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Earth stewardship, water resilience, and ethics in the Anthropocene

open access: yesGlobal Sustainability, 2023
Non-technical summary This article uses water to examine how the relationships of ethics to science are modified through the pursuit of Earth stewardship.
Jeremy J. Schmidt
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Virginia Earth Science Collaborative: Developing Highly Qualified Earth Science Teachers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
A collaborative of seven institutes of higher education and two non-profit organizations developed and implemented five earth science courses totaling eighteen credits that enabled secondary teachers to acquire an add-on earth science endorsement: Geology ...
Cothron, J.
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Pre-/Post-Knowledge Assessment of an Earth Science Course for Elementary/Middle School Education Majors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
This article discusses the benefits of experiencing the process of Earth Science through active learning strategies, and how a simple assessment instrument was developed and used to evaluate a specific course in Earth Science for educators.
David Gosselin
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Developing Middle School Students’ Systems Thinking in Earth Science Through Dynamic Simulations: The Case of the Rock Cycle

open access: yesEducation Sciences
In this paper, we discuss the development of students’ systems thinking about the rock cycle as they interact with an instructional module that includes three interactive simulations and accompanying questioning.
Nicole Panorkou   +2 more
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How Can Earth Scientists Contribute to Community Resilience? Challenges and Recommendations

open access: yesFrontiers in Climate, 2022
Community resilience increases a place-based community's capacity to respond and adapt to life-changing environmental dynamics like climate change and natural disasters.
Arika Virapongse   +6 more
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Fifteenth century earth science [PDF]

open access: yes, 1967
The earth science content of two late medieval encyclopedias, the Mirrour of the World and Higden's Polychronicon, both printed by William Caxton in the 1480's, is examined in relation to fifteenth century ideas about the physical nature of the earth and
Stokes, Evelyn
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Professional science knowledge and its impact on confidence in the teaching of earth science : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
This study focused on the nature and parameters of the relationships between the professional science knowledge of primary and intermediate teachers and their confidence in teaching in the Making Sense of Planet Earth and Beyond strand of Science in the ...
Haig, Aidan Bruce
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Evolution and Earth's Entropy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Entropy decreases on the Earth due to day/night temperature differences. This decrease exceeds the decrease in entropy on the Earth related to evolution by many orders of magnitude.
Bunn E. F., Robert D. Klauber
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Book reviews and Book notice [PDF]

open access: yes, 1968
Book reviews and Book notice from Volume 2, Number 2, 1968 of Earth Science ...
Waikato Geological Society
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Spotlight on Earth Science Symposium: An Overview [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
On September 18-19, 2006, James Madison University (JMU) hosted a one and half day symposium entitled, “Spotlight on Earth Science,” highlighting current resources and technology available for earth science teachers, and invited teachers to share ...
Pyle, E.
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