Earth Science Week
Earth Science Week at FHSU Geosciences!
As part of the nation wide Earth Science awareness campaign FHSU Department of Geosciences hosts events and contests throughout the month of October
Earth Science Week 2021
Schedule of Events and Activities
"WATER TODAY AND FOR THE FUTURE"
How will we celebrate Earth Science Week in 2021?
We plan to celebrate big and small, local and global, in-person and remote. We have a new array of week-long and daily activities planned, highlighting the importance of water in our lives.
Check back early October for specific event information
DAILY ACTIVITIES
Sunday, Oct. 10th - Earth Cache Day
Explore geological wonders, firsthand.
Visit an EarthCache and learn from the rocks under your feet. An EarthCache is a special type of geocache you can visit to learn a geology lesson developed by the community.
How to find your first EarthCache
- Create a Geocaching.com account.
- Go to 'Play' and use Filter to show only EarthCache locations.
- Visit a cache and log your find!
Create Account Sign Up for Email
Monday, Oct. 11th - Minerals Day
Colloquium Series Presentation
"Water Today and For the Future"
3:30-4:30 PM
Tomanek Hall 112
Watch the presentation live via Zoom
Special Guest Speakers: Joe Billinger, Hays Storm Water Superintendent & Staci Minson, BCMSHR Water Shed Specialist
Join us for our first big event of Earth Science Week 2021. Our guest speakers will be covering topics such as how water sheds and storm water systems work as well as how your actions affect the water around you every day.
A portion of the presentation will also be providing information and instructions for the storm water clean-up activity planned for Tuesday, Oct. 12th.
Tuesday, Oct 12th - Earth Observation Day, No Child Left Inside Day
Community Storm Water Clean-up
4:30-6:30 PM
Join us to help clean up the area between Skyline Drive and Vine, just west of Arby’s & Freddy’s. Trash accumulated in this area can make it down into local watersheds where it can end up in Big Creek.
Meet in front of Tomanek Hall at 4:15 to coordinate car pool to the clean-up location.
We will be starting on Skyline court near Daniel G Rupp Memorial Park, located to the east of Skyline Drive east of W 33rd Street
Wednesday, Oct. 13th - National Fossil Day & COOKIES!
The Arts of Cookies
5:00-7:00 PM
Tomanek Hall, 2nd Floor
Join us for a fun cookie decorating event. We will provide cookies and decorating supplies, you provide the creativity and skill to create edible art.
Please RSVP so we can make sure we have enough supplies for everyone
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RzDKbDz-BUs76O5eD6Q5EkWGG_aXUo6RIO-69X9Ygjs/viewform?edit_requested=true
ALL DAY
The Sternberg Museum of Natural History is offering free admissions on Wednesday in honor of National Fossil Day
PLUS they are planning fun and educational presentations for Oct 16 & 17th. Deadline for registration is Oct. 13th. Check out the website https://sternberg.fhsu.edu/news/2021/01/national-fossil-day-2021-sternberg-online.html or watch their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/sternberg.museum/ for more information.
Thursday, Oct. 14th - Geoscience for Everyone Day
ALL DAY - Where can you find Geoscience Around you? See something geo share it on our Facebook or Instagram Page. Let's see how much geo we can see in one day!
Friday, Oct. 15th - Geological Map Day
Kick off to AWE-SOME KANSAS
Start thinking and looking Fri. Oct 15th and share by Nov. 15th
Help us locate some awe-inspiring natural features in Kansas. Identify an inspiring landscape, canyon, water feature, cave, natural arch, or anything naturally formed, and learn more about the geoscience behind it.
Then share it's story in your own creative way - essay, artwork, photograph, song, video, ect. Provide your AWE-SOME KANSAS created story item to the Department of Geosciences no later than Nov. 15th to be displayed during Geography Awareness Week.
Shared creations can be delivered in person to Tomanek Hall 233 or emailed to geosciences@fhsu.edu. Notice: only finished quality and appropriate submissions will be put on display or shared on department digital media.
Saturday, Oct. 16th - International Archeology Day
All Week - Check out Archeological seminar and lecture events hosted by the Archaeological Institute of America https://www.archaeological.org/
Sternberg Museum of Natural History Virtual Museum, live streams from the fossil prep lab, and special guest presentation. Deadline for registration is Oct. 13th. Check out the website https://sternberg.fhsu.edu/news/2021/01/national-fossil-day-2021-sternberg-online.html for more information.
WEEK-LONG ACTIVITIES
American Geosciences Institute, Earth Science Week WEBINAR SERIES
In collaboration with presenting partners, the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) invites educators, students, and all interested in the geosciences to participate in the "Water Today and for the Future" Webinar Series during Earth Science Week (October 10-16, 2021) and beyond. The webinar series will cover an array of thought-provoking, timely topics relating to the Earth Science Week 2021 theme of "Water Today and for the Future." For more information, visit https://www.americangeosciences.org/webinars.
- 1 p.m. ET, October 13, 2021 "Groundwater Exploration in Response to Humanitarian Crises,". Dr. Paul Bauman, Technical Director of the Near Surface Geophysics Group, BGC Engineering Inc. Register: https://www.americangeosciences.org/webinars/groundwater-exploration-response-humanitarian-crises
- 1 p.m. ET, October 14, 2021 "Water Supply Issues in the Delaware River System: A Tale of Tunnels, Transfers, Tumult, and Trout,". Dr. David Wunsch, Director and State Geologist of the Delaware Geological Survey and President of the American Geosciences Institute.
