Conference of Eminent Earth Scientists and Educators for thePlanning of a K-12 Earth Science Education Framework

本次会议的目标是制定一个k-12地球科学教育 框架. 大约20名地球科学家代表美国宇航局，国家海洋和大气管理局， 美国地质勘探局和国家科学基金会地球科学研究计划， 教师和几位地球科学教育专家将参加 参加为期5天的会议，以承担这项任务。 会前 每位科学家将准备一份论文，阐述主要概念 在他们的专业领域内的行星地球。 在小团体 会议期间，教师将与科学家合作， 确定那些对所有学生都很重要的概念， 应该只介绍给那些希望从事职业的学生 在科学中的一个。 这个奖项将只涵盖大约百分之十的 这次会议的成本。 会议的主要费用将是 由其他政府机构、出版公司、学校 美国地质研究所（American Geological Institute）。

The goal of this conference is to develop a k-12 Earth Science Education Framework. Approximately twenty geoscientists representing NASA, NOAA, USGS, and NSF-Geoscience research programs, twenty earth science teachers, and several specialists in earth science education will take part in a 5-day conference to undertake this task. A pre-conference paper will be prepared by each scientist delineating the major concepts of Planet Earth within their field of expertise. During small group sessions at the conference teachers will work with scientists to identify those concepts that are important for all students and those that should only be introduced to students desiring to pursue a career in one of the sciences. This award will only cover about ten percent of the cost of this conference. The major cost of the conference will be funded by other government agencies, publishing companies, school systems, and the American Geological Institute.