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American Geosciences Institute, October 2026

We invite you to celebrate “Critical Minerals for a Thriving Society” all year round, but especially during October 11-17, 2026!

Earth Science Week Webinar Series

On Monday-Friday of ESW 2026, AGI will premiere a NEW webinar related to critical minerals. Each webinar airs at 1 PM Eastern Time. This year’s webinars include:

Monday, October 12: Critical Minerals in a Circular Economy, with segments related to the sustainable mining and use of critical minerals, and with an introduction to NEW educational resources from AGI and our ESW Partners.
Tuesday, October 13: From Mine to Market: Minerals Critical to our Food, with segments from webinar sponsor, Nutrients for Life, and the free educational resources they have to bring soils into the classroom.
Wednesday, October 14: Let’s talk: Critical Minerals, Sustainability and Energy, featuring discussion panels on innovations in locating and sourcing critical minerals hosted by webinar sponsor, Choose Energy K-12 Outreach Program at UT Austin.
Thursday, October 15: Innovative Technologies for Critical Minerals Supplies, featuring segments on current research and innovations in locating critical mineral deposits.
Friday, October 16: Exploring Critical Minerals Through Place-Based Learning, with segments from webinar sponsor, Xplorlabs by UL Research Institutes, who will share educational resources on the lithium battery supply chain and strategies for connecting global issues, like sourcing critical minerals, to local contexts.

Visit the ESW Webinar Series webpage for more information. Help spread the word about the ESW webinar series using our social media graphics.

Help AGI Promote Earth Science Week 2026

The ESW Social Media Toolkit contains images and graphics that are pre-formatted for a variety of social media platforms. Share it with your audiences, partners, or anyone else who can amplify the reach of Earth Science Week! Start with the Read Me file, which provides an overview of how to use the toolkit, along with talking points and sample social media posts.

Feel free to share original posts using the hashtags below, or simply retweet/repost @earthsciweek on Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and/or Bluesky:

#EarthScienceWeek
#CriticalMineralsThrivingSociety
#ESW2026
#EarthScienceWeek2026

In addition to tuning in to the ESW Webinars and posting about ESW on social media, there are many other ways to celebrate Earth Science Week:

Participate in an ESW Contest.
Order an ESW Toolkit, which provides access to a range of free educational resources.
Utilize an ESW resource, such as a poster or calendar activity, with students or public audiences at outreach events.
Attend an ESW Event. Email us to let us know about events in your area: info@earthsciweek.org.

New Look for the ESW Highlights Report

See Earth Science Week’s reach and impact at a glance! The 2025 Highlights Report has a new format that makes it easy to explore how organizations, educators, and communities celebrated Earth Science Week across the country and beyond. Take a look—and share it to help spread the word about Earth Science Week.

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Celebrating Earth Science Week All Year Round

AGI has many resources to help you celebrate and learn more about earth science all year round. Check out the monthly activities created by our ESW Partners in the NEW 2026-2027 ESW Calendar:

The October activity from the Soil Science Society of America gets middle school students hands-on with soil and how to assess some of the minerals it contains.
The November activity from the American Geophysical Union has learners in grades 8-12 use real world data from the U.S. Geological Survey to learn how gamma rays emitted by certain minerals help in their discovery.
The December activity from NASA has middle and high school-aged learners interpret real-world data that shows how satellites are used to locate mineral deposits.

The calendar also highlights earth science-related days and events, such as:

October 11-17, 2026: Earth Science Week and the ESW Focus Days, organized by AGI with numerous Sponsors and Partners
- Sunday: International EarthCache Day
- Monday: Minerals Day
- Tuesday: Earth Observation Day and No Child Left Inside Day
- Wednesday: National Fossil Day
- Thursday: Geoscience for Everyone Day
- Friday: Geologic Map Day
- Saturday: International Archaeology Day
November 4-7, 2026: National Science Teaching Association National Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana
December 6, 2026: National Miners’ Day, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration

Updates for Earth Science Week 2026

Use the links below to access all 2026 ESW Newsletters, or to subscribe: