About the NH Geology Website Project
This site was developed by Daniel E.
Reidy, the 2003-2004 Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical Fellow and a sixth
grade teacher from Moultonborough Central School in Moultonborough, NH.
The goal of the Christa McAuliffe
Sabbatical Fellowship is for the applicant teachers to identify an
educational problem in New Hampshire and develop a project that
addresses that problem. The problem that was identified and addressed
by this website stems from the fact that there are no requirements to
take science content courses in order for teachers to get their K-8
certifications in New Hampshire. Yet at the same time students and
teachers are held accountable for certain science content and skills
through statewide assessments. Though those statewide assessments are
currently in hiatus, the "No Child Left Behind" legislation has
mandated science testing at elementary and middle school levels
starting in 2007. This project attempts to bridge a small part of that
discrepancy by addressing a segment of the science curriculum - in
particular Earth Science - as it applies specifically to the Granite
State's geology and landforms.
The project involved many partners,
both individual and institutional whose strong and generous support has
made this site possible:
Diane Hanley, geologist and educator
Susan Adams, Knowledge Network, New
Hampshire Public Television, Durham, NH
David Wunsch Ph.D., Former New Hampshire
State Geologist and Director of the New Hampshire Geological Survey
Lee Wilder, Public Outreach
Coordinator, New Hampshire Geological Survey and adjunct professor at
Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH
Warren Tomkiewicz Ph.D., Professor of
Earth Science, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
Mark Turski Ph.D., Professor of Earth
Science, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
Dave Chase, Former Executive Director, The
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, NH (2003-04)
Christopher
R. Scotese, Ph.D. and his Paleomap Project
It is the hope and intent of this site
to make the fascinating and rich geological history of New Hampshire
easy to access and understand for the students and teachers of New
Hampshire (and beyond) by using plain language and including photos of
sites around the state to illustrate the processes that have molded and
sculpted our beautiful and unique landscape.
Though the project originated as a one
year sabbatical effort, the author and the above mentioned partners are
endeavoring to keep the site current and relevant into the foreseeable
future. Please feel free to contact Dan Reidy at dreidynh@gmail.com with any suggestions
for improving or adding to the website. Teachers, you are also
encouraged to share your successful lesson plans, activities and field
trips via this site.
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