Geological Sciences

The California Association of Science Educators (CASE) offers networking, professional development, and advocacy to ensure state policies and legislation support educators in inspiring students.

Search the collection of reading and data comprehension questions, cross-curricular discussion prompts, hands-on activities and Educator Guides tied to Science News magazine.

Search for geoscience education resources from a variety of organizations that provide credible and accurate Earth and Space Science resources for all ages. The Education GeoSource database has thousands of free resources, from lessons to outreach and teacher professional development, for use in classrooms, scout programs, or at home.

GeoReadingForEquity is a group of geoscience graduate students, faculty, and researchers spanning multiple institutions who are passionate about improving equity and access in the field. The website provides a compilation of resources and serves as a repository of material including: 1) the background of inequity in STEM higher education, 2) particular geoscience/earth science equity issues, and 3) strategies and resources for facilitating hard conversations.

This project is funded as part of IF/THEN®, an initiative of the Lyda Hill Philanthropies, and celebrates a continuing emphasis for Earth Science Week with profiles of some of today's leading women geoscientists. Our hope is that these trailblazing scientists' stories provide inspiration to geoscience students, professionals, and enthusiasts everywhere. In addition, this website provides curriculum connections linked to profiles of women who are among today's leading geoscientists.

Unlearning Racism in Geoscience (URGE) is a community-wide journal-reading and policy-design curriculum to help geoscientists unlearn racism and improve accessibility, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (AJEDI) in the discipline. URGE’s primary objectives are to (1) deepen the community’s knowledge of the effects of racism on the participation and retention of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people in Geoscience, (2) draw on existing literature, expert opinions, and personal experiences to develop anti-racist policies and strategies, and (3) share, discuss, and modify anti-racist policies and strategies within a dynamic community network and on a national stage.

Tap into over 140 years of USGS research in the natural sciences in the form of lesson plans and activities, maps, podcasts, online lectures, videos and animations, and much more. Select from the main science topics which will guide you to lessons and activities for students and teachers.