The NGSS finally recognize Earth and space science as the rigorous, relevant, complex, quantitative science that it has become. The NGSS require a year of ESS in both middle and high school.

The labs cover five disciplinary core ideas in Earth and space science: Earth’s place in the universe, the history of Earth, Earth’s systems, weather and climate, and Earth and human activity.

The earth/space science teaching program through the Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences department provides a broad earth science core; a strong background in math, chemistry, and physics; and ...

The July cover of National Geographic depicts a body the size of Mars slamming into the newborn planet Earth some 4.5 billion years ago. A cosmic crash like this, according to a now widely ...