Thursday, August 6, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Picuris, Albuquerque Convention Center
COS 90 - Education and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
8:00 AMCOS 90-1FireWorks: Hands-on activities for exploring the science of wildland fire
Rachel Loehman, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Jane Kapler Smith, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Nancy E. McMurray, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
8:20 AMCOS 90-2Integrating carbon flux measurements with above and belowground curriculum and undergraduate research
Dylan G. Fischer, The Evergreen State College, Carri J. LeRoy, The Evergreen State College
8:40 AMCOS 90-3Renovating the introductory biology lab curriculum at Michigan State University: Engaging graduate TAs in the transition toward inquiry
Tammy M. Long, Michigan State University, Sara A. Wyse, Michigan State University, Diane Ebert-May, Michigan State University
9:00 AMCOS 90-4Interdisciplinary education of nursing and health professionals on ecosystem services
Patricia J. O'Brien, University of Vermont, Paul G. Schaberg, USDA Forest Service
9:20 AMCOS 90-5Guiding college students to become more ecologically literate through writing activities
Meena Balgopal, Colorado State University, Steve Dahlberg, White Earth Tribal and Community College, Alison Wallace, Minnesota State University Moorhead
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 90-6Conceptual understanding of natural selection: The effect of cultural factors in the acquisition of knowledge
Maria Gutierrez, Texas A&M University, Cruz C. Torres, Texas A&M University, Ben X. Wu, Texas A&M University, Roel Lopez, Texas A&M University, Wayne Hanselka, Texas A&M University, Denise C. Robledo, Texas A&M University
10:10 AMCOS 90-7Making use of traditional and scientific ecological knowledge in tribal environmental protection training, the Burt Lake (Cheboiganing) Band’s ottawa bmaadiziwin: The Ottawa way of sustainable living training series
Matthew M. Pierle, Burt Lake Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, Bruce Hamlin, Burt Lake Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, Hank Parkey Jr., Burt Lake Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, Kathy Kae, Burt Lake Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, The members of the Burt Lake(Cheboiganing) Band of Ottawa & Chippewa, Burt Lake (Cheboiganing) Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians
10:30 AMCOS 90-8Commonly used ethno-medicinal plants by the indigenous people of Nepalese Himalayas
Subodh Adhikari, Amrit Campus, T.U, Nepal, Mahesh Kumar Adhikari, Department of Plant Resources. Government of Nepal , Sahas Nath Adhikari, Shubhashree College,Kathmandu, Nepal, Nagendra Subedi, Ohio State University

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