🌎2026 Earth Science Week (ESW) Toolkits are now available (shipping and handling only)! www.earthsciweek.org/toolkit/ 📂These toolkits contain posters, activities, and links to other educational resources related to the theme "Critical Minerals for a Thriving Society" from over 50 ESW Partners!

#MineralMonday: Critical Minerals Spotlight To celebrate Earth Science Week 2026 (Oct 11-17)- and Minerals Day (Oct 12), we will be highlighting one critical mineral each week! First up: What makes a mineral “critical”? Explore the current list from the U.S. Geological Survey: bit.ly/4xi05Cj

Interior Department releases final 2025 List of Critical Minerals

Editor’s note: Posted November 14 following the end of the lapse in appropriations. The Department of the Interior, through the U.S. Geological Survey, published the final 2025 List of Critical Minera...

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Check out the FIRST activity in the 2026 Earth Science Week Calendar! From the Mineralogical Society of America. Full activity: bit.ly/MSA-critical... Order an ESWToolkit to access the entire 2026-2027 Calendar: bit.ly/order-2026-E...

Did you know—an organism’s original material can preserve for millions of years if the conditions are *just* right?🤯 Head to bit.ly/carbonized-plant & bit.ly/aragonite-ammonite & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ #Fossil

🌎 Happy #WorldNatureConservationDay! Protecting nature starts with understanding Earth 💚 Explore how #EarthScienceWeekPartner & Sponsor, the US Geologic Survey studies water, ecosystems, & natural hazards to support conservation efforts & sustainable communities: www.usgs.gov/science/mission-areas

🦈 It’s #SharkWeek! Researchers use data from tagged #sharks to monitor #ocean temp, salinity, & more to improve #WeatherModels🌡️🧂 #EarthScience is everywhere, even on shark fins! 🔗 www.udel.edu/udaily/2025/july/shark-scientists-weather-ocean-animal-tracking-atlantic-ocean/ Image 1: Wayne Hoggard

Educators & researchers—join #MyNASAdata & AGI's Education & Outreach Department for a webinar on 8/25 at 6PM ET to learn how to use the #EarthSystemDataExplorer to access & create maps/datasets! 🗺️ The recording will be on AGI's YouTube Channel afterwards! 🔗Register here: bit.ly/register-NASA-data

🎶 Turn to stone, when you are bone And no, we’re don’t mean in the Medusa way 🪨🐍👀 Head to bit.ly/permineralized-fossil & bit.ly/replaced-fossil & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute collection www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ #Fossil #Paleontology

AGI's Education & Outreach Department has 3 new PD session videos up on YouTube about: - Marine & coastal geoheritage sites 🏖️ - Bringing coral reef research into classrooms 🪸 - Ocean coring data lessons 🌊 🔗 Check them out here: www.youtube.com/c/AmericanGeosciences #ProfessionalDevelopment

🌕 Happy #InternationalMoonDay! Want to explore the #Moon yourself? Check out our #EarthScienceWeekPartner & Sponsor, #NASA, for lunar maps, activities, & Moon geology resources that let you investigate craters, mountains, & Moon rocks—no spacesuit required! 👩‍🚀🌍🚀 🔗 go.nasa.gov/4ybRu5i #Geology

🌍 How important is it for educators, students, and others explore “Energy Resources for our Future”? Order an Earth Science Week Toolkit and find out! Packed with posters, activities & more. 📦 👉 geosciencestore.org/2025-earth-s... #AmericanGeosciences #Geoscience #STEM #Energy #Science

Are you ready to be a deep time #detective?! 🕵️🫆🔎 It’s sedimentary, my dear Watson! Tune in each #FossilFriday to learn more fossiliferous sleuthing skills 🦴 Head to bit.ly/mold-and-cast to learn more & explore the Paleo Research Institute collection here: www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/

👨🏽‍🏫 AGI was part of the annual National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Innovator Institute: s.si.edu/4w1QAXv 💧Teachers explored AGI's Rain Garden curriculum by using stream tables and measuring a potential rain garden site. Access lessons here: bit.ly/AGI-rain-gar...

Happy #InternationalRockDay! 🎉 🪨 Today we celebrate the original rock stars—sedimentary, igneous, & metamorphic!🤘 They’ve built mountains, preserved ancient fossils, recorded Earth’s history, and even made your phone possible! What’s your favorite rock? 🪨 #GeologyRocks #EarthScience #Geoscience

It’s been a long journey through #GeologicTime, but we made it to the #Holocene with our friend the #GreenSeaTurtle! Head to bit.ly/holocene-turtle to learn more & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute collection www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ #Fossil

🌊 Attending the National Marine Educators Association conference? AGI has 4 presentations on careers, geoheritage, and coral reef and ocean coring research Not attending? All asynchronous presentations will be available on AGI's YouTube channel after July 16: www.youtube.com/c/AmericanGe...

