This year’s theme, Critical Minerals for a Thriving Society, spotlights the minerals behind the technology we use every day – from smartphones and solar panels to electric vehicles and renewable energy. These minerals are essential to Australia’s prosperity and the transition to a sustainable future, and Geoscience Australia plays a central role in finding and understanding them.
It is an exciting opportunity to deepen our understanding of the world around us and to discover how Earth Science really is everywhere! Join us for FREE live virtual events on Thursday 15 October 2026.
Timetable of events
| Time | Organisation | Program | Age |
| 10.00am | Australian Age of Dinosaurs | Are Fossils ‘Just Rocks’?” | Middle primary – High School |
| 11.00am | Geoscience Australia | Meaningful Minerals and Resourceful Rocks | Middle primary – High school |
| 1.00pm | Geoscience Australia | Lunchtime Trivia | Middle primary – High school |
| 2.00pm | Fizzics Education | Minerals across Australia | Primary – High School |
| 3.45pm | Geoscience Australia | Educator PD: Resourceful rocks, meaningful minerals, and every-day elements | Teachers and parents |
Timezone AEDT
Geoscience Australia have some Earth Science activities you can do at home or at school!
Geoscience Australia has something for everyone this Earth Science Week.
The Earth science Week 2026 virtual excursions event is proudly sponsored by Geoscience Australia
Find out more and visit Geoscience Australia’s website
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