No Child Left Inside

“No Child Left Inside,” the theme of Earth Science Week 2008 (October 12 - 18) will encourage young people to learn about the geosciences by getting away from the television, off the computer, and out of doors.

Objectives

• To engage students in discovering the Earth sciences.
• To remind people that Earth science is all around us.
• To encourage Earth stewardship through understanding.
• To motivate geoscientists to share their knowledge and enthusiasm about the Earth."[1]

Earth Science Week 2008 will encourage young people to learn about the geosciences by getting away from the television, off the computer, and out of doors.

Click for their Resource list.

I have not looked at their educators guide to "Journey to the Center of the Earth" ... yet.

AGI hosts Earth Science Week in cooperation with sponsors as a service to the public and the geoscience community. Each year, local groups, educators, and interested individuals organize celebratory events. Earth Science Week offers opportunities to discover the Earth sciences and engage in responsible stewardship of the Earth. The program is supported by the U.S. Geological Survey, NASA, the National Park Service, the AAPG Foundation, and other geoscience groups.

http://www.earthsciweek.org/

[1] Copied straight from their site.