Here’s an advance look at some of the “This Day in Geographic History” (TDIGH) events coming up this week. For each date, we’ve matched it with a map or visual, background information, and a classroom activity so you can plan ahead. Check out our Pinterest board for more resources! Monday, April 2 TDIGH 1930: Haile Selassie Becomes Emperor of Ethiopia The Ethiopian emperor, who … Continue reading This Week in Geographic History: April 2-8
This week, we learned … … what the Earth looked like millions of years ago. Resource of the week! Navigate a gallery of Earth’s shifting tectonic plates here. … supertankers migrate. How are supertankers enabling globalization? … prehistoric footprints on a Canadian beach are helping archaeologists trace human migration to the Americas. Did early North Americans take a “kelp highway” to … Continue reading 11 Things We Learned This Week
ENVIRONMENT Communities in Peru are opposing a major development project approved by their central government. (National Geographic) Use our inquiry-based lesson plan to help students analyze the impact of building a road in the Amazon. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Use these questions to start student inquiry. Then, use our lesson to help explore … Continue reading Isolated Tribes and Forests Threatened by New Amazon Road
Here’s an advance look at some of the “This Day in Geographic History” (TDIGH) events coming up this week. For each date, we’ve matched it with a map or visual, background information, and a classroom activity so you can plan ahead. Check out our Pinterest board for more resources! Monday, March 26 TDIGH 1979: Egypt-Israeli Peace Treaty Relations between Egypt and Israel have remained peaceful … Continue reading This Week in Geographic History: March 26-April 1
This week, we learned … … that Nicaraguan sign language has fundamentally changed how linguists think. Read of the week! What other nations have unique sign languages? … Mary McLeod Bethune will be the first African American represented in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall Collection. Who was Mary McLeod Bethune? Use this lesson plan from Teaching Tolerance to introduce students to this civil … Continue reading 11 Things We Learned This Week
