Adding Diversity to Your Educational Outreach Toolbox: New Ways to Engage Students in Entomology and Science

Tuesday, December 14, 2010: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Royal Palm, Salon 1 (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)
Organizers:
Martha Rosett Lutz
Sarah L. Donelson
Michelle S. Smith


1:10 PM
Expanding the 'Elementary Insects' Program within urban areas in Texas
Kimberly Schofield, Texas Cooperative Extension - Texas A & M ; Molly E. Keck, Texas AgriLife Extension Service
1:35 PM
The Lost Ladybug Project
Leslie Allee, Cornell University ; Rebecca Smyth, Cornell University ; John E. Losey, Cornell University
2:00 PM
Adding tritrophic interactions to your outreach events via augmentation to enhance educator engagement in entomology
Martha Rosett Lutz, Bluegrass Community and Technical College ; Marianne Shockley Robinette, University of Georgia
2:25 PM
Along came a spider:  Using live arthropods in a predator-prey activity
Matthew L. Richardson, University of Illinois
2:50 PM
3:05 PM
Walk the line!  Termite activity revisited
Robert Matthews, University of Georgia
3:30 PM
3:55 PM
All of entomology in 3 hours and other tales (in 30 minutes)
Matthew L. Gimmel, Louisiana State University ; Michael L. Ferro, Louisiana State University
4:20 PM
Activities to teach youth about fire ants
Elizabeth Brown, Texas AgriLife Extension Service Center
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