Western Regional Meeting 2000
June 19-22, 2000
At the Westin Hotel in Long Beach, California
"Rocks In Your Head"
Earth Science Workshop & Field Trip
Continuing Education Opportunity For Teachers Grades
6-12
Presented and Sponsored by
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation, Crail-Johnson
Foundation, Chevron, THUMS Long Beach Company and the City of
Long Beach
An Overview:
A related pair of earth science continuing education opportunities
(one workshop and one field trip) for teachers in grades 6 -12
will be presented on Saturday, June 17 and Saturday, June 24.
These events will be headquartered at the Westin Hotel in downtown
Long Beach. A map to the hotel and room location information
will be supplied to registrants. Workshop fees to participants
will be only $10 for each part. Both workshop and field
trip each consist of an ~8-hour group activity.
The "Rocks in your Head" workshop was prepared by the
Education Office of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
and has been presented to teachers ~15 times around the United
States. Its goals are to review key topics in Earth Science
and then to demonstrate how these topics can be effectively presented
in an active-learning, game-like mode to students of different
knowledge levels and science backgrounds. The course is
presented by Patty Holyfield, a professional geologist and science
educator headquartered in Texas who tours the country presenting
this workshop under
contract to the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
A 200+ page workbook, rock and mineral kits, and lunch are all
included in the $10 fee.
The associated field trip was designed and will be lead by
Don Clarke, Chief Geologist for the City of Long Beach.
This trip will begin and end at the Westin Hotel in Long Beach,
and will visit several locations in coastal Orange and southern
Los Angeles counties. The trip will provide teachers with
a complete overview of the nature of oil deposits, one of the
most important economic resources in southern California.
All of the field trip stops can be revisited by teachers with
their own students, and the
extensive fieldtrip guidebook supplied to all participants contains
sufficient background materials for teachers to construct their
own field trip concerning the geology and exploitation of oil
deposits, as well as the environmental hazards related to exploitation.
Bus transportation, lunch, snacks, and a complete guidebook will
be provided for the $10 fee.
For further information, feel free to contact the workshop coordinator,
George Dunne:
Dr. George Dunne - Professor of Geology
Dept of Geological Sciences
California State University Northridge
Northridge, CA 91330-8266
Office: (818) 677-2511
FAX: (818) 677-2820
Email: george.dunne@csun.edu
"Rocks In Your Head"
Earth Science Workshop & Field Trip
Continuing Education Opportunity For Teachers Grades 6-12
Presented and Sponsored by
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation, Crail-Johnson
Foundation, Chevron, THUMS Long Beach Company and the City of
Long Beach
Workshop:
Saturday June 17, 2000
9:00 AM to 4:30PM (check-in 8:30 9:00 AM)
Westin Hotel (Ocean Blvd and Long Beach Blvd.)
Long Beach, California
Workshop Objectives:
Participants will:
* Learn to present earth science lessons in a student-involving,
game-like context requiring both concrete and abstract thinking
skills;
Teachers will receive 200-page workbook containing reproducible,
classroom-ready lesson materials as well as kits of rock and
mineral specimens;
* Learn how to structure these lessons to be appropriate to different
class levels and to different learning styles; and
* Learn to utilize the scientific method in specific earth science
lessons.
Workshop Agenda:
(1) Introduction to Earth Science Lesson Cycles, and review
of hands-on, active learning approaches to teaching earth science;
(2) "Hunt for Fossil Fuels" - Introduction to and practice
session for a game-like classroom exercise requiring both concrete
thinking, earth science facts, and multi-dimensional critical
thinking;
(3) Overview of earth materials (rocks and minerals);
(4) "Geo-bingo" - Introduction to and practice session
for a game-like classroom exercise involving rocks and minerals;
(5) Overview of methods for determining ages of rock formations,
with introduction to game-like active-learning lessons called
"Sequence Puzzles" and "Get a Half-Life";
(6) Overview of nature of earth's interior, followed by review
of active-learning approaches to teaching this topic, with sample
game ideas; and
(7) Overview of principles utilized to interpret earth history,
with introduction to classroom lesson ideas.
Field Trip:
Saturday June 24, 2000
9:00 AM to 4:30PM (check-in 8:30 9:00 AM)
Depart from and return to the Westin Hotel (Ocean Blvd and Long
Beach Blvd.)
Long Beach, California
Field Trip Objectives:
Participants will:
* Understand the origin of oil deposits and how they are searched
for by geologists and brought into production by engineers;
* Understand the typical life cycles of oil fields, including
the economic considerations involved;
* Understand the environmental hazards posed by both currently
operating and abandoned oil fields, and the great efforts expended
by oil companies and government agencies to mitigate these hazards;
and
* Be able to design and run a field trip appropriate to their
own students that utilizes many / all of the stops in this trip
and that conveys many/most of the facts and concepts presented
here.
Field Trip Agenda:
(1) Visit rock exposures near shoreline at San Clemente State
Beach. Examine features that indicate environment of formation
of sedimentary rocks. Discuss nature of oil deposits, and
how geologists attempt to extend understanding of surface exposures
to deeply buried sedimentary rocks in which oil deposit are found;
(2) Travel from San Clemente to Newport Beach area, observing
enroute (1) earthquake faults; (2) landslides in the San Juan
Hills; (3) uplifted shorelines;
(3) Visit largely inactive Newport Beach Oil Field.
Examine abandoned wells, some that leak gas, others that
have their gas captured and put to productive use. Discuss
possible environmental hazards of old oil fields;
(4) Visit Huntington Beach oil field, which is an example of
an oil field nearing the end of productive life, with urban construction
progressively covering the old field. Discuss numerous
examples of environmental concerns surrounding construction over
old oil fields. Also, examine evidence for the earthquake
hazards posed by the Newport / Inglewood fault zone, along which
this oil field and many others are located; and
(5) Visit Wilmington oil field. Discuss techniques for
"rejuvenating" old oil fields to make them more productive,
as has occurred here. Discuss and examine evidence of severe
subsidence of shoreline areas caused by oil removal, and methods
used to prevent further environmental damage related to subsidence.
Dr. George Dunne Professor of Geology
Dept of Geological Sciences
California State University Northridge
Northridge, Ca 91330-8266
Office Phone: (818) 677-2511
Geology Office: (818) 677-3541
FAX: (818) 677-2820
EMAIL: george.dunne@csun.edu
"Rocks In Your Head"
Earth Science Workshop & Field Trip
Continuing Education Opportunity For Teachers Grades
6-12
Presented and Sponsored by
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation, Crail-Johnson
Foundation, Chevron, THUMS Long Beach Company and the City of
Long Beach
Registration to Workshop and Field Trip:
To register for the "Rocks In Your Head" earth
science workshop and / or field trip (you may sign up for either
or both), please fill out the form below and return it along
with your payment (check payable to PSAAPG) by May 15* to:
Dr. George Dunne Professor of Geology
Dept of Geological Sciences
California State University Northridge
Northridge, Ca 91330-8266
Should you have questions, I can be reached at:
Office Phone: (818) 677-2511
Geology Office: (818) 677-3541
FAX: (818) 677-2820
EMAIL: george.dunne@csun.edu
* The on-time deadline for receiving your registration is
May 15. Late registration may be permitted if planning logistics
permit. Of not, application fees will be returned.
I wish to register for the:
____Workshop on June 17 ($10) ___Field Trip
on June 24 ($10)
Name
Your School, City and School District
Home (or other Best) Mailing Address
Evening and Daytime Phone Numbers (include area code)
Fax Number (include area code) and Email Address
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