Earth Science Week 2012 Toolkits Available for Order
Contact: Geoff Camphire (gac)
For Immediate Release
Earth Science Week 2012 Toolkits Available for Order
Alexandria, VA – The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is now accepting
advance orders for the Earth Science Week 2012 Toolkit. The Earth Science Week
2012 Toolkit contains educational materials for all ages that correspond to this
year’s event theme, "Discovering Careers in the Earth Sciences."
Materials include the traditional program poster and school-year activity
calendar, as well as exciting materials from distinguished program partners such
as the National Park Service, NASA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Esri,
and professional geoscientific societies. This year’s Toolkit provides students
with the opportunity to learn about careers in the geosciences, the geologic
time scale, GIS, climate science, and much more!
Earth Science Week is an annual event led by AGI along with its sponsors and the
greater geoscience community. Each year, community groups, educators and
interested citizens organize celebratory events across the country to service
and educate the public. Activities allow participants to discover the Earth
sciences and engage in responsible stewardship of the planet. Earth Science Week
is supported by the U.S. Geological Survey, the AAPG Foundation, NASA, the
National Park Service, the American Geophysical Union, and Esri.
Earth Science Week 2012 will be celebrated October 14-20. To learn more, please
visit http://www.earthsciwee.org/. To order your Toolkits, please visit
http://www.earthsciweek.org/materials/index.html. You may also call AGI
Publications to place your order at 703-379-2480.
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The American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation of geoscientific
and professional associations that represents more than 250,000 geologists,
geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides
information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in
the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and
strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in
society’s use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with
the environment.
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