The Case for Coordinating Earth & Space Science Education Worldwide

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (S367) ◽  
pp. 415-416
Author(s):  
William H. Waller
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Science ◽  
Planetary Science ◽  
Space Science ◽  
Educational Standards ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The Many ◽  
Space Sciences

AbstractDespite the many amazing advances that have occurred in the space sciences (planetary science, heliophysics, astronomy, and cosmology) these subjects continue to play minor roles in pre-collegiate science education. Similarly, the Earth sciences are woefully under-represented in most school science programs – despite their vital relevance to our physical well-being. Some countries have educational standards that formally prioritize the Earth & space sciences as much as the physical and life sciences, but even they fail to actualize their mandated priorities. I contend that better coordination and advancement of Earth & space science education at the national, state, society, and educator levels would lead to better educational outcomes worldwide.

scholarly journals Working Together to Advance the Earth and Space Sciences

Eos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Finn
Keyword(s):  
Space Science ◽  
Fall Meeting ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Working Together ◽  
American Geophysical ◽  
Space Sciences

Attendees at the American Geophysical Union’s 2014 Fall Meeting embodied the Union’s mission of “Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity.”

Feeding a Thousand Souls

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijaya Nagarajan
Keyword(s):  
Art History ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Rice Flour ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sanskrit Literature ◽  
Tamil Literature ◽  
The Earth ◽  
History Of ◽  
Picture Languages ◽  
The Many

Drawing on extensive fieldwork, this book investigates aesthetic, symbolic, metaphorical, literary, mathematical, and philosophical meanings of the kōlam, the popular Tamil women’s daily ephemeral practice, a ritual art tradition performed with rice flour on the thresholds of houses in southern India. They range from concepts such as auspiciousness, inauspiciousness, ritual purity, and ritual pollution. Several divinities, too, play a significant role: Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, good luck, well-being, and a quickening energy; Mūdevi, the goddess of poverty, bad luck, illness, and laziness; Bhūdevi, the goddess of the soils, the earth, and the fields; and the god Ganesh, the remover of obstacles. Braiding art history, aesthetics, and design, this book analyzes the presence of the kōlam in medieval Tamil literature, focusing on the saint-poet Āṇṭāḷ. The author shows that the kōlam embodies mathematical principles such as symmetry, fractals, array grammars, picture languages, and infinity. Three types of kōlam competitions are described. The kinship between Bhūdevi and the kōlam is discussed as the author delves into the topics of “embedded ecologies” and “intermittent sacrality.” The author explores the history of the phrase “feeding a thousand souls,” tracing it back to ancient Sanskrit literature, where it was connected to Indian notions of hospitality, karma, and strangers. Its relationship to the theory of karma is represented by its connection to the five ancient sacrifices. This ritual is distinguished as one of the many “rituals of generosity” in Tamil Nadu.

Access-centred virtual conferencing for planetary science and beyond: reflections from Space Science in Context 2020

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Divya M Persaud ◽  
Eleanor S Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Planetary Science ◽  
Space Science ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
Fair Employment ◽  
Poster Sessions ◽  
The Many ◽  
Virtual Conference

<p>There is a pressing need for climate-friendly conferences that are accessible to different people and which can still connect scholars meaningfully. The pressure on virtual conferencing technology in a COVID-19 era, as well as the many years of disabled activism around remote access and virtual meetings, make this an even more important issue. Furthermore, the need for dynamic intersection and collaborative work between the spheres of science and technology studies (STS), environmental and other justice-based activism, and the space sciences around issues of space ethics, governance, and human rights grows more urgent.</p> <p>We will discuss Space Science in Context (14th May, 2020), an experimental virtual conference aiming to bring together space scientists, activists, and STS scholars, funded through the UCL Researcher-Led Initiative Award. The conference used a flipped-classroom model for 12 invited talk videos and ~30 multimedia e-posters across three primary sessions and two e-poster sessions, and engaged ~450 attendees worldwide. Invited talks were provided with full transcripts and closed captioning by Academic Audio Transcription, a company committed to the fair employment of disabled people. On the day of the conference, the five sessions were hosted at different times in video-chat hybrid formats. We reflect on the different access-centred aspects of this experimental format and their efficacy in facilitating cross-disciplinary conversations.</p>

scholarly journals Earth and Space Science for the Benefit of Humanity

Eos ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brooks Hanson ◽  
Jenny Lunn ◽  
Ben van der Pluijm ◽  
John Orcutt ◽  
Rita Colwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Space Science ◽  
The Earth ◽  
American Geophysical ◽  
Space Sciences ◽  
American Geophysical Union

