The American Geosciences Institute features “Female Enrollments and Degrees in U.S. Geoscience Programs” for their May, 2012 issue of Geoscience Currents.
Modern Rock Tumbling by Steve Hart is the most up-to-date book on the rock tumbling hobby. It explains the tumbling process completely and provides enough detail that you should produce excellent results if you follow his instructions.
Start planning now to submit an application for the GeoCorps Program. Applications are due on July 2, 2012. Consult with your academic advisor on how a GeoCorps experience might contribute to your educational program.
PBS NewsHour examines the challenge of teaching climate change in K-12 schools. In this blog post several teachers share their perspective and approach.
* Earth Science Teaching Award Winner Announced
* Earth Science Week at NSTA 2012 Conference
* Offshore Energy Center Offers Career Resources
* Find K-12 Earth Science Workshop Resources Online
“The William & Mary Department of Geology has acquired a world-class mineral collection that geologists say will be a valuable resource in the department for many years. [...] It contains more than 500 specimens, and is appraised at $514,000.” Quote from the William and Mary press release.
The United States Geological Survey has an “Education Resources” area on their website that can be used by teachers and students to find information about biology, geology. geography, water and more.
William Fritz and Robert Thomas have completed a second edition of the popular Roadside Geology of Yellowstone Country. This 6″x9″ paperback has 311 pages that are packed with detailed information about Yellowstone Geology.
“Today, for the most part, higher education for students interested in energy lacks the cross-disciplinary curriculum that they critically need, and so we propose the adoption of energy departments on college campuses, departments that would tie seemingly disconnected fields of the sector together.” Quoted from the article.
This video provides a summary of work done by Katie Loughner, who served as a GeoCorps Intern at the C & O Canal National Historical Park. You can learn more about working at a GeoCorps Intern at the GSA Foundation website.
A short article about Josh Latimore who served as a USGS intern in 2009. Now he is a hydrological technician with USGS managing real-time surface water gaging stations.
If you didn’t get to see the Dig It! The Secrets of Soil exhibit at the Smithsonian, you can see videos and other information from the exhibit on the Smithsonian website.
Pictured at right are two of the interactive topics.
NASA has a nice collection of “Planetary Puzzles” for you to assemble online. Each of these interactive webpuzzles is based upon a famous NASA image and is rated for its difficulty.
The National Ground Water Association has a website where teachers can find a collection of classroom experiments and activities that are age appropriate for grades K-3, 4-8 and 9-12.
An article on The College of William and Mary news blog highlights a recent lecture titled: “Why do we study geosciences?” given by Heather Macdonald, Chancellor Professor of Geology.
Michigan Tech has a “Geology of Utah’s National Parks” course that runs from June 14th to July 1, 2012. This course is for teachers and consists of fourteen days of field-based activities conducted in and around the national parks and monuments of eastern Utah–areas internationally recognized for their outstanding geology.
Geology of North America as Illustrated by Native American Stories is a teacher’s manual and classroom project workbook that deftly uses Native American stories to explain and illustrate the physical geography and the geology of North American continent to a wide range of audiences and age levels.
The American Geosciences Institute has published a new Geoscience Currents that shows a nice growth in the number of students attending summer field camps in the United States.
Although the number of women enrolled at most universities in the United States exceeds the number of men, the number of women enrolled in STEM programs remains relatively low. An article in the Daily Trojan explores STEM enrollment data and how women can be attracted to STEM programs.
The American Geosciences Institute has recruitment packets that geoscience departments can give to prospective geoscience majors. These packets address career opportunities and encourage involvement in professional societies and conferences.
With shale gas plays rapidly developing in several parts of the United States a severe shortage of trained workers is a major problem. A Wall Street Journal article reports on several schools that have launched new programs or receive significant funding to train new workers.
NOAA has a webpage that links to a large number of maps, each showing the age of the ocean floor in a different format. A great resource for teaching, publishing and research.
Sea Grant Alaska has a collection of teaching and learning resources that can be used to create multiple lessons about seamounts for middle school students.
Activities include: learning how seamounts form, mapping seamounts and building a seamount model from a topographic map.
An article on the Watertown Daily Times website reviews the internship experiences of three geology students who spent last summer working at gold mines in Alaska and Nevada.
