🌱 NEW! Free online course for K–12 educators! 🔎Explore soil through real-world questions and career connections you can bring directly to your students. Start any time, and work at your own pace! Ready to dig in? Enroll today: bit.ly/Soils-Matter...

All #fossils are rocks, but not all #rocks are fossils 🪨🦴 Meet coquina, coal, & banded iron formation 👋 🔗 Head to bit.ly/coquina-rock, bit.ly/coal-rock, & bit.ly/bif-rock & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute 👉 digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ #Fossil

The annual #EarthScienceWeek #contests are open & ready for entries! Submit an original photograph, video, visual artwork, and/or essay by 8:00 PM EDT on FRIDAY 10/16 to be considered 📸🎬🎨✍️ For more info on how to enter, visit www.earthsciweek.org/contests/ #ESW2026 #ScienceContest

Register today for the 2026 ESW Webinar Series to join the conversation on critical minerals. Learn more and register at: www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/

🔎 #MineralMonday: PYROLUSITE #Pyrolusite is an important source of #manganese & is used in making steel, porcelain, & more. 👉 Explore the #MineralogicalSocietyOfAmerica interactive to learn more: min4kids.org/minerals-your-house Images: Rob Lavinsky, Wikimedia Commons; James St John, Flikr

Did you know that many #Trex #fossils show evidence of parasite-driven diseases & bite marks from members of their own species? 🦖🦠🤯 🔗 Head to bit.ly/t-rex-pathology & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute 👉 digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ #Paleopathology

It’s National #CleanEnergyWeek! 🌎 From solar to wind to geothermal, #EarthScience helps us understand how our #energy choices shape the future ♻️ Which is why the 2025 #EarthScienceWeek theme was “Energy Resources for Our Future”! 🔎 Explore resources here: www.earthsciweek.org/resources/2025/

🌎 Thin layer. Big job. Today is #InternationalDayForThePreservationOfTheOzoneLayer! The #OzoneLayer helps shield life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation ☀️🛡️ 🔗 Celebrate by exploring a new lesson from #NASA, a longtime #EarthScienceWeek Partner & Sponsor: go.nasa.gov/4rerpj3 #OzoneDay

🔎 #MineralMonday: SPHALERITE & ZINCITE, 2 Minerals with 1 Important Element #Sphalerite & #zincite are both sources of #zinc, which plays a role in protecting people… 👉 Explore the #MineralogicalSocietyOfAmerica interactive to discover where zinc is in your home: min4kids.org/minerals-your-house

It’s #taphonomy time! 🦴 A LOT can happen between death and discovery, so understanding taphonomy is a great paleo detective skill to have 🔍💪 Head to bit.ly/ichthyosaur-jaw & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute 👉 digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ #Fossil

Register NOW for the #EarthScienceWeek2026 Webinar Series, centered on the theme “Critical Minerals for a Thriving Society” 💎 Attend the live premieres to ask questions & be part of the conversation on #mineral mining! 🪨⛏️♻️ 🔗 Click here for details: www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/ #CriticalMinerals

#ToolkitTuesday goes critical!⚡ We’re shining a light on the #CriticalMaterialsInnovationHub & the materials that power modern life! Catch up on CMI webinars here: 🎥 bit.ly/2026-Earth-Day-Webinar & bit.ly/Future-of-Critical-Minerals-Webinar Order your #ESW Toolkit: bit.ly/order-2026-ESW-Toolkit

🔎 #MineralMonday: GALENA has a Lead Role #Galena is the main ore of #lead! Lead is toxic, so responsible mining & recycling are essential ♻️ Learn more with the #MineralogicalSocietyOfAmerica interactive: min4kids.org/minerals-your-house Images: James St John, Flickr; IvoShandor, Wikimedia Commons

The DATA IS IN THE STRATA! 🪨⛏️ Steno’s Laws are a great paleo detective tool, but remember—every rule in #geology has an exception! 👀 Head to bit.ly/superposition-core & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute👉 digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ #Fossil #Steno

September’s #CalendarActivity from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists invites students to become data detectives! 🔎 Students analyze #mineral data, investigate how #CriticalMinerals are used, & conduct a battery inventory of their school or home🔋💎⛏️ 👉 bit.ly/AAPG-mineral-supply-demand

