Educational researchers target earth and space sciences

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Climate change, energy, natural resources and the health of planet Earth are major modern-day concerns, but Americans' grasp of Earth and space sciences is, according to scientists and educators at Penn State, not strong. "We are not teaching Earth and space science well nationally," said Tanya Furman, assistant vice president and associate dean for undergraduate education and professor of geosciences. "That is particularly critical considering the worldwide concern about energy, the environment and natural resources."

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