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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 3h

Everybody walk the dinosaur 🦖, it’s #NationalFossilDay!

Check out the ✨ BRAND NEW ✨
NPS Paleontology Guide:
education.americangeosciences.org/resources/nps

& fossil 3D models:
sketchfab.com/AmericanGeosciencesInstitute

#EarthScienceWeek #EarthScienceWeek2025 #ESW2025 #EnergyResourcesForOurFuture

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 18h

To use sources of #energy, we have to FIND sources of energy via EXPLORATION! 🤠🧑‍🔬

Join us TOMORROW for the next #EarthScienceWeek seminar focusing on the future of energy exploration

Register now: www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/

#ESW2025 #EarthScienceWeek2025
#EarthScience #Resources #Exploration

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 23h

🛰️ 🌍 Today is also #EarthObservationDay! 🌎 🛰️

But while today is the official celebration, as they say at AmericaView, “Every day is Earth Observation Day!”

#EarthScienceWeek #EarthScienceWeek2025 #ESW2025 #EnergyResourcesForOurFuture #Landsat #EarthScience #Science #Imaging

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 1d

What are you doing inside?? Don’t you know what today is??!

It’s #NoChildLeftInsideDay, brought to you by @neefusa.bksy.social! 🥾🏕️☀️🏃

Check out their incredible resources at www.neefusa.org/no-child-left-inside

#EarthScienceWeek #EarthScienceWeek2025 #ESW2025 #EnergyResourcesForOurFuture #NCLI

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 1d

One thing has & will always reliably stay true: our planet’s insides are HOT! 🌋

Join us TOMORROW as we continue our #EarthScienceWeek seminar series to explore geothermal energy:
www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/

#Renewable #EarthScience #Energy #Geothermal #Science #ESW2025 #EarthScienceWeek2025

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 2d

Today is #MINERALSDAY! 💎⛏️🚨

Where would we be without minerals? They impact every aspect of our life!

So why not take some time today to explore minerals on mineralsday.org?

#ESW2025 #EarthScienceWeek2025 #EnergyResourcesForOurFuture #MineralsDay #Minerals #Mineralogy #Geology #EarthScience #Earth

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 2d

Everyone is aware that we #NEED energy, but few know how we find #EnergyResources…that’s why we’re hosting a #webinar TOMORROW by the National Energy Education Development (NEED) project on ways to #educate about #energy!

Register now - www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/

#ESW2025 #EarthScienceWeek2025

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 2d

It’s #InternationalEarthcacheDay! 🧭🗺️

Today we celebrate #adventure & #TreasureHunting 🏴‍☠️ with @geosociety & @geocaching

Find your first #EarthCache TODAY by visiting GeoCaching.com

Let us know what you find!

#EarthScienceWeek #EarthScienceWeek2025 #EnergyResourcesForOurFuture #ESW2025 #GeoCache

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EarthScope Consortium @earthscope.org · 3d

Follow along with @earthsciweek.bsky.social for more!

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EarthScope Consortium @earthscope.org · 3d

Today kicks off #EarthScienceWeek! This year's theme celebrates "Energy Resources for Our Future," and we've put together a great set of materials, including a brand new video, on how clean energy technologies use geophysics to help image the world hidden beneath our feet.
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https://loom.ly/btNQeYI

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 3d

It’s FINALLY #EarthScienceWeek! 🌍

Celebrate with us & explore how this year’s theme, #EnergyResourcesForOurFuture, highlights the essential role of #geoscience in understanding, developing, & sustaining #EnergyResources for a resilient future! ⚡🔋

#EarthScienceWeek2025 #ESW2025 #EarthScience #Earth

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 4d

The annual #EarthScienceWeek #contests are open & ready for entries!

