This is a report of a decriptive study of the secondary earth science to examine the geology education in the United States. The review of 35 states' science curricula and papers on science education presented the author a guide to this writing on earth science and geology education in the United States. Though the earth science education in the United States is characterized by great variety, the author could find two most common contents in geology curricula : these are $quot;Constitution of the Earth$quot; and $quot;Physical Geography$quot;. Methods of science teaching and use of computer and student assessment in the secondary schools in the United States are also reviewed and summarized in this study.

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