Scientists and schoolteachers have teamed up to design training and classroom materials that help educators understand and teach the complex topic of climate change to tomorrow’s leaders.
Education & Careers
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Reopens as Fire Recovery Continues
Many JPL staff, including its director, are still displaced or without homes after devastating fires throughout the LA region.
Teaching Justice in the Geosciences Matters
Geoscience educators owe it to their students to incorporate conversations of environmental justice and equity into their classrooms. Case studies are an effective approach to do this.
A Major Miner Problem
Economic geology, mining, and mineral resources programs are working to meet the needs of an industry that’s struggling to find employees—at a time when some say they’re needed more than ever.
Digging Deep
Surging demand for lithium and other elements is redefining the relationship between the geosciences and the mining industry.
Nebraska High Schoolers Test Well Water Quality
The Know Your Well program gives high school students experience in hands-on STEM research while providing community members information about their water quality.
Crafting Signs for Geoscience’s Future
Deaf geoscientists are creating the language to communicate their science as well as helping the community grow and thrive.
Beneficios de empoderar al profesorado de geociencias de colegios comunitarios
Crear colaboraciones y espacios hechos para el profesorado de colegios comunitarios puede mejorar su percepción de cómo encajan en la comunidad geocientífica y potenciar aún más la diversidad en la disciplina.
Smithsonian Exhibit Connects Sky-High Views with Down-Home Impacts
“Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.”
Putting Accessibility on the Map
New research demonstrates how to make radar maps more easily interpretable for people with color vision deficiency.