It’s not too early for undergraduate and graduate students to start thinking about an internship or employment for next summer. USGS has a fact sheet that describes a number of diverse opportunities.
The SciNEWS website has a new collection of resources that guide teachers in preparing learning activities for students that feature new research findings about some of the oldest-know feathers. These are based in part on an assemblage of Late Cretaceous dinosaur and bird feathers discovered in Canadian amber.
The new issue of Geoscience Currents from the American Geological Institute reveals how employment in the geosciences has risen steadily through the past decade. Employment opportunities for petroleum engineers, geographers and environmental scientists have grown the most.
“Join us to listen to Leila Gonzales from AGI’s Workforce Program discuss salary trends and employment projections for geoscience occupations, including comparisons to other science and engineering occupations.” Quoted from the AGI announcemenet.
Petroleum engineers, hydrologists, mining engineers and geologists can earn significantly different amounts of money. A new survey by the American Geological Institute reports on “2010 Salaries for Geoscience-related Occupations by Industry“.
The new Earth Science Week newsletter is ready. It can help you get ready for the celebration on October 9-15, 2011. It includes the topics below and more….
* Earth Science Week 2011 Coming Soon: Get Ready!
* Under a Month Left to Enter Earth Science Week Contests
* Change Education With an Earth Science Week Toolkit
* More Geoscience Resources in Spanish and English
* ‘No Child Left Inside’ Day Comes to Your Area
* Visit DC’s National Mall for National Fossil Day Event
* Women in the Geosciences Day Coming in October
* Shine a Media Spotlight on Your Great Activities
* NGWA Webinar Targets Women in Geoscience
* SMILE for Activities Online for Science Teachers
* London Event Marks Earth Science Week 2011
* How to Put Your Event on the Map – Online
A new geology program at the University of Southeastern Philippines has produced its first graduates. There is a strong demand for geologists in the Philippines but only a few schools have programs.
The American Geological Institute has published a new edition of Geoscience Currents. The topic is: Salaries for Geoscience-related Occupations vs. Other Science Occupations.
The September edition of Geoscience Currents by the American Geological Institute graphs the salary trends of geoscience professionals between 1999 and 2010. Salaries in the geosciences are higher and increasing faster than salaries in most other science professions.
NASA’s Earth Observatory has a collection of… “interactive experiments that can be used to teach all ages about the art and science of space-based remote sensing. The experiments focus on how NASA uses remote sensing to study how and why the Earth changes.” Quoted from the Earth Observatory website.
Help students learn about the mysteries of salt with NASA’s “Nature of Salt” investigation.
“Did you ever wonder why the oceans are filled with salt water instead of fresh? Just where did the salt come from?” Quoted from the NASA investigation.
The terms “planet” and “dwarf planet” continue to confuse and trigger debate since the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet in 2006. NASA has a collection of resources to help teachers present this material. It includes: a teacher’s guide, a student activity, a podcast, poster, video lecture and more.
An opportunity to attend a December-February field camp located on the Indian-Australian/Pacific plate boundary. The course provides training in basic through to more advanced field geological methods, with applications to geological problems in the varied structural and geomorphic settings of New Zealand. Many students from the USA have completed the course.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an Earth Science Week partner, has a climate education website with content for students, teaching ideas for educators, and school program information for administrators.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency recently released several free earthquake education resources for all ages.
SCINEWS has a collection of teacher resources for Hurricane Irene. Content and links include: educator background materials from NOAA, hurricane tracking data, satellite images, damage photos, videos and more.
– Bulk Order Your Earth Science Week Toolkits
– Earth Science Week 2011 Contests
– National Fossil Day Contest
– How to Protect Your Groundwater
– FEMA Resources on Earthquake Education
– NSTA’s Free Webinars
– EPA Climate Resources
As part of Earth Science Week, the National Park Service is running art and photography contests on National Fossil Day, October 12, 2011. The contests are open to any U.S. resident. This contest emphasizes the scientific and educational values of fossils to the public.
Five years ago today Pluto, a planet since its discovery in 1930, was demoted to the status of “dwarf planet”. An article on the MSN website reviews the controversy over this demotion and how some astronomers would like to honor tradition while others want to apply a better understanding of the solar system.
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