“Current Event Connection” posts will connect educators with news stories and relevant discussion ideas featuring content from the NG Education website.
SCIENCE At the annual Festival of Bad Ad-Hoc Hypotheses, researchers offer fake theories about bugs, yawns, and belly fat—all supported by real scientific evidence. (Wall Street Journal) Use this graphic organizer to put the scientific method in perspective. Teachers, scroll down for a short list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Here is the BAHFestival hypothesis that started it all: Adaptive Infant Aerodynamics. Discussion … Continue reading Science Lies!
Ignite learning as each new school week begins, by using our multimedia and maps. Use our weekly ideas to wake up your students’ curiosity and spark new energy into learning about their world. This week, National Geographic is celebrating its fifth annual Big Cat Week as part of the Big Cats Initiative! Join National Geographic filmmakers and explorers and raise your students’ awareness about the declining populations of … Continue reading MEDIA MONDAY: Which Big Cat is Fastest?
ENVIRONMENT The awe-inspiring bears are almost extinct in Washington State, but the government is now studying whether they should be brought back. (Nat Geo News) Use our resources to learn more about grizzlies and species range. Teachers, scroll down for a short list of key resources in our “Teachers’ Toolkit.” Discussion Ideas Grizzly bears are “federally protected.” What does this mean? Federally protected species have … Continue reading Can Washington Bear Some Grizzlies?
By Seth Dixon, Rhode Island College I am very pleased to be blogging for National Geographic Education; let me introduce myself. I’m Seth Dixon, a geography professor at Rhode Island College and I also serve as the coordinator for the Rhode Island Geography Education Alliance. I love sharing digital teaching resources and pieces of everyday geography– the underlying geographic context behind any news article about current … Continue reading Introducing @ProfessorDixon!
BUSINESS Gas prices are down, air travel is up, shoppers are bracing for Black Friday, and a traditional Thanksgiving meal is slightly more expensive. Blame the sweet potatoes. (NPR) Use our resources to learn more about Thanksgiving. Discussion Ideas Gas prices are the lowest they’ve been since 2009. The average gallon is hovering around $2.85, compared with $3.28 last year, according to AAA. Which state … Continue reading The State of Thanksgiving 2014
