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Fall 2024  Upcoming Issue

Summer 2024 

Spring 2024  

• (Guest Editorial) K-5 Students Need Data Literacy Experiences to be Ready for the Future by Kirsten Hunter-Thompson & Mike Jabot
• NESTA Awards Presented in Denver During Spring 2024 NSTA Conference. by Missy Holzer
• Incorporating NOAA/AMS Project Atmosphere Teacher Professional Development Course Module Data into the K-5 Science Classroom. by A. Klein, J. Grier & E. Mills
  
• My Sky Tonight: Early Childhood Pathways to Astronomy. by Anna Hurst
• Sand Slides  by D. Kast, A. Stellmann & D. Deck
• How’s the Weather at Cottage Lane Elementary? by Jacob Tanenbaum
• Oceans of Plastic, Data and Action by Tish Manning

• What and Who is NESTA by Joe Monaco
• Investigations in Environmental Science: The Role Bivalves Play in Sustaining Local Watersheds by A. Byers, E. Edmonson, J. Vonesh and G. Garman
• Virtual Field Studies, Role Play Experiences and Simulations: The Role Bivalves Play in Sustaining Local Watersheds  by A. Byers, E. Edmonson, S. Kirk, J. Vonesh and G. Garman
• When Zeus Turned Day into Night by Lou Mayo
• Eyes in the Sky: Using Remote Sensing to Explore Climate Change Through the Polar Regions by M. Turrin, L. Zaima-Sheehy and M. Annunziato

Fall 2023  

• Traveling Through Time with Scientific Ocean Drilling by Maya Pincus
• Using Free Online Tools to Help Visualize the Physics of Waves for your Students by George Bartuska
• Astrobiology: Bringing the Search for Aliens to Elementary Classrooms by M. Yanez, J. Stellman, D. LaRowe, J. Amend & D. Kast
• Physical Block Models as a Teaching Resource for Illustrating Basic Geological Concepts by E. Pardo-Iguizuiza, P. Dowd & M. Guerrero Martín
• Thinking Outside the Box of Rocks by Trudi Lord & Amy Pallant
  
  

Summer 2023  

• Lidar: Lasers, Airplanes and Drones! by Galen Scott
• EARTH SCIENCE WEEK 2023: Celebrating Innovations in the Geosciences by Lindsay C. Mossa, Lauren E. Brase, Edward C. Robeck
• Unwelcome Guests: Combating Aquatic Invasive Species through Education, Habitat Conservation and Restoration by Spencer Cody
• Planting Roots in our Community: Leaving a Legacy Behind by Julie Houck
• Young Stewards Promoting Border Resiliency by Jennifer Ramos-Chavez
• Modeling Marine Ecosystems with Virtual Reality by Randy Russell
• A Tiny Forest as an Outdoor Classroom and a Place for Hope by Patrick Walsh

• Spring 2023  
• Advocates for Change by Amy Durham Shea
• Floating Wetlands for the Future by Deanna Orr
• Clean Up Crew: Empowering Future Changemakers by Kelley Hodges
• Beaumont Rain and Butterfly Garden by Patrick Goff and Kyla Trahan
• Keepers of Turtle Islands by Amelia Cook

• Seminole High School Landscape Architectural Project by Jerry Cantrell 

Winter 2020

• It’s Elementary! by Peg Steffen
• EON-ROSE Community Science Liaison Program; Inspired by EarthScope Education and Outreach Programs by Katherine J.E. Boggs, Kevin O’Connor, Robert (Bob) Sharp, Jonathan M. Withey, Marina C. Clark, David W. Eaton, Jason C. Droboth, Michael Craymer, Annika Trimble, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Nathanial Scherger, Diana Kurila
• Shake and Break! Earthquake Challenge  by Jayma Koval, Marion Usselman, Mike Ryan
• Do Your Students Even Like Earth Science? How Knowing that Information Can Benefit Your Teaching by James T. McDonald
• Fostering International and National Support for Geoscience Education by Dr. Michael J. Passow
• Golden Record – an Integrated STEAM Project by David Rosengrant 