🌎♻️ It's Plastic Free July! Challenge yourself to swap just one single-use plastic for a reusable alternative to reduce plastic pollution and natural resource use. #PlasticFreeJuly #Geoscience #EarthScience #Sustainability #ProtectOurPlanet Image modified from Naja Bertolt Jensen on Unsplash

It’s a mastodon, not a mammoth! 🦣 Head to bit.ly/pleistocene-mastodon to learn more & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute collection www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ #Fossil #Paleontology #Mastodon #Extinction #IceAge

🧠Keep your critical thinking skills sharp this summer and use the July #EarthScienceWeek activity from the Earth Science Information Partners-ESIP to correlate data on energy consumption and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. 📈 #dataanalysis #energyuse #carbondioxide #EarthScience

☄️ June 30th is #InternationalAsteroidDay & #WorldMeteorWatchDay! Tonight, step outside & look 🆙 The universe is putting on a show, and planetary scientists are watching with you 💫🔭 🔗 Learn the difference between asteroids & meteors at: spaceplace.nasa.gov/asteroid-or-... #ShootingStars #Astronomy

This Big Bird did not live on Sesame Street 🐤 Meet the Moa—a giant bird from ice age New Zealand! Head to bit.ly/pleistocene-moa to learn more & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute collection www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/VC/ #Fossil #Paleontology

♻️ June 24 is #NationalUpcyclingDay! Before something hits the landfill, ask: what else could this be? 🤔 🔗 Dig into AGI’s free Education for Sustainable Development teacher resource kit, packed with #EarthScience connections for your classroom: bit.ly/esd-kit-cons... #Upcycling #SDG12 #Sustainable

🌎 Expand your classroom’s global connections! Join the 2026 #GlobalTeachingDialogue, a free 2-day #VirtualWorkshop for U.S. educators with sessions on STEAM, career readiness, leadership, & more. 🗓️July 21–22, 2026, 11:00-3:30 EDT 🔗Register now: www.accelevents.com/e/2026-global-teaching-dialogue

2026 Global Teaching Dialogue, Tue, Jul 21st, 2026 @ 11:00 AM Accelevents

U.S. Department of State's 11th Annual Global Teaching Dialogue is taking place online from July 21 - 22, 2026, bringing together primary and secondary educators from around the world to explore American best practices that strengthen student outcomes, workforce readiness, and educational excellence. Fulbright Teacher Exchanges alumni and other education experts will conduct workshops and share innovative approaches on: Freedom 250AI in Education Workforce ReadinessSTEM EducationSports DiplomacySchool & District Leadership Participants will gain actionable strategies, innovative teaching approaches, and insights from U.S. classrooms that can be adapted to local contexts while strengthening professional networks and collaboration. This event is FREE to attend and registration is open. Sign up now and share with your networks! Session schedule will be released at a later date; check this page for updates.

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🌿 June 22 is #WorldRainforestDay! #Rainforests absorb CO2, stabilize climate patterns, & are home to 1/2 the world’s plant & animal species. Yet every second, 1.5 hectares of rainforest is lost... 🔗 Learn, share, & support the people protecting them: www.worldrainforestday.org/ Photo: Mandy Choi

It’s the longest day of the year, so there’s time to celebrate today's events👇 ☀️ #SummerSolstice: Recognizing the effect of Earth's tilt on the seasons! 🌊 #WorldHydrographyDay: The science of describing oceans, lakes, & rivers! 👨 & Happy #FathersDay to all the dads out there! Photo: Isaac Sloman

Worlds literally collide this week with the #GreatAmericanInterchange! 🌎 Head to bit.ly/pliocene-ground-sloth to learn more & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute collection www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ #Fossil #Paleontology #GroundSloth #Pliocene

June 17 is #WorldDayToCombatDesertificationAndDrought 🌍🏜️🪾 This year's theme is "Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. Restore”. Up to half of the world's rangelands are degraded or at risk – they deserve our attention! 🔗 Learn more: www.unccd.int/events/desertification-drought-day/2026 #Rangelands

💨 To celebrate #GlobalWindDay, AGI & My NASA Data invite educators to register for a #webinar on the Earth Systems Data Explorer! Register now, & you will be sent the link to the webinar's live premiere, which will be on YouTube at 6 PM ET on August 25, 2026. #STEMeducation #MyNASAData #Data #STEM

Lucy in the ground, permineralized? Why yes, our 3-million-year-old greatx100 grandma was named after the #Beatles song! 💎🎶 Head to bit.ly/pliocene-hominin to learn more & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ #Fossil

Teachers, join the #EarthScienceInformationPartners' (ESIP) July Meeting K-12 Teachers Workshop on Thursday, July 30! ✅ $20 gets you access to the K-12 Workshop + an 8-hour PD certificate ✅ In-person attendees get breakfast & lunch See the agenda, & register: buff.ly/5Kbep0H #stemeducation