Category: Current Event Connection

“Current Event Connection” posts will connect educators with news stories and relevant discussion ideas featuring content from the NG Education website.

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First Digital Map of the Seafloor Reveals Secrets in the Sediments

SCIENCE Researchers have completed the first-ever comprehensive digital map of our seafloor’s sediment composition, which covers 70 percent of the planet’s surface. (Popular Science) Read more about mapping the seafloor with our profile of geologist Christina Symons. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Take a look at the legend for the spectacular new seafloor map. … Continue reading First Digital Map of the Seafloor Reveals Secrets in the Sediments

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Yes, Mr. President, We Remade Our Arctic Atlas

GEOGRAPHY While discussing his new plan to combat global warming, President Obama referenced one of the most striking shifts in the history of National Geographic maps. (Nat Geo News) Learn more about the “Twilight of the Arctic Ice” with our beautiful map. (Download the full-size version here.) Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Note: Current Event Connections … Continue reading Yes, Mr. President, We Remade Our Arctic Atlas

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How a Piece of Flight 370 Drifted 2,300 Miles

WORLD Indian Ocean debris moves in predictable patterns, and the discovery confirms searchers are looking in the right place for the missing Malaysian plane. (Nat Geo News) Learn more about “The Geography of Ocean Currents” with our activity. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources, including today’s MapMaker Interactive map, in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Note: Current Event Connections is slowing down for … Continue reading How a Piece of Flight 370 Drifted 2,300 Miles

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Deep-Sea Pokemon

SCIENCE Meet the adorable “sea bunny” taking over the internet. What is it? Why is it so cute? (Nat Geo News) Cut to the chase—vote for the cutest animals in these Nat Geo Kids polls! Teachers, scroll down for a list of quick-and-cute resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Note: Current Event Connections is slowing down for the summer. Our column will continue to appear once … Continue reading Deep-Sea Pokemon

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Does Ancient Mosaic Hold a New Image of Alexander the Great?

WORLD Archaeologists in Huqoq, Israel, are puzzling over depictions of dancers, elephants, and a mysterious figure that may be Alexander the Great. (Nat Geo News) Learn more about Huqoq and its dazzling mosaics with our terrific case study! Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Note: Current Event Connections is slowing down for the summer. Our column will continue … Continue reading Does Ancient Mosaic Hold a New Image of Alexander the Great?

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