• Earth Materials in the Spotlight by Geoff Camphire
  
• The Origins build-a-MEL: Introducing a Scaffold to Explore the Origins of the Universe by Janelle Bailey, Timothy Klavon, and Archana Dobaria
• Climate Changes of the Past: Engaging in Evidence-Based Argumentation by Donna Governor, Kristina Strickland, and Janelle Bailey
• Freshwater Resources: The Challenges of Quantity and Quality by Missy Holzer, Christopher Roemmele, and Janelle Bailey
• Extreme Weather Events and the Climate Crisis: What is the Connection?  by Doug Lombardi, Büsra Uslu, and Janelle Bailey
• Assessing and Applying Students’ Understanding of the Scientific Practices and Crosscutting Concepts by Christopher Roemmele, Missy Holzer, and Janelle Bailey
• Teaching Earth and Environmental Science using Model-Evidence Link Diagrams by Erin Colfax, Ananya Matewos, and Janelle Bailey

• It’s Elementary: Zika Zine: A Resource Promoting the Integration of STEAM and Literacy in the Classroom by Rusty Low, Ph.D.,
  
• Today’s Technology: Reach for the Stars: Elementary School Students make History in Contacting the International Space Station  by Rita Barakat and Dieuwertje Kast
• Earth Science All Around: Using Immersive Virtual Field Trips with Place‑Based Instruction in Earth and Space Science Education by Ed Robeck, Aida Awad, Steve Semken, Cheryl Manning, Melinda Daniels, Adam Blankenbicker
• GLOBE Weather: A New Curriculum Unit for Middle School Uniting the GLOBE Program with Classroom Instruction to Meet Next Generation Science Standards by Lisa S. Gardiner, John Ristvey, Becca Hatheway, Melissa Rummel, Emily Snode-Brenneman, and Renee Curry Minaya
• Soil: More than the Dirt under Your Feet! by Margaret Holzer, Ashlee Dere, David Lindbo, Clay Robinson, Tracy Wilson,, Briana Wyatt, Carol Engelmann
• Enhancing a Connection to Place: Recognizing Indigenous Culture in a Western Science Activity  by Kathleen Torso, Anne Kern
• Shifting Plates, Shifting Minds: Plate Tectonics Models Designed for Classrooms s by Amy Pallant, Scott McDonald, Hee-Sun Lee

Fall 2019

• Teach Earth Science with American Museum of Natural History Dioramas
  by Michael Passow
  
• Engaging Students in First- and Second‑hand Geoscience Data Exploration to Deepen Their Understanding of the Nature of Science by Donna Kertis and Christopher Roemmele
  
• Literacy is from Mars: Using The Martian to Enrich Scientific Literacy Skills by Jennifer Ayers and Diane Willard
  

Spring 2019  

• The NOAA Planet Stewards Book Club by Peg Steffen
  
• NOAA’s Ocean Guardian School Program: Protecting Our Ocean One School at a Time by Seaberry Nachbar
  
• Student Leadership and Climate Literacy by Jessica Lura
  
• Photovoice for Children’s Climate Change Engagement: Using Digital Photography to Bridge Knowledge and Action by Carlie Trott
  
• Recycling at School: An Action Project  by Kottie Christie-Blick
  
• Marine Debris Tools for Educators: Making the Connection Between Us and Debris by Krista Stegemann
  
• Ecosystem Pen Pals: Connecting Indigenous Fishing Communities through National Marine Sanctuaries by Nicole Harris and Karen Matsumoto
  
• Ocean/Climate Literacy, and Action at Hale Kula and Beyond by Richard Jones
  
• The Northeast Michigan Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative (NEMIGLSI) by Sarah Waters and Brandon Schroeder
  
• Your Students Can Contribute to Our Understanding of the World by John McLaughlin and June Teisan

• It's Elementary: Sand Slides by Dieuwertje Kast, Rita Barakat, and Dena Deck
  
• Twitter in the Classroom?  by John-Henry Cottrell
  
• Arctic Happenings – Global Impacts of the Melting Greenland Ice Sheet and Melting Sea Ice by Margaret Holzer and Asa Rennermalm
  
• Where is This Chunk of Earth Moving? Using the Positional Technologies of Geodesy to Explore Science by Shelley Olds and Donna Charlevoix
• Phenomena-Based Student Investigations with NASA Earth Observations by Liz Burck and Cassie Soeffing

• Elementary GLOBE: Combining Literacy and Science Practices by Jessica Taylor
  
• Contribute to NASA Science and Understanding of Earth through GLOBE Observer!
• Seafloor Mapping at Your Fingertips: Setting Sail on Sonar Education with an Interactive Exhibit by Brian Boston, Samuel Howell, Jonathan Sleeper, Alyssa Anderson, Marissa Cameron, Telma Sigurdardottir, Jonathan Tree, Harrison Togia, Bridget Smith-Konter, Gregory F. Moore
  
