HEALTH Imagine being able to predict when the flu might strike your town, a bit like how meteorologists predict when a storm is heading your way. That’s exactly what infectious disease experts—and mapmakers—are doing. (CNN) Use our resources to better understand the importance of mapping to public health. Teachers, scroll down for a short list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Read … Continue reading Flu Forecasting
UNITED STATES Two grand juries in recent weeks—one in New York and one in Missouri—declined to indict two police officers in the deaths of two men, raising questions and public outcry about why grand juries rarely charge police officers with crimes. (Christian Science Monitor) Use our resources to better understand the jury system. Teachers, scroll down for a short list of key resources in our … Continue reading Grand Juries 101
It wasn’t until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor that the United States was prompted to enter World War II. But what actually happened on December 7, 1941? Use this interactive in your classroom to start a conversation with your students about how the events at Pearl Harbor startled Americans and drove President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to ask Congress for a declaration of war with Japan. This interactive can … Continue reading Weekly Warm Up: Use This Attack Map to Remember the Tragedy at Pearl Harbor
GEOGRAPHY This map is an American snapshot; it provides an accessible visualization of geographic distribution, population density, and racial diversity of the American people in every neighborhood in the entire country. (Fast Company) Use our resources to start learning about spatial thinking and data visualization. Discussion Ideas The dazzling map of the United States was produced by a demographer. What is demography? Demography is a … Continue reading Racial Profile of the U.S.
UNITED STATES Here are delicious recipes that evoke each of the 50 states (and D.C. and Puerto Rico). Dig in, then tell us your choices. (New York Times) Use our resources to get some ideas about how native and immigrant cultures shape “American food.” Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit, including a link to today’s MapMaker Interactive map. … Continue reading The United States of Thanksgiving
