Editor's Corner: Earth and Space

Journal Article | January 2013

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.

Earth View, Art View

Journal Article | December 2004

This fascinating interdisciplinary project combines satellite imagery with the technique of silk painting in batik. Students choose a Landsat image, enlarge the area of interest, and paint it onto silk. To assess the…

Editor's Corner: Dynamic Earth

Journal Article | November 2011

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.

Feel the Pulse of Earth Science!

Journal Article | August 2007

Each year, the American Geological Institute (AGI) organizes Earth Science Week to help monitor and spread Earth science literacy. This year marks the 10th annual Earth Science Week, which is geared to promote better…

Earth System Science Project

Journal Article | August 2004

For several decades, science teachers have used bottles for classroom projects designed to teach students about biology. A model terrarium enclosed in a glass bottle was described in the 1975 edition of Science and…

Tried and True: Inside the Earth: Using Cookie Dough to Teach the Layers of the Earth

Journal Article | November 2012

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue discusses using cookie dough to assess what students know about the layers of the Earth.

Connecting Earth Systems: Developing Holistic Understanding Through the Earth-System-Science Model

Journal Article | November 2012

Explore how the four Earth systems—the hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere—interact and are impacted by human activity.