Submit an original photograph, video, visual artwork, and/or essay by 8:00 PM EST on FRIDAY 10/17 to be considered 📸🎬🎨✍️

For more info on how to enter, visit www.earthsciweek.org/contests/

#ESW2025 #ScienceContest #Science #Prize

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 4d

NATIONAL FOSSIL DAY IS LESS THAN 1 WEEK AWAY! How will you celebrate on 10/15?! 🥳

Start celebrating NOW by exploring the amazing National Park Service #3Dmodels from our #FossilFriday series – links in bio, including this week’s #clam jam! (bit.ly/bivalves-chaco)

#Fossil #NPS #Paleontology

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 7d

Same here!

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t be stuck inside on 10/14 because AGI & @neefusa.bsky.social are teaming up to bring you #NoChildLeftInsideDay! ☀️🏕️🥾

Head over to NEEF's incredible new webpage for #education materials, activities, & more: www.neefusa.org/no-child-left-inside

#NCLI #NEEF #Outside #ESW2025 #EarthScienceWeek2025

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 11d

Talk about #bat to the bone...🧛 🦇 🦴

Now that it’s October, we couldn’t resist showing off this #fossil vampire bat from #GrandCanyon #NationalPark!

Want to take your #VampireBat knowledge to the neck level? Click here: bit.ly/vampire-bat-...

#FossilFriday #NPS #Paleontology #NationalFossilDay

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 16d

Learning about #soils starts in classrooms, which is why the Natural Resources Conservation Service is bringing together experts on #soil #education for this awesome #webinar on 10/15!

Register now at bit.ly/soils-seminar to dig in! 🪏

#science #earthscience #k12 #curriculum #teachers #education

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 18d

This horse from the desert DOES have a name–Equus Scotti 🐎 🏜️

This #IceAge #fossil horse from Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument lived during a time when Nevada was much cooler and wetter than it is now.

Explore the 3D model: bit.ly/equus-jaw-tule-springs

#FossilFriday #NPS #Paleontology

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 21d

Get ready for the ⚡️ energetic ⚡️ return of the #EarthScienceWeek #webinar series, from October 13th to 16th!

Don’t miss out on THE FUTURE of energy! 🛸

Register now - link in bio!

www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/

#energy #earthscience #future #NEED #geothermalrising #aapg #usgs #geology #geoscience

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks for sharing! It’s awesome that you help others understand the geology of the area!

Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · 25d

Did you know New Mexico had beach-front property 75 million years ago? 🏝️⛱️🌊

That’s right! This #rock from Chaco Culture National Historical Park contains ripples & a clam #fossil — it must have formed on a #beach!

Explore the #3Dmodel — bit.ly/clams-ripples-chaco

#FossilFriday #NPS #Paleontology

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · Sep 14

💡Did you know it's National Clean Energy Week? 🔅🍃

Use the 2025 Earth Science Week Poster in classrooms and at outreach events to learn and teach about a variety of energy resources. 🔌⚡🔋

Download the poster and check out related learning activities: bit.ly/2025-ESW-pos...

#EarthScienceWeek

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · Sep 13

🌱🧑‍🏫 Calling all #soil enthusiasts & #educators!

Proposal submissions are NOW OPEN for the 2026 National Science Teacher Association #Conference! If you submit a soil-focused proposal, you can also apply to be a #SoilsAmbassador & receive up to $500 to attend - both links are in our bio! 👀

#Geology

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · Sep 12

What do #cats and #camels have in common? 🐱🐫

They both walked through the exact same spot 3 million years ago in what is now #DeathValley #NationalPark and left behind #fossil tracks 😮

Explore this amazing #3Dmodel at bit.ly/felid-cameli...!

#FossilFriday #NPS #Paleontology #Geology #EarthScience

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Earth Science Week @earthsciweek.bsky.social · Sep 5

On this #FossilFriday, we have a question - what do you get when you cross a tree & a fish? 🌳🐟 A “scale tree”, AKA a Lepidodendron!

Explore this Lepidodendron bark impression #fossil from #MammothCave #NationalPark at bit.ly/tree-fern-ma...

#NPS #Paleontology #Science #Education #Geoscience #Earth

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