2009 EPO Workshop Agenda

Agenda
Participants will: Know the different types of volcanos, volcanic constructs, and volcanic features on Earth and understand how they form Relate different volcanos and volcanic constructs to tectonic processes Be able to contrast and compare volcanic features on Earth with those found in our solar system Be able to construct a geologic story based on interpretations drawn from direct observations Be able to bring content and hands-on inquiry based, standards-aligned activities into the classrooms in ways that are appropriate for the grade level being taught
Sunday, July 12
6:00 p.m.	Welcome
6:15	Introductions
6:45	Overview of Experience
7:00	Activity – Discovering Plate Boundaries
Monday, July 13
8:00 a.m.	Discussion – Volcanology 101. Overview of volcanic types, volcanos placed in the context of tectonics, and features
9:30	Break
9:45	Discussion - Oregon Geology 101. Basin and Range geology Break
11:15	Overview of Spectrometry – How it Works Activity – Introduction to the ALTAs
12:45 p.m.	Lunch / Pack
1:45	Reassemble to pack bus
2:00	Depart for Bend; Cascades geology – 4 stops (dusk ~2115) Stop 1 at basalt outcrop Stop 2 at basalt lava flows Stop 3 (potential) Road-side overview of regional geology Stop 4 at Tumalo Outcrop Breakfast and lunch at University; Dinner paid by individuals Night in Bend: EconoLodge, 437 NE 3rd Street, Bend, Oregon 97701
Tuesday, July 14
8:00 a.m.	Field exploration in Bend region - Newberry Volcanic Monument Stop 1 at Horse Ridge Summit Stop 2 at Lava Butte Lookout, Lava Flow, and Visitor’s Center Stop 3 at Lava River Cave Stop 4 at Paulina Creek Falls Stop 5 at Big Obsidian Flow
6:30 p.m.	Finish
	Breakfast at / field lunch provided by: Rustic River Bar and Grille, 415 Northeast 3rd Street, Bend, Oregon 97701 Night in Bend: EconoLodge, 437 NE 3rd Street, Bend, Oregon 97701 Dinner paid by individuals
Wednesday, July 15
8:00 a.m.	Field exploration of Basin and Range / volcanic plains geology
	Stop 1 at Hole in the Ground Stop 2 at Fort Rock Stop 3 Silver Lake Collection Site Stop 4 at Summer Lake overlook Stop 5 at Table Rock Stop 6 at Mazama Pumice Collection Site
6:30 p.m.	Finish
	Breakfast at / field lunch provided by: Rustic River Bar and Grille, 415 Northeast 3rd Street, Bend, Oregon 97701 Night at Crater Lake Diamond Lake Resort, 350 Resort Drive, Diamond Lake, Oregon 97731 Dinner paid by individuals
Thursday, July 16
8:00 am	Field exploration of Crater Lake region Stop 1 at North Junction, Merriam Point Overlook – Orientation Stop 2 at Williams Crater Stop 3 at Watchman Flow Stop 4 Rim Village Visitor Center and Overlook Lookout Stop 5 at Park Headquarters and Visitor Information Stop 6 at the Pinnacles (potential site) Stop 7 at Cloudcap Overlook Stop 8 at Wineglass Welded Tuff and Caldera View Stop 9 at Obsidian outcrop Stop 10. Pumice Desert
7:30 p.m.	Finish
	Breakfast at / field lunch provided by: Diamond Lake Resort, 350 Resort Drive, Diamond Lake, Oregon 97731 Return to Eugene; dinner in field or at University, depending on arrival time.
Friday, July 17
10:00 a.m.	Discussion – revisit broad geologic history and processes and connect to sites
11:30	Discussion – Planetary Volcanism I Which planets? What features? Similarities? Differences? Patterns to features?
12:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30	Activities – Gelatin Volcanos, Lava types (Cake Batter), Play-Doh volcanos, Puzzling Patterns, Icing on the Plate Volcanos (Mars vs Earth), Cooling Planets
3:30	Team Activities
5:00	Close formal discussion; activity development continues by teams (instructors available until 8:30)
	Breakfast, lunch, and dinner at University
Saturday, July 18
8:30 a.m.	Activity – Spectrometers – Moon Mineralogy Mapper
10:00	Discussion – Planetary Volcanism II What does it all mean? Cooling histories. Outliers (Io, Europa, etc.).
11:00	Teams continue their work
3:00 p.m.	Presentation of team projects (5 to 10 minutes each, depending on number of teams; time for discussion)
4:00	Discussion – Sharing with others
4:30	Shared reflections on the week, evaluation and good byes!
5:00	Close
Sunday, July 19
	Breakfast at University; Depart

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