The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)  has updated and released a new version of the DLESE Earth Science Literacy Maps. The Maps are a great tool to aid the teaching and learning of Earth system science. They show relationships between concepts, how concepts at a given level connect with and emerge from concepts […]

In addition to the January 12, 2010 magnitude 7.0 earthquake that has devastated Haiti and focused worldwide action on relief efforts, the US Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 5.6 earthquake also struck eastern Venezuala on Friday, January 15, 2010. Teachers can utilize the NSDL Science Literacy Map on plate tectonics to browse a variety […]

In conjunction with the Copenhagen 2009 Climate Conference, the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)  has released a new composite index of climate change that combines data from four key areas of research to reveal an unequivocal rise since 1980 in atmospheric carbon dioxide, temperature, sea level, and sea ice. The index will be updated annually, providing […]

Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle, George E. Smith - Nobel prize winners in Physics for 2009. This week’s announcement by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honors these scientists for their foundational work in areas that have revolutionized modern life: information technology, and digital photography. It’s a great opportunity to utilize NSDL’s ComPADRE Physics […]