A collection of Commentaries published in the journals of the American Geophysical Union illuminate the deep and growing benefits of research in the Earth and space sciences for humanity.

scholarly journals Astronomy, space science and geopolitics

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S260) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thierry J.-L. Courvoisier
Keyword(s):  
Major Part ◽  
Space Science ◽  
Space Technology ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Space Sciences

AbstractAstronomy has played a major part in the development of civilisations, not only through conceptual developments, but most importantly through the very practical gains obtained through the observation of Sun, Moon planets and stars. Space sciences, including astronomy, have also played a major rôle in the development of modern societies, as an engine for most subsequent space technology developments. Present trends tend to decrease the rôle of science in space development. This trend should be reversed to give modern “societies” their independence in space-related matters that permeate the lives of all inhabitants of the Earth.

scholarly journals Simon Lamb Receives 2014 Athelstan Spilhaus Award

Eos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
General Public ◽  
Space Science ◽  
Fall Meeting ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Space Sciences

Simon Lamb received the 2014 Athelstan Spilhaus Award at the AGU Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 17 December 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. The award honors an individual “for their enhancement of the public engagement in the Earth and space science,” through devoting portions of their career conveying to the general public the excitement, significance, and beauty of the Earth and space sciences.

Konsep dan Praktik Pelestarian Lingkungan dalam Hukum Islam

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evra Willya ◽  
Sabil Mokodenseho ◽  
Muh. Idris ◽  
Nasruddin Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Environment Pollution ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Human Actions ◽  
The Earth

In the Al Qur’an, Allah SWT describes the damages and destructions caused by human actions on land and sea. Therefore, humans are obliged to maintain and preserve their environment for future generations. This obligation aims at protecting their interests, due to the various beneficial sources of life attributed to humans existence on earth. In order to maintain the balance and harmony of human relations with nature, and to realize order and social well-being, Islamic Law upholds some basic principles of social activities, to guarantee an orderly, balanced, and harmonious life for the development and social movements life in a stable and orderly manner. Subsequently, environment pollution and damage to the earth are eradicated, thereby, restoring balance and harmony.

METHODS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION OF SCHOOL SCIENCE EDUCATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Олег Петунин ◽  
Oleg Petunin
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Communication ◽  
School Science ◽  
Physical Geography ◽  
Actual Problem ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Interdisciplinary Integration

<p>The article is devoted to an actual problem of integration of school courses in physics, chemistry, biology, ecology and physical geography. The author analyzes the content of the concept of integration of science education and enumerates the positive effects of its implementation. The article also presents the three levels of the integration: intra-, inter- and transdisciplinary. The author thoroughly describes methods of interdisciplinary integration, stopping on interdisciplinary communication, integrated lessons and integrated courses. The article revealed issues of interdisciplinary integration and suggest ways to overcome them. In conclusion, the author comes to the conclusion that the integration of science education is an urgent 9mki0problem of general education. To date, there are a number of successful solutions for this problem. In this article we have tried to summarize some material on this issue.</p>

scholarly journals Integrating engineering in K-12 science education: spelling out the pedagogical, epistemological, and methodological arguments

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Senay Purzer ◽  
Jenny Patricia Quintana-Cifuentes
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
School Science ◽  
School Resources ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Teaching Models ◽  
Engineering Design Process ◽  
Stem Literacy ◽  
K 12

AbstractThis position paper is motivated by recent educational reform efforts that urge the integration of engineering in science education. We argue that it is plausible and beneficial to integrate engineering into formal K-12 science education. We illustrate how current literature, though often implicitly, discusses this integration from a pedagogical, epistemological, or methodological argumentative stance. From a pedagogical perspective, a historically dominant argument emphasizes how engineering helps make abstract science concepts more concrete. The epistemological argument is centered on how engineering is inherently interdisciplinary and hence its integrative role in support of scientific literacy and more broadly STEM literacy is natural. From a methodological perspective, arguments focus on the engineering design process, which is compatible with scientific inquiry and adaptable to answering different types of engineering questions. We call for the necessity of spelling out these arguments and call for common language as science and engineering educators form a research-base on the integration of science and engineering. We specifically provide and discuss specific terminology associated with four different models, each effectively used to integrate engineering into school science. We caution educators against a possible direction towards a convergence approach for a specific type of integrating engineering and science. Diversity in teaching models, more accurately represents the nature of engineering but also allows adaptations based on available school resources. Future synthesis can then examine student learning outcomes associated with different teaching models.

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