoration Advisory Board Air Medical Transport Center Tour  |
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