SCIENCE Yeah, you read that right. What else do you need to know, really? (Washington Post) Do we smell a citizen science project? Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas So, scientists have compiled a database of animal farts. What are farts? Farts, also known as flatulence, describe gas generated or held in the stomach or … Continue reading Scientists Build an Animal Fart Database
SCIENCE Hummingbirds have evolved a clever way of coping with the cold—one we might mimic on a mission to Mars. (Nat Geo News) It’s hard to take a bad photo of a hummingbird, but this is one of our favorites. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Why are winter temperatures hard on North America’s hummingbirds? … Continue reading How Do Hummingbirds Survive the Winter? What Does This Have to Do with a Mission to Mars?
This week, we learned … … fire, as well as ice, may have helped sink the Titanic. How was the Titanic built? … Treepedia reveals the greenest streets on Earth. Who’s the greenest of them all? … how the world’s largest recorded wave was measured. What are rogue waves? … how global consumption hurts wildlife. How far does your own consumption footprint … Continue reading 11 Things We Learned This Week
What did you learn this week? This week, we learned … … why children make the best environmentalists. Learn more about conservation and youth empowerment with One More Generation. … why maps point to north up top. North, south, up, down—how can you read maps like a pro? … Europe’s most dangerous supervolcano is stirring. What’s a supervolcano? Use our terrific resource to … Continue reading 11 Things We Learned This Week
EDUCATION What do Nat Geo Education Blog readers read? Here are the activities, stories, pictures, and assorted oddities you pushed to the top of our charts in 2016. (Nat Geo Education) Discussion Ideas What do Nat Geo Education readers read about? Politics! In this intensely political year, our readers relied on our study guides for controversial issues such as the Dakota Access Pipeline, the … Continue reading What Did You Read in 2016?
