Victoria Obenchain helped her 6th-grade science class understand how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affects coral reefs and other marine life. Students learned about how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leads to ocean acidification. Continue reading Educator Spotlight: Experimenting with the Effects of Ocean Acidification
What were our favorite projects this year at National Geographic? Let us tell you about it! Our Impact Report was my favorite project this year because it’s the first time we’ve had most of our impact areas highlighted in one spot. And it’s beautiful. —Andrew, web producer Explorer profiles! Explorer directory! Brought an immersive experience to the expedition detail pages, and you feel like … Continue reading These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things!
In place of our usual “This Week in Geographic History,” we’ve gathered content related to upcoming events so you can plan ahead over the holidays. Check out our Pinterest board for more related resources! January The Consumer Electronics Show Visual: Infographic: Moore’s Law Background: The Consumer Electronics Show Activity: Play the Challenge: Robots! game. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Visual: 1963 March on Washington Background: Martin Luther King, Jr. … Continue reading What to Teach in January and February
This week, we learned … … Easter Islanders did not engage in ecocide. Read of the week! Who are the most famous residents of Easter Island? … new underwater sensors are searching for the Big One off Canada’s west coast. Is the North American West Coast prone to earthquakes? … how layers in a latte form, and why this is important to oceanography. … Continue reading 11 Things We Learned This Week
It’s beyond sad that as a nation and around the world, we don’t look forward to the next year, we fear what comes next. Fixed pic.twitter.com/uUTmyNYBEa — lil zyrtec (@dorseyshaw) December 6, 2017 When I was a kid, I remember looking forward to the new year. We saw it as a new beginning—a chance to right wrongs and improve ourselves. But in today’s climate, too … Continue reading 3 Ways My Students Are Going to Save the World in 2018—and Yours Can Too!
