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Explorer magazine announces second annual Women in Science issue

A conservationist who protects elephants harmed by Mozambique’s civil war. A geoarchaeologist who conducts underwater excavations in the Mediterranean, looking for evidence of past tsunamis. An ecologist who works to save sea turtles in Central America by outwitting egg poachers. What do these people have in common? All are women. National Geographic Explorer magazine returns with its second annual Women in Science issue, sharing the … Continue reading Explorer magazine announces second annual Women in Science issue

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It’s #NatGeoBee Season!

Back to school is an exciting time for the National Geographic Education team with new resources and professional development courses launching. There’s a particular buzz around campus because back to school also means a new season of the National Geographic GeoBee.  Every year, 2.5 million students across the United States participate in the GeoBee. The academic competition challenges students with questions covering geography, world civilizations, … Continue reading It’s #NatGeoBee Season!

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Learn How 16 GeoChallenge Teams Tackled Plastic Pollution—and How Your Students Can Too!

This past May, 16 teams traveled to Washington, D.C., to compete in the final round of the National Geographic GeoChallenge, a project-based competition that empowers students in grades four through eight to develop creative solutions to today’s urgent environmental problems. The Tackling Plastic! GeoChallenge invited students to investigate the issue of plastic pollution in our waterways and develop creative solutions. The 2019-2020 GeoChallenge is now … Continue reading Learn How 16 GeoChallenge Teams Tackled Plastic Pollution—and How Your Students Can Too!

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Building Student Empathy Around the Plastic Pollution Crisis

Justine Ammendolia is a marine biologist, a National Geographic Explorer, and, for a brief time, an expert in bird poop. It all began in 2014 when she traveled to Greenland with a grant from National Geographic to study the feeding habits of arctic seabirds. Unable to locate their food source, Ammendolia began looking in the next best place: their poop. That’s when she found something … Continue reading Building Student Empathy Around the Plastic Pollution Crisis

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