Issues in Earth Science

Eww, There's some Geology in my Fiction!"

The Islander tries to help the immigrants understand a sustainable life, but can they figure it out?  Find out in

Boomtown Atoll by Aurthur H. Manners 

The teacher resources for this story explore strategies and pedagogies for classroom discussion.

Be sure to also check out past stories and classroom activities in Past Issues.

  

We feature short fiction stories for middle and high school students that illustrate key earth science concepts in the plot of the story.  These are fun but educational stories suitable for the classroom.

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Can the Islander help Monica and Ray understand the true penalty for their thoughtless destruction of coral and choose the better way in a post-capitalist world where money does not pay the bill?

 

Boomtown Atoll by Aurthur H. Manners

Teacher's Resources for this story explore strategeis and pedagogies for classroom discussion.)

Illustration for Boomtown Atoll by Erin Colson

Boomtown Atoll

by Aurthur H. Manners

I love searching the island’s tidepools when I’m on break. My wife says you find the best tech out on the sandflats, but she hasn’t worked here since she was a girl. Ocean currents are still changing all the time, as the last ice shelves calve town-sized chunks into the ever-warming waters. And plenty more cities have vanished beneath the waves in recent years.

I bagged two wave-weathered smartphones yesterday, and I’m hoping I can make it a streak. her beloved grandpa calling her that. 

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