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  • Living on a Restless Earth

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    The human race is learning to live with the restless nature of Earth. Thanks to the work of Earth scientists, we can forecast and prepare for many natural hazards in an effort to minimize the loss of life and property.…

  • Geoscientists Explore the Earth

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    Visit the American Geological Institute (AGI) Earth Science Week website to learn about how you can provide your students with inquiry-based learning experiences that celebrates the theme, "Geoscientists Explore the…

  • Engineering a Model of the Earth as a Water Filter

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  • Student Geoscientists Explore the Earth: During Earth Science Week 2005

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    Visit the American Geological Institute (AGI) Earth Science Week website to learn about how you can provide your students with inquiry-based learning experiences that celebrates the theme, "Geoscientists Explore the…

  • Investigating the Earth and Its Environment

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    Along with the need to make their curriculum more comprehensive and reflective of the national and state standards, one school district also searched for ways to make students more passionate about learning science. As…

  • Understanding Earth's Albedo Effect

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    Learn how the Earth's surface affects how our planet absorbs and reflects the energy of the Sun.

  • Idea Bank: The Encyclopedia of Earth

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    For reliable information on the environment, students and teachers can turn to the Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE). Based at Boston University (BU) and operated in partnership with the National Council for Science and the…

  • The Dynamic Earth: Recycling Naturally!

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    A series of learning cycle lessons put a new spin on rock formation.

  • Science Sampler: The Sweet Earth

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    This activity compares different kinds of candy to the different types of rocks based on direct observation. A great number of geologic processes either take unimaginable lengths of time to complete, or happen in places…

  • Editor’s Corner: Earth in the Balance

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    The study of Earth science is sometimes overlooked in our high school science curriculums. In the rush to get through the sequence of biology-chemistry-physics and on to advanced level or AP courses, students and their…

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