he Center for Earth and Space Science Education (CESSE) is one of the world's leading research and development centers for pre-college Earth and space science education. Its mission is to transform science education from "reading about science" to highly engaging and exploratory experiences in which students "do science" by investigating and exploring the Earth around them and the universe beyond. CESSE is based at TERC in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

CESSE's staff features scientists, educators, curriculum developers, technologists, and cognitive psychologists. Much of our work is funded by the National Science Foundation and NASA. Major areas of focus include inquiry-based learning; engaging students in authentic science research; student access to data and images; computer-based visualization tools; and collaborations among students, teachers and scientists around the world. Our materials are used in thousands of classrooms worldwide.

For more information
Daniel Barstow, Director

Center for Earth and Space Science Education
TERC
2067 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
617-547-0430
CESSE@terc.edu