Don’t miss “Solar Energy & the Minerals Behind It” - a #webinar TODAY at 1 pm EST that celebrates the #EarthDay theme “Our Power, Our Planet” & the 2026 #EarthScience Week theme, “Critical Minerals for a Thriving Society” 🌎🌱🪨
Access the webinar premiere & recording here 👉 bit.ly/ESW-webinars
🌌 It’s #InternationalDarkSkyWeek—a perfect time to look up & think about how we use energy!
By reducing #LightPollution, we reveal stunning night skies, save energy, & protect ecosystems 💡
Try a “lights out” night & see what appears!
#DarkSkies
Images: Slava Abramovitch & Griffith Observatory
🍃The National Environmental Education Foundation has relaunched Environmental Education (EE) Week!
🏫If you work with teachers or schools, share this with them — EE Week runs April 20-24, and the hub is live now: www.neefusa.org/eeweek
#EEWeek #EnvironmentalEducation
On this International Day for Monuments and Sites, take at the history right beneath your feet!
🏛️The steps and stones of the Lincoln Memorial are sourced from many states and show evidence of Earth's history.
Monuments tell stories across time. What stories will you uncover?
It should've been called "Cretaceous Park", am I right? 🦖🌴
Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/cretaceous-display & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institution collection:
www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/
#Fossil #Paleontology #Cretaceous #JurassicPark
Earth and Environmental Science teachers, join AGI at the University of Alabama for an all-expenses-paid PD on AI tools used to study water systems.
✅ No AI experience needed
✅ Hotel + travel + meals covered
✅ Pilot and give feedback on ready-to-use curriculum
Apply now! bit.ly/real-world-A...
Attending NSTA2026 in Anaheim? 🧑🏫
Don’t miss presentations from the American Geosciences Institute (@agi-updates.bsky.social) on a range of topics that can be used in elementary and middle school classrooms!
#STEMeducation #EarthScience #NSTA2026 #EducationalResources #Conference #ScienceTeacher
💨🌬️ It’s #BigWindDay—the perfect time to let curiosity take flight!
🌪️💡 Young scientists can explore how #wind moves & shapes our world through hands-on K–5 activities:
bit.ly/K-5-weather-...
Photos: Raychel Sanner (1), Andrew Dawes (2), & Laura Seaman (3) on Upsplash
#WeatherScience #EarthScience
Welcome, to Jurassic Park! 🦖🦴⛏️
Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/jurassic-display & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institute collection:
www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/
#Fossil #Paleontology #Jurassic #JurassicPark #Dinosaur
AGI’s Earth Day webinar is only 2 weeks away! 🌎🙌
🔗 Be sure to register to get the link for the Live Premiere or to be able to access the recording immediately following the event: bit.ly/2026-earth-day-webinar
#EarthDay #EarthScienceWeek #Solar #RenewableEnergy #CriticalMinerals
🌎🧑🏫 Environmental Education Week is back, & we’re in it! AGI has joined forces with @NEEFusa & other EE partners to bring free, classroom-ready activities to educators everywhere: www.neefusa.org/eeweek
Get excited for EE week, April 20-24! 🥳
#EnvironmentalEducation #EEWeek
Two educators measuring the depth of a rain garden using a meter stick.
Three educators using a model of a natural area- a tray of sand is covered with a pervious green fabric. The area is sprayed with water so observers can see how water moves through natural areas.
A sign in a rain garden named "Got Rock?" explains how adding rocks to the garden can provide animals with a place to both bask and hide.
🌱💧 April is blooming with purpose—it’s National Garden Month AND Earth Month!
Turn spring showers into a real-world learning opportunity with AGI's rain garden curriculum: education.americangeosciences.org/resources/ra...
Let’s grow more than gardens this month—let’s grow solutions 🌍💚
It’s the age of the dinosaurs, which is why we’re talking about…a fish??? 🐟
Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/triassic-fish & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institution’s collection
www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/
#Fossil #Paleontology #Triassic
Full activity link: www.earthsciweek.org/resources/ap...
