The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide a freely accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change. The site is divided into six main sections: Data and Images, Features, News, Reference, Missions, and Experiments. The Data and Images, Features, ... Full description.

This study investigates misconceptions held by students about how rocks form. It involved analyzing narrative essays on rock formation written by pre-service elementary school teachers, most of whom had completed a college-level course in earth science. These misconceptions arise from deeply held but largely unexamined beliefs (conceptual prisms) that result from the interaction of the student's world ... Full description.

This is a special edition of the Information technologies and Disabilities Journal. Articles focus on science, math, and technology issues for K-12 students with disabilities. The material in this edition has been contributed by individuals who have been working in the K-12 science and math arena. Article titles are: Science, Technology, and Math Issues for K-12 Students with Disabilities, Peer Support: ... Full description.

This article describes how students can differ greatly from each other in their styles of learning, as well as how teachers may also differ in their approaches to teaching science. It describes the different teaching and learning techniques, and provides tips for teachers on how to make their classes more accessible to a broader range of students, not just those whose learning style happens to match ... Full description.

This collection of paleontology articles was translated from the original Chinese by Will Downs, an expert in Chinese paleontology and geology, and accomplished translator of Mandarin Chinese. They are from a variety of authors and journals, and cover mostly mammalia and micromammalia from the Cenozoic era. The articles are in PDF format for downloading and printing. Full description.

This article from the Fall 1999 issue of CUTechnology provides a brief summary of a joint initiative between CU-Boulder, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), and the Intermountain Fire Sciences Laboratory to study and model wildfires. The research is expected to significantly improve capabilities for modeling wildfires, enabling fire behavior analysts to make effective decisions on ... Full description.

The Space and Time News Headlines section of the ScienceDaily online magazine contains news articles on astronomy, space missions, space technology, astrophysics, the search for extraterrestrial life, the origin of the moon, and other space-related issues. ScienceDaily articles are selected from news releases submitted by leading universities and other research organizations around the world. Each ... Full description.

In three essays on sustainability, various authors explore the institutional challenges and fundamental shifts in our thinking that must occur if we are to go beyond the cliche of sustainability and seriously consider what it means for future generations to live sustainably. Areas of focus include the following: the social, organizational, economic, and philosophical issues surrounding the sustainable ... Full description.

This article examines the idea that managing the Earth's complex systems and their dynamics is the next great challenge for the engineering profession. The effects that human engineering has on the environment, whether intentional or not, must be taken into account on a global scale. Earth systems engineering is meant to do so by augmenting existing engineering disciplines by coupling the functionality ... Full description.

This article addresses the difference between the scientific method and pseudoscience. The author demonstrates how the study of the fossil record can be used to support logical conclusions in science. It also contains additional references that support the scientific method. Full description.