Earth Science Week 2021!

Friday, October 15, 2021 6:06

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Explore the amazing ways in which the geoscience community are working to bring geology into the wider world through innovative outreach projects.

• Fossil Resources
• Fossil education resources for KS 2-5
• Learn about Mary Anning, a famous 19th century fossil hunter
• Jurassic Coast Fossil Finder
• Explore Fossils, Rocks and Landforms with our award-winning Fellow Dr Anjana Khatwa
• The Palaeontological Association Outreach
• Book a fossil dig for your classroom with the Horniman Museum
• Get your fill of dinosaur facts and fun, and find out all about the reptiles that once dominated our planet with the Natural History Museum
• The Dinosaur Directory
• What is the Jurassic Coast? Explore some of the UK’s most abundant fossil coastlines with the Jurassic Coast Trust
• Explore the Yorkshire coast rocks from the Jurassic period in a series of spectacular cliffs and bays
• Become a junior palaeontologist with the US National Park Service

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Thursday – Geoscience is for everyone

Join us in encouraging everyone to explore the geosciences!

Explore life on mars, as told through maps with our colleagues at the Royal Astronomical Society. Hear the story of the early mapping of Mars and discover how the evolution of their interpretations popularised the belief that Mars sustained intelligent life forms.

Take a look behind the scenes and discover the treasure trove that is our map collection. Learn about the history of some of our most special pieces. Let our President, Mike Daly, and our Map and Systems Librarian, Paul Johnson, show you some of our incredible collection hosted within Burlington House.

Historic maps from our collection are available to buy as high-quality prints through our Picture Library. Browse these pages for a glimpse of our varied and rare collections which cover all aspects of geoscience.

The UK and Ireland are home to some of the most diverse and beautiful geology in the world. For Earth Science Week 2014, we celebrated this unique geo-heritage by launching a map of 100 Great Geosites.

Find amazing geosites near you.

Browse the range of map-based activities and education resources on offer from the American Geosciences Institute.

Check out this new paper in the Scottish Journal of Geology exploring a new geological map in Scotland, the first to make use of biostratigraphic units.