Science Teachers:
Fossils of the Black Belt – A Hands-On Field Workshop
Space is Limited!

Visit and collect in some of the Southeast’s most fossiliferous formations!

Where: University of West Alabama in Livingston and vicinity.

When: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Cost: $15, preregister early

What you get: A certificate of participation (8 CEUs), a field guidebook, Lost Worlds in Alabama Rocks ($25 value), other books and 3 Discovering Alabama DVDs (Geologic History of Alabama, Tracks Across Time, and Black Belt Part I, a $60 value), a geologic map of Alabama, fact sheets on Alabama fossils, box lunch, a fossil kit you will make as part of the workshop, and more. You must participate in the workshop to receive these materials.

Who Should Attend: In-service and pre-service science teachers who will be teaching earth science or other science courses with earth-science components, life science, biology, and environmental science.

Contact: Dr. David C. Kopaska-Merkel, Geological Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa AL 35486-6999. Phone: (205) 247-3695 (office) or (205) 246-9346 (cell). Fax: (205) 349-2861. Email: dkm@gsa.state.al.us

Event Schedule:
8:00-8:30 am: Registration and Orientation (at the University of West Alabama, Livingston)
8:30-1:00 pm: Field trip to Cretaceous sites in west Alabama, Sumter County
1:00-1:30 pm: Box lunch (provided)
1:30-4:30 pm: Curriculum development workshop (at UWA, Livingston, AL)

For a registration form or for more information, please contact Dr. Kopaska-Merkel by October 4, 2010

Or, you can mail him your payment and the following information:
Name:
Position:
School:
Address:
Home Phone:
School Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Make checks payable to Alabama Geological Society

Mail to:
David Kopaska-Merkel
Geological Survey of Alabama
P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa AL 35486-6999

REGISTER SOON. Attendance is limited to 26! Late registrants will go on a waiting list and will be included if possible. More details, including map & directions, will be sent to registrants two weeks before the workshop.