“Current Event Connection” posts will connect educators with news stories and relevant discussion ideas featuring content from the NG Education website.
This week, we learned … … why high school students should learn Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Read of the week! How much do you know about general relativity? Take our quick quiz to find out. … glaciers can surge as fast as speeding trains—and be just as dangerous. How fast is a speeding glacier? … you’re descended from royalty, and … Continue reading 11 Things We Learned This Week
ENVIRONMENT Results from a new U.S. soil survey could bolster efforts to monitor and protect wetlands around the world. (Nature) Navigate American wetlands with our GeoStory. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas New research supports conservation of tidal wetlands. What are tidal wetlands? Take a look at our reference resource for some help. Tidal wetlands … Continue reading Another Reason to Love Wetlands: Blue Carbon
ENVIRONMENT At the Pacific Ocean’s largest green sea turtle rookery, a crisis is unfolding—up to 99% of the turtles are female. (National Geographic) Download and print your own coloring page of a sea turtle. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas The groundbreaking new study examines the sex ratio of a large population of green sea … Continue reading All the Single Ladies
SCIENCE The indigenous peoples of northern Australia have long told tales about raptors intentionally starting fires in order to lure their prey into the open. Now, a scientific study has documented these “firehawks.” (International Business Times) It’s the Year of the Bird, and that apparently includes fire-starting raptors. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas A … Continue reading Is This Bird an Arsonist?
ENVIRONMENT Despite sensational media reports, the falls aren’t going to freeze solid. (National Geographic) Download and print your own coloring page of Niagara Falls. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit, including today’s MapMaker Interactive map. Discussion Ideas What is Niagara Falls? Take a look at today’s MapMaker Interactive map, as well as the “case study” in our … Continue reading Niagara Falls Never Freezes Over
