New Developments Signal Hopeful Future for Geoscience Education

摘要

The big news in science education standards in the United States looks like good news for the geosciences. To date, the recently developed Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have been adopted by 18 states, the District of Columbia and dozens of individual school districts, and have attracted interest from at least 22 other states. You can find details about the NGSS at nextgenscience.org. These standards set out a suggested approach to science teaching in three primary areas or disciplinary cores: Life Science, Physical Science and Earth and Space Science.