Our Role in the Earth System: one K-12 school district's science education initiative

The community of Norfolk is located in the heart of the Elkhorn Valley in northeast Nebraska. A city of 23,000, Norfolk is an economic growth center for an area encompassing six counties. Its public school district includes nine elementary schools, a middle school, a junior high, and a senior high. The district serves over 4,400 students. This article emphasises both the impact of global change on the futures of the current school population and the necessity of science and environmental issues education. The author describes the educational project entitled "Our role in the Earth System".