Poster # 156. Zimmerman, Corinne^*,1, Cuddington, Kim², ¹ Learning Research and Development Center, Pittsburgh, PA² Department of Environmental Science & Policy, Davis, CA Ecology students' conception of the "balance of nature".

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Poster # 157. Abell, Stanley^*,1, ¹ LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, TN Racial differences in students' perception and disposition to pursue careers in ecology.

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Poster # 158. Parshall, T.^*,1, Klug, M.¹, Gallagher, J.², Green, G.³, Robertson, G.¹, ¹ Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI² Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI³ Plainwell Middle School, Plainwell, MI The Kellogg Biological Station K-12 Partnership: A model using ecology to teach science .

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Poster # 159. Bierwagen, Britta¹, Bracken, Heather^*,1, ¹ National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, CA Integrating student observations into ecological lessons.

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Poster # 160. Sprott, Patricia^*,1, ¹ LTER Network, Albuquerque, NM LTER partnerships foster inquiry-based science education experiences.

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Poster # 161. Cumming, Jonathan^*,1, Klugh, Katrina¹, Springer, Clint¹, Pyle, Eric¹, ¹ West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Enhancement of ecological education by NSF GK-12 Teaching Fellows in the middle grades of West Virginia schools.

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Poster # 162. Shirk, Jennifer^*,1, Krasny, Marianne¹, Trautmann, Nancy¹, Avery, Leanne¹, ¹ Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Student roles in research: Can an inquiry approach impact high school students' commitment to science?

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Poster # 163. MANZO, AMANDA^*,1, ¹ Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ A qualitative assessment of elementary students' learning about ecological restoration .

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Poster # 164. Hoferer, David^*,1, Scriver, Bryn^*,1, Schell, Jeffrey¹, ¹ University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI University partnerships for ecological restoration: Enhancing graduate student professional development and k-12 science education.

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