Report calls for Earth science education “revolution”

Abstract

With just 7% of U.S. high school students taking classes in Earth and space science, in contrast to 88% studying biology, a new report calls for a “revolution” in Earth science education in the nation's schools, from kindergarten through 12th grade.The June 2002 report, “Blueprint for Change, notes that an increased emphasis on the Earth as a system and the expanded use of Internet resources is causing Earth and space science education to undergo “a revolution that is reshaping the nature and content of what is taught.”