Outreach
Earth and environmental sciences are among the most accessible of scientific disciplines to the general public. Rocks, minerals, fossils, oil, gas, and other economically important earth materials; earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, drought and groundwater pollution are familiar to even casual observers of the environment in which they live. EES fields scores of requests annually from the public for identification of geological materials (rocks, minerals, fossils, meteorites) and information on groundwater and geological processes, especially earthquakes.
Our faculty and students have a culture of innovative outreach in K-12 classrooms, science fairs, and university-sponsored science events. Below are resources that can be used by teachers, librarians, and other educators to share Earth and environmental Science with their communities.
