September 1996 Geotimes

Science Literacy

September 1996

Table of Contents

Volume 41

Number 9

DEPARTMENTS

Letters

Calendar

About People

Classified Ads

Geologic Phenomena

Geologic Column

Geomedia

COMMENT

Impacts of Educational Funding on the Geosciences
David W. Mogk - Federal investment in geoscience education offers new teaching, research, and service opportunities.

NEWS AND FEATURES

NEWS NOTES
Janice O. Childress - Serving society through geology ... Lake Vostok: a freshwater time capsule ... Getting to the core ... American R&D still leads world ... Geology -- a national profession ... Ancient sea-level swings confirmed ... PEPP promotes high-tech seismology ... Computer model links fire and atmosphere ... Forces of change ... Scientists study ocean dump site

POLITICAL SCENE
David Applegate - Reauthorization of Environmental Legislation Stalls

National Standards: Challenges for Earth Science Education
Rodger W. Bybee and Harold A. Pratt - New standards define earth science as requirement for scientific literacy.

Science Centers: Where Science, Scientists, and the Public Intersect
Bonnie VanDorn - Hands-on philosophy makes science museums and science more accessible to all.

Paleontology and the Public
David D. Gillette - Utah volunteer program teaches public about Earth's past.

GLOBE: Earth as our Backyard
James G. Lawless and Ralph Coppola - International environmental monitoring program creates partnership between students and scientists.

See the related press release describing the September issue.

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