Geoheritage the Focus of New Earth Science Week Site

Geoscience heritage, or geoheritage, is the wealth of natural marvels, landforms, and resources that have formed over time and passed to people today to manage, use, and conserve effectively. Educators know that geoheritage shows students the relevance of Earth science.

Now teachers have a collection of pertinent material at their fingertips. The new “Our Shared Geoheritage” page on the Earth Science Week website links educators and students to dozens of recommended resources, including downloadable reports, articles, blogs, geoheritage locations, and learning activities.

Users are invited to help improve the page by sharing their favorite geoheritage materials. Please submit the URLs for favorite online materials to info@earthsciweek.org. Help strengthen Earth science education by sharing effective resources with fellow educators!

Reaching over 50 million people annually, AGI leads Earth Science Week in cooperation with the geoscience community as a service to the public. Each year, community groups, educators, and interested citizens organize celebratory events. Earth Science Week offers opportunities to discover the Earth sciences and engage in responsible stewardship of the Earth.

To view the “Our Shared Geoheritage” page, please visit: http://www.earthsciweek.org/content/our-shared-geoheritage.

Earth Science Week 2016 will be celebrated October 9-15. To learn more, please visit www.earthsciweek.org. To order your Toolkits, please visit http://www.earthsciweek.org/materials. You may also call AGI Publications to place your order at 703-379-2480.