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Educator Spotlight: Imagining Travel in the Jim Crow Era

Danielle Hance, this week’s Educator of the Week, uses historical fiction to build empathy and primary sources to bring history to life. Danielle is a language arts and social studies teacher for 5th graders at Chapin Intermediate School in Chapin, South Carolina. Activity: Green Book Travelers Grade Level: 3-12 Time Commitment: 2 class periods Introducing Primary Resources with Literature This lesson came after we’d been studying the … Continue reading Educator Spotlight: Imagining Travel in the Jim Crow Era

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Weekly Warm-Up: 5 Ways to Use our Tabletop Maps This Summer

This blog entry is about fantastic, family-friendly ways to use our MapMaker Kits. Want to learn more about MapMaker Kits? Want to know what a MapMaker Kit is? Read through this blog entry or watch this video to find out! You always need one when you least expect it. Like when your phone dies and you can’t look at the app. Or when the internet is down … Continue reading Weekly Warm-Up: 5 Ways to Use our Tabletop Maps This Summer

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Did Neanderthals Build Stone Circles?

SCIENCE Rings of stalagmites found in a cave in France suggest that our ancient relatives were surprisingly skilled builders. (Nat Geo News) Use our resources to better understand exploration of mysterious caves. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. This 3D model of the Bruniquel cave clearly shows the different types of structures present there: annular, or ring-shaped, … Continue reading Did Neanderthals Build Stone Circles?

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Scientists Identify World’s Oldest Ax

WORLD A fragment of the world’s oldest known ground-edge ax has been found in the remote Kimberley region of northern Australia. (ABC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Watch our video explaining how toolmaking is part of what makes us human. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Researchers recently identified a stone flake from what they think is the … Continue reading Scientists Identify World’s Oldest Ax

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Scientists Go Deep, Deeper, Deepest

SCIENCE The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is undertaking an investigation of one of the most mysterious places on Earth: the Mariana Trench. (Christian Science Monitor) Use our lesson plan to learn more about “Protecting the Mariana Trench.” Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Read through our terrific activity “Protecting the Mariana Trench.” Adapt … Continue reading Scientists Go Deep, Deeper, Deepest

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