Earth system science approach
The following are some resources to help you think about approaching your teaching and student learning in an Earth systems approach.
- Using an Earth System Approach - from the Starting Point - Teaching Entry level Geoscience module. Includes information on Earth System Science in a Nutshell.
- An Earth System Approach to the Geosciences - A compilation of SERC resources, including content, examples, and exercises for students.
- Our Mission to Planet Earth: A Guide to Teaching Earth System Science - This PDF file is a 1994 NASA publication, with a guide to four units: Earth from space, forces of change, global change, mission to planet Earth.
- Revolutionizing Earth System Science Education for the 21st Century - This PDF file is a 2007 report and recommendations from a 50-state analysis of Earth science education standards, TERC Center for Earth and Space Science Education, funded by NOAA.
- Shaping the Future of Earth Science Undergraduate Education: Innovation and Change Using an Earth System Approach - from a 1996 workshop with AGU, Keck Geology Consortium, and five divisions of NSF.
- Journal of Geoscience Education Special Issue: The Symphony of the Spheres - Recent Advances in Earth System Science Education, May 2006.