Other Position Statements

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Full listing of AAAS Resolutions and Statements

• Statement on Climate Change
• Statement on the Teaching of Evolution
• AAAS Board Resolution on Intelligent Design Theory

AGI and Member Society Position Statements

The American Geological Institute and several of its member societies have adopted position statements on issues important to the geoscience community and relevant to public policy. This page provides links to those statements that are available on the Web. A separate page contains testimony delivered by AGI before Congress and federal agencies. We welcome input on any additional member society statements not on this list that are on the Web or could be made available.

AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION

http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/sci_pol.html#positions

Position Statements

From time to time the AGU Council adopts position statements that relate the understanding and
application of the geophysical sciences to relevant public policy. In making such statements, the Council limits itself to positions that are within the
range of available geophysical data or norms of legitimate scientific debate. Each statement expires after four years unless reaffirmed.

• Human Impacts on Climate
• Meeting the Challenges of Natural Hazards
• Biological Evolution and the History of the Earth Are Foundations of Science
• Capability to Monitor the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
• Renewing Investment in Ocean Research
• NASA: Earth and Space Sciences at Risk
• Importance of the Earth and Space Sciences in Primary and Secondary Education: An Endorsement of the AAAS Benchmarks and NRC Standards
• Background and Rationale for the Statement
• The Role of U.S. Government in Supporting Earth and Space Science Research
• The Importance of Archiving and Availability of Geophysical Data
• The Need for Balance between Small and Large Science
• Earmarking

GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA POSITION STATEMENTS

http://www.geosociety.org/positions/

• EvolutionAdopted May 2001; Revised October 2006
• Global Climate Change
  Adopted October 2006
• Geoscience Data Preservation
  Adopted October 2005
• Geoscience and Natural Hazards Policy
  Adopted October 2005; Revised November 2008
• The Importance of Teaching Earth Science in Schools
  Adopted April 2004; Revised October 2005
• Maintaining the Benefits of Involvement by Federal Scientists in
  Scientific Society Leadership
  Note: GSA Endorses this CSSP Position Statement -
  Adopted December 2007
• Open Access to Data
  Adopted May 2005
• Public Investment in Earth Science Research
  Adopted September 2008
• The Role of Government in Energy and Mineral Resources
  Adopted October 2008
• Scholarship and Professional Activity in Geoscience Public Policy
  and Geoscience Education
  Adopted May 2001
• The Value of Geologic Mapping
  Adopted November 2003; Revised October 2005; Revised November 2008
• Visas for Foreign Scientists and Students
  Adopted May 2005
• Water Resources
  Adopted September 2008

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEOSCIENCE
TEACHERS

http://nagt.org/nagt/organization/position.html

• Position Paper on Teaching Evolution
• Proposed Statement on Teaching
  Climate Change

NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

http://www.nsta.org/about/positions.aspx?lid=tnavhp

NSTA
Position Statements

• Beyond 2000—Teachers of Science Speak Out
• Accountability
• Aerospace Education
• Animals: Responsible Use of Live Animals and Dissection in the Science Classroom
• Assessment
• Competitions, Science
• Computers in Science Education, The Use of
• Disabilities, Students with
• E-Learning in Science Education, The Role of
• Elementary School Science
• Environmental Education
• Evolution, The Teaching of
• The Freedom to Teach and the Freedom to Learn
• Gender Equity in Science Education
• High School Science, Learning Conditions for
• Induction Programs for the Support and Development of Beginning Teachers of Science
• Informal Science Education
• Inquiry, Scientific
• International Science Education and the National Science Teachers Association
• K-16 Coordination
• Laboratory Investigations in Science Instruction, The Integral Role of
• Leadership in Science Education
• Liability of Science Educators for Laboratory Safety
• Metric System, Use of the
• Middle Level Students, Science Education for
• Multicultural Science Education
• National Science Education Standards, The
• Nature of Science
• Parent Involvement in Science Education
• Preparation, Science Teacher
• Professional Development in Science Education
• Professionalism for Science Educators, Principles of
• Research in Science Education
• Research in Science Teaching, The Role of
• Safety and School Science Instruction
• Science/Technology/Society: A New Effort for Providing Appropriate Science for All
• Sexuality and Human Reproduction, The Teaching of
• Substance Use & Abuse