Julia Nord

Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences

George Mason University

Workshop Participant, Webinar Participant, Website Contributor

Website Content Contributions

Activities (2)

Creating and Destroying Limestone part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Teaching Demonstrations:Friday B
Students pour 2 cm of limewater into a test tube. Using straws they blow into the limewater making a calcite precipitate (Part 1). After discussion, they repeat the process and the calcite disappears (Part 2). ...

Reworking preconceptions on water movement through soil. part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Teaching Demonstrations:Friday A
Students watch a video with a series of experiments on how water travels through soils (loam, sand, clay) and other materials such as aggregates and organics (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ego2FkuQwxc). The ...

Conference Presentations (3)

Service Learning in Field Mapping Techniques part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Oral Sessions:Thursday A
Undergraduate research experiences have been linked to recruiting and retaining students in STEM fields. A base-level understanding of research and inquiry processes are needed for students to succeed in these ...

Assessment of Impact in Student Learning in Physical Geology using Learning Assistants. part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Poster Sessions:Tuesday
The University of Colorado at Boulder Learning Assistant (LA) program has been shown to be very successful in increasing grades and engaging students in large lecture classes, increasing retention in sciences and ...

Thursday A: Recruiting, Retaining and Graduating our Students & Broadening Participation: Focusing on Student Development part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Oral Sessions:Thursday A
Skip to Main ContentSkip to Navigation Your Account Earth Educators' RendezvousAlbuquerque, NM July 17-21, 2017 View the Program | Search the ...

Other Contribution (1)

Summer programing to enable success in STEM part of Accelerating Systemic Change Network:Events:Meetings and Conferences:Transforming Institutions Conference 2021:Program:Poster Presentations:Poster Session D:Poster Session D-2
George Mason's STEM Accelerator program was created by the College of Science (COS) in 2011 to increase the success of undergraduate students. The goals of the STEM Accelerator program are: (1) increase ...