Detailed are the origins, development, and implementation of the Crustal Evolution Education Project (CEEP). This group has produced, for use in earth science and other classes in grades 8-10, a series of instructional modules based on current scientific research in the composition, history, and processes of the earth's crust. (BT)

Suggests that current crust-evolution research can and should be used in courses K-12. The NAGT is going to develop suitable materials to provide teachers with the necessary concepts and understandings as well as materials for students in an effort to provide a more rapid response to and use of the constant progress and change occurring in…

Describes the banning of an earth science book, THE FACE OF TIME, in Alberta, Canada, from elementary schools because the book describes the geologic history of western Canada in a theory of evolution manner. The author identifies this to caution earth scientists about recent decisions on instructional materials elsewhere. (BR)

Describes a project to produce a series of laboratory manuals and instructional materials in which nuclear experiments are presented for the undergraduate advanced laboratory. The manuals are being compiled in the areas of physics, chemistry, geology and environmental sciences. (BR)