Register: https://www.americangeosciences.org/webinars/water-supply-issues-delaware-river-system-tale-tunnels-transfers-tumult-and-trout - 3 p.m. ET October 14, 2021 "Perspectives on a Crucial Resource: The Importance and Vulnerability of Our Water Supplies,". Dr. David Kreamer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and President of the International Association of Hydrogeologists.
Register: https://www.americangeosciences.org/webinars/perspectives-crucial-resource-importance-and-vulnerability-our-water-supplies - 1 p.m. October 15, 2021 "Earth Science and the International Year of Caves and Karst,". Dr. George Veni, Executive Director of National Cave and Karst Research Institute.
Register: https://www.americangeosciences.org/webinars/earth-science-and-international-year-caves-and-karst
CHALLENGES
Thursday, Oct. 14th - Geoscience for Everyone Day
Where can you find Geoscience Around you? See something geo share it on our Facebook or Instagram Page. Let's see how much geo we can see in one day!
Kick off to AWE-SOME KANSAS
Start thinking and looking Fri. Oct 15th and share by Nov. 15th
Help us locate some awe-inspiring natural features in Kansas. Identify an inspiring landscape, canyon, water feature, cave, natural arch, or anything naturally formed, and learn more about the geoscience behind it.
Then share it's story in your own creative way - essay, artwork, photograph, song, video, ect. Provide your AWE-SOME KANSAS created story item to the Department of Geosciences no later than Nov. 15h to be displayed during Geography Awareness Week.
Shared creations can be delivered in person to Tomanek Hall 233 or emailed to geosciences@fhsu.edu. Notice: only finished quality and appropriate submissions will be put on display or shared on department digital media.
National and International Contests hosted by other organizations
AGI ESW HOSTED ACTIVITIES
The following national and international contests are open now, deadline to submit entries is Oct. 16th. Let us know if you submit an entry so we can watch for the contest winners announcement along with you!
Earth Science Week Video Contest http://www.earthsciweek.org/contests/video
For Earth Science Week 2021, the American Geosciences Institute invites you to enter the “Water Is Part of Life Around the World” video contest. Submit a brief, 30-90 second, original video exploring the many ways people interact with water, perhaps our most vital natural resource.
Your video entry might take almost any form. A public service announcement? An animated cartoon? A video incorporating your own original music? An audio interview with a family member, a professional geoscientist, or even a member of the general public? Some other format? You decide. Show how people of various backgrounds around the world manage, conserve, and use water!
Earth Science Week AGI Photography Contest https://www.earthsciweek.org/contests/photography
AGI is sponsoring a photography contest to celebrate Earth Science Week 2021. We can see water everywhere — in our food and drink, our cleaning practices, our playtime, our travel and business, our energy, our environment, and more. Consider the Earth systems; that is, the geosphere (land), hydrosphere (water), atmosphere (air), and biosphere (living things). What are some of the special ways that people use, or are impacted by, water? With your camera, capture an image of the ways water is an important part of life in your community.
OTHER ESW HOSTED ACTIVITIES
National Fossil Day Art Contest
Sponsored by the National Park Service
Theme “Prehistoric Life from our National Parks & Monuments”
Submissions Due: Oct. 1st
Contest participants artwork should focus on the art contest theme “Prehistoric Life from our National Parks and Monuments.” It can be one or more fossil representative, prehistoric organism, and/or prehistoric scene from one or more National Park Service sites but the artwork must include the name of the parks or monuments they come from. Art can be in the form of a photograph, a painting, a drawing, or a sketch. All art must be 2D and flat.
For complete contest guidelines visit https://www.nps.gov/subjects/fossilday/art-contest-2021.htm
If you submit a work of art let us know so we can watch the Winners Gallery along with you on Oct. 13th.
International Archaeology Day - Oct. 16th
(celebrated throughout the month of October)
Sponsored by the Archeological Institute of America and other organizations
International Archaeology Day (IAD) is a celebration of archaeology and its contributions to society. During October there are multiple hosted archaeological programs and activities for people of all ages and interests. Check out the International Archaeology Day events calendar to check out the presentations, virtual tours, and other activities.
Keep checking back for additional details on planned events such as virtual field trips and fun challenges, special presentations, and get-involved activities.
For even more fun and to check out events around the world visit the AGI's Earth Science Week website.
What is Earth Science Week and Why celebrate?
The American Geological Institute established Earth Sciences Week in 1998 to raise awareness of the geosciences and their importance to society. It is supported by the US Geological survey, NASA, NOAA, the National Park Service, and the AAPG Foundation.
"What does it mean to see the world through eyes informed by the geosciences? Earth scientists use many types of visualizations - graphic representations of data and information - to show what we know about how our planet's geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere interact. Earth Science Week 2015 focuses on the theme of 'Visualizing Earth Systems', exploring visualization methods ranging from traditional charts, graphs, diagrams, illustrations, and still images to videos, computer-generated animations, and 3D-printed creations. The celebration's learning resources and activities are engaging young people and others in investigating many ways of visualizing Earth systems." -Geoff Camphire, Manager, Outreach Programs, American Geological Institute