WSGS says there are 50 free toolkits to serve Wyoming classrooms

According to a recent press release, the 2022 Earth Science Week toolkit is now available in Wyoming classrooms. The 50 toolkits provided by the American Geoscience Institute (AGI) to the Wyoming Geological Survey (WSGS) are “available free of charge to Wyoming educators on a first-come, first-served basis.”

Earth Science Week takes place October 9-15 and celebrates the theme “Earth Science for a Sustainable World”. According to AGI’s website, the 2022 event will highlight the vital role of Earth Science in “helping people make decisions that sustain and enhance the Earth’s ability to support thriving life.”

“The Wyoming Geological Survey is grateful to AGI for its generosity in providing free toolkits to teachers statewide,” said WSGS Director and Wyoming State Geologist Erin Campbell, Ph.D. . “These toolkits are useful for the classroom. They contain interesting materials that will get students interested in earth science.”

The toolkit is for middle school students. This year’s toolkit includes a geological map of Wyoming and his WSGS postcards depicting rock samples found in the state. Other items are:

• 12 month school year activity calendar
• New Earth Science Week poster with learning activities
• NASA resources on climate change and agricultural science
• SEG’s Geoscientists without Borders® Activity Sheet
• National Park Service resources on fossils and paleontology
• American Soil Science Association Resource Flyer
• geological map day poster on sustainable soil earth science
• NOAA Community Resilience Education Activity Booklet
• Mineral Education Federation Materials on Metals and Sustainability
• IRIS Flyer on Seismology and Earthquakes
• American Geophysical Union material on the science of news
• Clean resources on climate, energy and citizen science
• AmericaView-NASA-USGS Landsat Sustainability Poster
• CUAHSI Poster on Critical Zone and Secchi Disk Activity
• Earth Science Flyer for the Association of Women Geoscientists
• Forest Service resources on groundwater-dependent ecosystems
• Flyer about Nutrients for Life Foundation curriculum and more
• NESTA and NAGT Earth Science Educational Materials for Educators
• Homeland Service Dinosaur coloring page
• NCKRI cave and karst materials
• National Science Foundation Soil Science Activity Sheet
• GemKids poster from the Gemological Institute of America
• Water Footprint Calculator Water Science Information
• AIPG, UNAVCO, AMS, CMB-S4, forest service items, etc.

Email Christina George (christina.george@wyo.gov) to request the toolkit. Toolkits are also available for purchase from the AGI website.