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National Academies discusses new report on #scicomm

Communicating Science Effectively: A Research Agenda (2016)
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) held a public discussion yesterday of a new report, "Communicating Science Effectively: A Research Agenda." The discussion and report examine science communication from social science and education perspectives, with emphasis on communication around contentious issues.

SEG podcast discusses mentoring in the geosciences

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Looking for something new and geoscience-y to listen to on your morning commute? Seismic Soundoff is an audio podcast produced by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG). The ninth episode, "Mentoring geoscience leaders," features inverviews with Andréa Darrh, Dr. Esther Babcock, and Dr. John Bradford, who talk about the process and importance of mentoring in their careers.

K-5 GeoSource

Welcome to K-5 GeoSource, a professional development and resource website for Earth science teachers!
If you are involved in elementary science education in any way, these webpages are for you. We have a rich store of content, activities, services and links for you to explore. We encourage you to come back often to tell us what you think about the resources and to suggest more. The K-5 GeoSource website has many pages to explore, including:

Education Resources

The Education GeoSource database aggregates geoscience education resources from a variety of providers. The goal is to provide visitors with the widest possible collection of curricula, classroom activities, teacher professional development opportunities, science education standards, virtual field trips, teaching ancillaries and much more. We encourage visitors to review our collections, suggest other resources, and let us know when items are out of date or problematic for other reasons.

Geoscience Careers

Do your students want to become Earth scientists? Do they know what these scientists do? Your students might be surprised at the range of opportunities offered by the Earth sciences.

Geoscientists study and work with minerals, soil, agriculture, energy resources, fossils, oceans and freshwater, the atmosphere, weather, the environment, natural hazards and space exploration.

Oceanographer

What is an oceanographer?

Oceanographers studying a reef.
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Outer space is not the only "last frontier." In fact, 98 percent of the ocean's floor remains unexplored. Oceanographers study the Earth's oceans and seas, their contents and surrounding environments.

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