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Teacher Workshops Using Geoantiquities: Case History of Modern Great Salt Lake and Pleistocene Lake Bonneville Shorelines, Utah part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Urban Earth Science In Milwaukee Wisconsin part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Abstract - Earth science topics are always in the news and are ever present in our life. Yet earth science is frequently given poor or uninviting coverage in K-12 schools because of lack of expertise ...
Overcoming Challenges of Teaching Earth History Classes for Teachers in a Rock-free, Urban Environment part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Abstract - Instructing university-level Earth history to future teachers is made all the more difficult when it is being done in an urban environment devoid of any local rock outcroppings. At the ...
Models of Inquiry-based Science Outreach to Urban Schools part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Abstract - A primary obstacle to urban precollege geoscience education is limited access to inquiry-based geoscience experiences that are engaging and relevant to students' lives. Opportunities are ...
Urban Watershed Studies - An off-campus Site in the Built Environment, Northern New Jersey part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Abstract - The donation of a relatively large tract of essentially open space surrounded by urban and suburban development at a short distance from the main campus of William Paterson University has ...
Overcoming the Limitations of an Urban Setting Through Field-based Earth Systems Inquiry part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Disconnection between students and nature in an urban setting thwarts student engagement and impedes geoscience teaching and learning. Conducting field trips is one way to engage students, but the ...
Placing Urban Schools at the Forefront of the Revolution in Earth Science Education part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Space-age technologies have revolutionized Earth science, but this revolution has yet to extend to Earth science education. Urban schools, however, can be at the forefront of reform because cities ...
Earth Science in the City: A Reader part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Earth Science in the City: A Reader is an introduction to the study of the natural setting of a city as it's foundation. It is also intended as a response to the growing concern about the lack of of ...
University of Nebraska, Omaha: Earth Science for Educators part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
This Earth science content course is offered in the summer for practicing K-12 teachers working toward a Certificate in Urban Education or a Masters of Education. Teachers explore the interdisciplinary nature of ...
New York State GIS Clearinghouse part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The state of New York provides links to a collection of GIS data sites. Topics listed include map products, orthoimagery, raster imagery, downloadable software and GIS information for New York State.
