On the opposite side of the calendar from Earth Day is a whole week dedicated to geology. This year Earth Science Week is October 11-17. The week includes the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta (World Series) earthquake, and that will spawn some activities. See what your state is doing at earthsciweek.org.
There's a lot of work to do in raising public awareness; for any educator out there, whether you're in a school or teaching your children at home, the foundation of that awareness is a small set of basic principles. The Earth Science Literacy Initiative counts nine of them. They're worth pondering and analyzing this week, no matter what else you do.
Background of Earth Science Week
What's wrong with Earth Day?
The bigger goal: Earth Life
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This Earth Science Week’s focus is on understanding climate. We are now 2 months out from the all important UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. It is a likely last opportunity for the world to come together on global warming in advance of the Kyoto Protocol expiration.
My Center is using Earth Science Week to kick off 2 months of climate education. Featured at Blog on the Universe are posts on Earth’s environment and climate change that are great for the general public, and can also be used as lessons in the classroom.
Read them with a cup of coffee.
See: http://twttr.me/06O
Jeff Goldstein, Center Director
National Center for Earth and Space Science Education