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Classroom Ideas, Current Event Connection, Geography In the News, Main

‘Burps of Death’ in the Bermuda Triangle?

SCIENCE Researchers say methane bubbling to the surface of the ocean could explain the sudden loss of ships in the western North Atlantic. (Guardian) Use today’s MapMaker Interactive map to find the Bermuda Triangle. If you dare. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit, including a link to today’s MapMaker Interactive map. Discussion Ideas Some scientists think bubbly … Continue reading ‘Burps of Death’ in the Bermuda Triangle?

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Classroom Ideas, Current Event Connection, Geography In the News, Main

Arctic Drilling Faces Threat from Outer Space

SCIENCE The Northern Lights are a beautiful sight—but, it turns out, they can mess up drilling operations. (Gizmodo) Use our resources to learn all about auroras! Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas According to new research, those lovely Northern Lights can disrupt offshore oil drilling. What are the Northern Lights? Read through our encyclopedic entry … Continue reading Arctic Drilling Faces Threat from Outer Space

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Current Event Connection, Geography In the News, Main

Wait a Minute—Don’t Clean the Garbage Patch?

ENVIRONMENT Placing plastic collectors near coasts would remove 31% of microplastics, versus 1% if they were all in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. (Guardian) What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Use our resources to find out. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Startling new analysis reveals that cleaning up plastics near the coast would … Continue reading Wait a Minute—Don’t Clean the Garbage Patch?

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Creature Feature, Current Event Connection

Moonlit Migration

SCIENCE During the dark winter months in the Arctic Ocean, zooplankton migrate by the light of the silvery moon. (Christian Science Monitor) Use our fun activity to navigate plankton migration through poetry. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas According to the Christian Science Monitor, plankton usually engage in diel vertical migration. What is diel vertical … Continue reading Moonlit Migration

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Classroom Ideas, This Week in Geographic History

Weekly Warm-Up: Sylvia Earle’s Hope Spots

This week, take a winter vacation to some of the most critical and vibrant places on our planet . . . American oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle has identified numerous “Hope Spots” around the world that are special places critical to the health of the ocean. While some Hope Spots are already protected, others have not been as lucky—yet. The spots are varied … Continue reading Weekly Warm-Up: Sylvia Earle’s Hope Spots

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