#ToolkitTuesday heads down under to feature the #MineralsCouncilOfAustralia, one of our partners bringing a global perspective to #EarthScienceWeek 🇦🇺 🔗 Learn more about how mining shapes Australia's communities, & landscapes: minerals.org.au/ Order your #ESW Toolkit: bit.ly/order-2026-ESW-Toolkit

🔎 #MineralMonday: GRAPHITE, From Pencil “Lead” to Batteries 👉 Explore the BRAND NEW #GeologicMapDay Poster, which is all about graphite deposits in Alaska! Use the #MineralogicalSocietyOfAmerica interactive to learn about #graphite in your home: min4kids.org/minerals-your-house #CriticalMinerals

#Fossil leaves can tell you the temperature from millions of years ago?!?? 🤯🍁 Yeah, you heard that right 😎 Head to bit.ly/smooth-leaf & bit.ly/jagged-leaf to learn more 🍃🍂 Tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ #Paleontology

📖This #ToolkitTuesday spotlight is Visible Geology! 🔗 #VisibleGeology’s free lesson library walks you through building 3D geologic models to show a range of geologic processes & human infrastructure: bit.ly/visible-geology-lessons Order your #ESW Toolkit here: bit.ly/order-2026-ESW-Toolkit

🔎 #MineralMonday: QUARTZ=A Powerful Connection 👉Explore the @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social interactive to discover the many uses of #quartz min4kids.org/minerals-your-house Images: Quartz, James St. John, Flikr; Quartz sand, Wikimedia; Quartz watch components, US National Archives, Public Domain

Of quartz geology ROCKS—we never take it for granite 😉😅 Using #paleontology & #geology detective skills, we can learn a lot about #paleoenvironments! Head to bit.ly/sandstone-ripples & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute 👉 digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/

#ToolkitTuesday continues! Today we’re unfolding the #MineralsEducationCoalition poster & watching it transform a blank wall into a #geology lesson 🪨✨ 🔗 Need extras for more classrooms?MEC has you covered: bit.ly/MEC-monument... Ordered your #ESW Toolkit today! bit.ly/order-2026-ESW-Toolkit

🔎 #MineralMonday: COPPER is Closer Than you Think! 👉 Explore the "Minerals In Your Home" interactive from @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social to discover its uses: min4kids.org/minerals-you... Images: Copper mineral by James St John, Copper pipes by Michaela Pereckas, & Copper wires by Pau Keller

🗺️ Happy International Geocaching Day! 🌎 🧭🔎 Geocaching turns the world into a treasure hunt—encouraging us to get outside, solve clues, & discover the places beneath our feet 🧭🔎Create a free account here: geocaching.com/play @geocaching.bsky.social #geocaching #treasurehunt #geology #earthscience

Trilobites know how to rock and roll!🪨🌀 Head to bit.ly/rolled-trilobite to learn more about the rolly pollies of the #Paleozoic oceans & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute collection digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ 🦴 #Fossil #Paleontology #Trilobite

🏆You could win $300 for applying your creativity to the geosciences!🏆 🌏Check out our Earth Science Week Contests which relate to the overall theme "Critical Minerals for a Thriving Society": 📸photo, 📽 video,🎨visual arts, and📝essay 🔗Learn more: www.earthsciweek.org/contests/

Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social is coming!!! Downloaded and printed some online resources from earth science week website. There are many webinars and contests scheduled too. Please check website for resources.

It's #ToolkitTuesday! Today we're unboxing items created by longtime ESW Partner @USGS Use this game and poster to introduce students and others to critical minerals and great resources from USGS: www.usgs.gov/youth-and-ed... Order your ESW Toolkit today! bit.ly/order-2026-E...

🔎 #MineralMonday: Meet CHROMIUM 👉 Explore the "Minerals In Your House" interactive from @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social to discover its uses: min4kids.org/minerals-you... Images: Weinrich Minerals, Inc., Public domain; James St. John via Flickr, CC BY 2.0; and tonynetone via Flickr, CC BY 2.0.

What kind of #fossil doesn’t preserve the organism? 🤔 A #TraceFossil, of course! 🐾🦖 Head to bit.ly/grallator-track to learn more about this #Dinosaur track & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute collection digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ #Paleontology