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GSA CONNECTS 2022
Geoheritage: Progress toward Preservation

Renee M. Clary, Dept. of Geosciences, Mississippi State
University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-5448, USA,
RClary@geosci.msstate.edu; William Andrews, Kentucky
Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
40506-0107, USA, WAndrews@uky.edu; Tim Connors, National
Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, Denver, Colorado
80225, USA, Tim_Connors@nps.gov

Geoheritage sites exemplify the connections between geology
and our history and culture. These connections may be illustrated
through landscapes, dramatic natural features, natural resources, Figure 1. Geoheritage resources assembled from
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the 2021 Pardee session include StoryMaps , Geo-
or geohazards. These sites range in scale from individual local heritage videos, and links to relevant proceed-
outcrops through state parks and national monuments to interna- ings, webpages, and position statements. The
QR code provides easy access to the website.
tional geoparks, and the sites are managed by a wide array of
agencies and entities. The common theme coursing through these
sites is geoconservation; Geoheritage seeks to protect sites for appropriate to their grade level and curricu-
future scientific research, promote sustainable development lum. Table S1 provides selected examples
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through geotourism, and foster public geoliteracy via educational of how educators may use these Geoheritage
outreach in both formal K–16 and informal education (Andrews resources in K–16 classrooms; many videos and StoryMaps also
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and Clary, 2021). align with other science content, including physical science and
At GSA Connects 2021, an enthusiastic group convened both life science. Video and StoryMap resources additionally address
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virtually and on site in Portland, Oregon, USA, to celebrate Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts (ELA)/
Geoheritage and empower one another to recognize, conserve, Literacy and Mathematics. In Table S1 (see footnote 1), we suggest
and sustain the landscapes that impact our lives. In our 2021 lesson plans that are freely available on the Teach the Earth web-
Pardee Keynote Symposium, we explored Geoheritage life cycles, site (https://serc.carleton.edu/teachearth), housed within the
resources, tools, and networks; thoughtfully considered how Science Education Resource Center at Carlton College. Teachers
Geoheritage efforts must include multiple voices and develop can locate additional teaching resources, available for free or
community and respect through compromise; and investigated minimal charge, on the National Science Teaching Association
how best to incorporate Geoheritage in science education and out- (NSTA) website (www.nsta.org/), such as “Using Big Data to
reach. We highlighted volunteered videos and vignettes that fea- Understand the History of Planet Earth” (www.nsta.org/science
tured participants’ favorite Geoheritage sites. Our discussion will -scope/science-scope-julyaugust- 2021-0/using-big-data -understand
continue at GSA Connects 2022 in Denver, Colorado, USA, with -history-planet-earth).
a new Pardee Keynote Symposium: P1 Geoheritage: Connecting
Our Stories to Earth’s History. CONTRIBUTE YOUR GEOHERITAGE!
With California, Texas, Illinois, and Maine represented in the
GEOHERITAGE RESOURCES FOR CLASSROOM, collections, the 2021 Pardee Geoheritage videos and composite
ADVOCACY, AND ENJOYMENT StoryMap represent the United States “from sea to shining sea”
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The assembled resources from our 2021 Pardee Geoheritage (Fig. 2). Our video and StoryMap collection is only beginning,
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session endure: The Geological Society of America reposited vol- though, and we seek additional volunteered videos of local, state,
unteered videos, a composite StoryMap , and other Geoheritage regional, and international sites. Do you want your favorite
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links and files on our Pardee website (www.geosociety.org/ Geoheritage site featured at GSA Connects 2022 and available
geoheritage), ensuring that Geoheritage source materials are con- on the Geoheritage website for educators, geoscientists, and the
solidated and freely available for K–16 education, outreach, and interested public? Please register your interest by 16 September
personal enrichment (Fig. 1). We aligned the eight volunteered 2022 by accessing the form with the QR code (Fig. 2, https://forms
videos and featured StoryMap to the Next Generation Science .gle/1gj3W1UAkA7nqxkKA). We will provide guidelines on how
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Standards (NGSS, NGSS Lead States 2013), specifically the Earth to record and submit a 3–5-minute mp4 video in landscape format
and Space Science (ESS) Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs), from that can be included on our website. The second Geoscientists’
which K–12 educators can identify Performance Expectations, Choice Geoheritage Video Award winner will be named in
Science and Engineering Practices, and Crosscutting Concepts Denver. If you have any questions, please contact us.

GSA Today, v. 32, no. 8, https://doi.org/10.1130/GSATGeoH-v32.1.
1 Supplemental Material. Table S1. Geoheritage videos and StoryMaps , aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Earth and Space Science (ESS) Disci-
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plinary Core Ideas, with suggested free resources from SERC Carlton Teach the Earth Collection. Go to https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAT.S.20010227 to access the supple-
mental material; contact editing@geosociety.org with any questions.

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