⚡ Unlike renewable energy, April Fools' jokes have a short lifespan. This activity, on the other hand? Timeless. ⏳
🏫 "More Power to You!" from @USGS invites students to use an interactive map to discover where U.S. energy resources come from.
🔗 earthsciweek.org/resources/april/
The Great Dying? Eh, doesn’t sound so great to us…😬
Wanna learn more? ⛏️
Head to bit.ly/permian-amphibian & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institute collection:
www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/
#Fossil #Paleontology #Permian #EarthScience #Geology
📣🌱There are still spots available in the Soil Science Workshop for middle and high school educators at Purdue University on June 24-26, 2026.
✍️ Apply ASAP to be considered: bit.ly/soil-science-workshop-2026
🔗 For more details visit: education.americangeosciences.org/opportunitie...
#SoilScience
🌦️ Happy World Meteorological Day!
💻 A great resource for educators is My NASA Data, which is a site where teachers and students can access and chart atmospheric and weather-related datasets: go.nasa.gov/4rJci0j
Today is #WorldWaterDay 💧🌎
Sponsored by the United Nations, this day highlights the importance of clean water for all & is closely related to multiple #SustainableDevelopmentGoals! Visit this toolkit for resources on all things water: bit.ly/world-water-day-kit
#WaterForAll #CleanWater #Water
❄️Glaciers are some of the most awe-inspiring natural wonders, and they need our help.
🌍This #WorldDayForGlaciers, UNESCO is rallying the world to protect these frozen giants.
Bring polar science to your classroom here: bit.ly/Earth-Science-at-Poles-webinar
Images: Glacier National Park
#Glacier
What do giant coackroaches & coal have in common?🪳🤔
Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/carboniferous-cockroach & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institute collection:
www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/
#Fossil #Paleontology #Carboniferous #Geology #Coal
Happy #GlobalRecyclingDay! ♻️🌍
Learn how you can #recycle smarter & make a bigger impact 👉 www.globalrecyclingday.com/
Remember, small actions add up—let’s recycle today for a greener tomorrow! 💚
Credit: Nareeta Martin, Upsplash
#RecycleMore #Sustainability #EarthScience #SustainableLiving
#NationalAgricultureDay & #StPatricksDay on the same day?! 🌾 🍀
Did you know clover roots contain bacteria that add nitrogen to the #soil, naturally enriching it and helping other plants grow? 🚜🌱
Explore educational soil activities here 👉 bit.ly/AGI-soil-lessons
#SoilScience #EarthScience #Geology
Exciting news: you can now log into #VisibleGeology (an ESW sponsor!) using your Google account to access free #3DGeologicModels to use with students, save/share your work, & create assignments 🙌
🔗 Get started here: www.visiblegeology.com/
⚒️ Classroom-ready lessons: bit.ly/visible-geology-lessons
Looks like a brachiopod to us! That’s awesome 🤩
Dive into the Devonian? Don't mind if we do! 🤿🌊
Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/devonian-brachiopod & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institute collection:
www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/
#Fossil #Paleontology #Devonian #Geology #Brachiopod
Register for our Earth Day webinar "Solar Energy and the Minerals Behind It" which celebrates both the:
🌍 Earth Day 2026 theme, "Our Power, Our Planet"🔌
🌍 Earth Science Week 2026 theme, "Critical Minerals for a Thriving Society"🪨
📆April 22 at 1 PM ET
🔗Register at: bit.ly/2026-earth-d...
#earthday
💧 It’s National #GroundwaterAwarenessWeek - celebrate by learning about the water beneath our feet that sustains communities, ecosystems, & more.
Learn more: bit.ly/national-groundwater
Educational activities: groundwater.org/activities/
Let’s protect #groundwater for generations to come! 💙
Silurian silliness? Count us in! 👀
Fish evolve jaws, animals move on land, & so much more! 🐟
Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/silurian-diorama & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institute collection:
www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/
#Fossil #Silurian
🌍Earth Science Educators! Have your students construct a model of uranium extraction using the March ESW Calendar Activity, created by the Minerals Education Coalition, a division of the @smecommunity.
Access the text version of this activity here: bit.ly/MEC-mining-a...
