Minnesota Earth Science Teachers Association

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This visit is an optional addition to your conference experience, and registration and prepayment is required.

Register now at www.mnearthscience.org

On 5 Feb, we’ll explore two exciting exhibits. In “Then, Now, Wow,” you’ll step into the shoes of early miners and even try blasting for ore! In “Weather Permitting,” we’ll relive some of Minnesota’s most dramatic weather events. Learn how science and history are always all around us!

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Coming to the 6 Feb MESTA conference? Visit the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul with other attendees on 5 Feb!

Go to www.mnearthscience.org to register now for the Friday February 6, 2026 Minnesota Earth Science Teachers' Association conference and to view complete session descriptions.

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Go to www.mnearthscience.org to register now for the Friday February 6, 2026 Minnesota Earth Science Teachers' Association conference and to view complete session descriptions.

These ready-to-implement lessons support core science practices like developing and using models, identifying patterns, and constructing explanations, making them ideal for middle and high school classrooms.

Bring Earth & Space Science standards to life with engaging, hands-on astronomy activities that help students explore the Sun’s motion and its connection to timekeeping. Participants will build shadow trackers, solar calendars, and simple timers.

MESTA is proud to welcome Sylke Boyd, Associate Professor from the University of Minnesota Morris as a session presenter at the February 6, 2026 Minnesota Earth Science Teachers' Conference.

Educators: @bmcnoldy.bsky.social has an amazing / robust repository of tropical cyclone-related imagery and loops at bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/. Great for getting your students engrossed with the life cycle of tropical systems!

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MESTA is proud to welcome Kat Cantner from the University of Minnesota as a presenter at the February 6, 2026 Minnesota Earth Science Teachers' Conference. Come learn about modeling subsurface layers in this session's hands-on activities! Registration: mnearthscience.org

For more information about the 2026 MESTA conference, be sure to visit www.mnearthscience.org

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The 2026 MESTA conference program is coming together! With keynote speaker Danielle Heffernan, sessions on hydrology, astronomy, & geology, and networking opportunities for Minnesota Earth Science teachers, it's sure to be a great time. Register now at www.mnearthscience.org

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We're at T-minus 4 days & counting until the SWFOL1 launch! 🚀

NOAA's #SWFOL1 🛰️ will improve #SpaceWeather forecasting:

Its magnetometer will track solar plasma heading toward Earth and help forecast geomagnetic storms.

More: noaa.gov/SWFOL1

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