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Dr. Mary Ann
Rankin, Dean of UT School of Natural Sciences, reads Governor Perry's
Texas Earth Science Week proclamation.
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Allan Standen,
geologist at LBG-Guyton Associates, talks to students about rocks
and minerals.
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Jason Seale
from Cable News Channel 8 shows students the News 8 Storm Cruiser.
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Students were
thrilled to look at real moon rocks and simulated soils provided
by Texas Space Grant Consortium's Margaret Baguio.
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Dunlap, geologist at UT Bureau of Economic Geology, amazes students
with "Adventures in Virtual Reality." |
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Students get
hands-on experience with the Watershed and Edwards Aquifer model
taught by Susan Wall, City of Austin Watershed Department.
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Bond, American Youth Works, teaches watershed awareness. |
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Students and
teachers enjoy the rock and mineral exhibit.
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Students talk
to real scientists and technicians about careers in earth science.
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Students enjoy
learning about fossils from Danny Harlow, Central Texas Paleontological
Society.
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Students investigate
rock properties.
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Carol Knepp,
Executive Director of Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, presents representatives
of the Austin Public Library with a check to purchase earth science
books. $1,700.00 was raised for the library.
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Carol Knepp,
Director of Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, talks to students about
rocks and minerals.
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Haidee Williams,
teacher and science director for TEA Region 13, talks to students
about her underwater adventures in a submersible.
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Sponsors
for Austin ESW included City of Austin Watershed departments, Schlumberger,
Lower Colorado River Authority, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, UT
Commons, RecSports, and UT Division of Instructional Innovation
and Assessment.
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Sean Murphy,
Austin Gem and Minerals Society, demonstrates rock and mineral polishing.
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Members of Barton
Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District and Splash! discuss
careers in water resources and management.
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Students and
teachers enjoy the exhibits area.
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8th Grade earth
science teacher Lawanna Jenkins and Austin ESW Chair Sigrid Clift
talk at the career fair.
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Archeologist
Doug Boyd of Prewitt and Associates talks to students about careers
in archeology.
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Students investigate
petroleum exploration using Schlumberger's interactive CD, demonstrated
by Mark Vining.
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Meteorologist
Bob Rose talks to students about weather and climate.
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