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Making Geosciences “Real” for Urban Youth in Newark, NJ Alexander Gates & Michael Kalczynski Earth & Environmental Sciences Rutgers University-Newark
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Standard Earth Sciences in NJ No Classes Non-college bound Environmental Sciences-all ecology Classic Geology
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INFUSION OF APPLIED GEOSCIENCES PETROLEUM GEOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY MINING GEOLOGY ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
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COMPONENTS 9 TH GRADE CURRICULUM CHANGE MODULES FOR BIO, CHEM AND PHYSICS AFTERSCHOOL SCIENCE EXPLORERS SUMMER PROGRAM TEACHER TRAINING PARENT ENGAGEMENT SHADOWING, INTERN-EXTERNSHIPS COLLEGE ACTIVITIES - RECYCLING JOB PLACEMENT
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PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS SCIENCE PARK HIGH SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL BARRINGER HIGH SCHOOL & (9 TH GRADE ACADEMY) AMERICAN HISTORY HIGH SCHOOL UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
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HANDS-ON EXERCISES Oil Game Tsunami Tank Groundwater Pollution Tank Floods, Gauging Stations, Meanders Leaky Landfill Geothermal Energy Environmental Game Ore Separation, Assaying, Mine Pollution
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The Oil Game http://youtube
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MODEL
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FLOODS, GAUGING STATIONS, MEANDERS
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PARTNERS RUTGERS-NEWARK KEAN UNIVERSITY NEWARK MUSEUM MEADOWLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE LANGAN ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING URS CORPORATION EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION
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WEBSITE FOR PROGRAM http://andromeda.rutgers.edu~OEDG
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