#NationalChocolateDay - Using chocolate in the Geology Kitchen to talk about mineral formation
youtu.be/ehOp9KbcQB0
#NationalTennesseeDay - Fluorite on sphalerite from Smith County in The Volunteer State
#BackToTheFutureDay - Here’s a look at scenic Monument Valley as it appeared in Back to the Future Part 3
#InternationalChefsDay - Head to the Geology Kitchen to learn how candy making can teach you about Yellowstone National Park
#NationalKentuckyDay - Fluorite from the Columbia Mine in Marion, KY
#NationalMashedPotatoesDay - Grab an extra helping of sculpting potatoes and follow along as Devin breaks down some of the science behind the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind: youtu.be/hrjomjxalD0
#InternationalSlothDay - Giant ground sloth. Megalonyx, finger and claw
#GlobalCatDay - Smilodon fatalis, a.k.a. the Saber-toothed Cat
For #NationalFossilDay, here’s a quick Look back at our tour of the Morian Hall of Paleontology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. See the full video here: youtu.be/rIcY1meUzNc
#NationalDessertDay - Have a slice of Turner Falls Ice Cream Cake and find out about what makes this waterfall unique! Watch the full video here: youtu.be/oFldQDe920s
#FossilFriday - Algal mat “fossil,” aka stromatolite, along going-to-the-sun road, Glacier National Park, Montana.