• Bad Moon Rising: Helping to Shine Light on the Mathematics of the Percent of Moon Illumination  by Julie Herron and Lisa Brown
  
• Ol’ Man River Speaks: The Hackensack Past Present, and Future by Michael Passow
  
• A Web-based Socioscientific Inquiry Unit to Help College Students Learn About Fracking 
  by William Romine

Back To School 2017

• Simulating an Oil Spill to Understand Environmental Impact by Carla McAuliffe
  
• Penn Dixie Site: A Classroom for Teaching the Geologic History of Western New York  by Paul Caban
• EARTH SCIENCE WEEK 2017 Celebrating Two Decades  by Geoff Camphire
• An Earth Hazards Approach to Implementing GIS with Middle School Students through a University-School Partnership by Karen S. McNeal, John Cartwright, Sarah Radencic Lalk, Donna Pierce, and Darrel Schmitz
• High-Adventure Science: Exploring evidence, models, and uncertainty related to questions facing scientists today  by Amy Pallant

• Critical Zone Science and Observatories and Related Education and Outreach Activities and Resources by Dr. Tim White and Dr. Don Duggan-Haas
• International Cooperation in Critical Zone Science and Education by Dr. Manoj Menon and Dr. Tim White
• Critical Zone Science, Interdisciplinarity and the NGSS by Dr. Don Duggan-Haas
• Drought in the Critical Zone: Engaging Students in Authentic Inquiry Through Data Jam  by Steven McGee and Noelia Báez Rodriquez
• Earth Science Processes in the Critical Zone: An Introductory Course Designed for Teachers  by Dr. Tim White
• Learning from the "Deep Changes in the Land": The Critical Zone Perspective in Environmental Science Education  by Katherine O'Neill and Daniel Richter
  
• Using Scientist-Teacher Partnerships to Create Student-Driven Environmental Field Research Experiences in Primary and Secondary Education Classrooms by Michelle Gilmore, Erin Stacy, Matthew Meadows, and Lynn Sullivan
  
• Monarchs and the Critical Zone: A New Spin on the Study of Butterflies  by Kyla Cook, Maggie Augustinsky, Abby Dye, Jenny Flowers, and Steven McGee

Back To School 2016

• Our Shared Geoheritage: Celebrate Earth Science Week 2016 by Geoff Camphire
  
• Earth Science Units from Engineering is Elementary, Museum of Science Boston by Carla McAuliffe
  
• Using Citizen Science Picture Post Project for Schoolyard Environmental Monitoring by Kimberly Bowen and Laura Guertin
  
• Science Teaching for Ohio's New Economy (STONE): A Geoscience Workforce Development Collaboration Between K-12 schools, Higher Education, Industry and Government by William Slattery, Suzanne Lunsford, and Alfred Diedrick

• Beyond the Controversy: Instructional Scaffolds to Promote Critical Evaluation and Understanding of Earth Science by Doug Lombardi
• Understanding the Formation of the Earth's Moon by Janelle M. Bailey, Christine M. Girtain, and Doug Lombardi
  
• Wetlands: Good or Bad? Evaluating Competing Models with a MEL Diagram by Margaret A. Holzer, Doug Lombardi, and Janelle M. Bailey
  
• Evaluating the Connections Between Fracking and Earthquakes by Jenelle Hopkins, Petya Crones, Shondricka Burrell, Janelle M. Bailey, and Doug Lombardi
  
• Assessing Students' Evaluation on the Model-Evidence Link Diagram by Elliot S. Bickel and Doug Lombardi

• It's Elementary−Digital Storytelling: Creative Applications of Science Content in Grades K-5 Using NOAA Resources by Peg Steffen
  
• Empowering Young Women Through Climate Stewardship: A Lesson about Earth's Changing Albedo by Natalie Macke, Samyukta Mahendra Kumar, Brittany Hudson, Ako Matsumura, and Sahiba Sikand
  
• Carbon Footprints, Carbon Sinks, and Carbon Stewardship: A Partnership Between Informal Educators and Classroom Teachers by Krysta Hougen and Jaime Bunting
  
• Student Anti-Idling Campaign: Service Learning in Deed by Dale S. Glass
  
• The Polar Bear Challenge: Local Impact on a Global Issue  by Christine Schmitz
  
• The Biggest Reducer: A Lesson in Waste Reduction by Brandon Smith
  
• Biochar for Carbon Sequestration: Investigation and Outreach by Karen Metcalf