Meteor Showers This Weekend – Look Up!
We’re keeping you ahead of the curve! Be sure to watch the skies this weekend (especially Sunday night) for meteor showers. To learn more about meteors and for graphics to share with your students, be sure to read the full article on SpacePlace. “The...October Is Energy Awareness Month
October is Energy Awareness month! We visited NEED’s website (the National Energy Education Development Project) and discovered a WEALTH of resources and curriculum for teachers! We encourage you to explore their entire site for expanded content. Normally we...Super Tuesdays: Social Media, Gadgets and Voting
Double the resources, double the fun! As we were researching Super Tuesday topics, we ran across two articles that seemed like they went together. First is a segment from a BBC article on how facebook political involvement can quadruple voting behavior. Facebook...Play CUBE Maps!
Cube is an interactive 8-level labyrinth game that tests your navigation skills through different cities using interactive features of online maps. Cougar’s Corner is a series of resources and fun, especially for students. We feature everything from games to apps,...Apps We Love: National Geographic Today
National Geographic Today for iPad brings you the best of National Geographic’s daily offerings – news, videos, quizzes, articles, and of course, the awe-inspiring photography they’re known for. Visit the app for the day’s highlights or catch up on the...Signs of the U.S. Drought Are Underground
Drought is plaguing large areas of the U.S. this year. NASA has compiled a collection of maps exploring the drought problems of 2012. Today we are sharing just one of those maps and a small excerpt from their article. We hope you use this data to spark a discussion on...EarthPulse: Taking the Pulse of Our Planet
National Geographic and the Allianz Knowledge Initiative created EarthPulse to present thoroughly researched and well-presented information about the state of our planet. EarthPulse is rich with essays, galleries of photos and interactive maps, even quizes about our...Super Tuesdays: CONVENTIONal Wisdom
A picture is worth a thousand words. We ran across this stunning infographic and shared it to spark a conversation comparing the two parties’ political conventions. To delve deeper into the numbers, visit this link to learn more about the DNC and click here for...Which Parts of the Country Produce the Most NFL Players?
Have you ever considered basing a lesson around sports data? It’s a great way to connect to athletically focused students, and interesting as well. Think about new ways you can approach geospatial data while you’re watching your favorite games! We pulled...