SEVEN: How Will We Sustain a More Populated Planet?
We’re sharing a bonus SEVEN resource today! The USGS Uses Landsat data to track trends in key resources. Expanding demand from a growing world population — now numbered at more than 7 billion — exerts unprecedented pressure on global resources, especially...GeoTech Spotlight: Kobie Boykins, Engineer for the Mars Rover
We are blessed to have not one but TWO amazing featured lecturers booked for GeoTech 2012! GeoTech is less than a month away! Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to connect with our amazing line up of speakers! {click here for registration info} A dynamic young...Downloadable Graphic Novel: What is Geography?
Looking for a new way to connect with your students? National Geographic has created a downloadable and printable mini graphic novel to introduce the concept to students. If your kids are a comic book crowd, this might be just the piece to spark their interest. Plus,...
Made from a Map: Home Is Where the HEART Is
We decided to do our “Made from a Map” feature a day early, since we wanted to share a heart inspired map project in honor of Valentines Day! We ran across this creative tutorial on apartment therapy, who originally saw it on Pinterest. For those of us who...Geospatial Tools in Language Arts: Lesson 2
Digital maps and online mapping tools are critical to understand authors mindsets, elements of plot and character development. We are excited to provide more free resources to help your students succeed. Our resident English teacher,Barbaree Duke, will be featured...Giant National Geographic Traveling Map of Africa Coming to Dallas
Students attending the GeoTech Safari hosted by Bishop Dunne will be exploring Africa in a big way — with the world’s largest map of the continent. The map, measuring 35 feet by 26 feet is designed as a geo-game board to introduce students to the power of maps and the...Apps We Love: Britannica Kids, Volcanoes
We’re wrapping up our mini volcano week with a lava hot app. This one is a great source of information, activities and games geared for students all about volcanoes! Encyclopedia Britannica Kids Volcanoes provides wonderful content in a friendly and educational...Beautiful Destruction: 11 Gorgeous Geological Maps of Volcanoes
We’re having a volcanic theme this week in honor of our planet’s lewest land mass (see yesterday’s post). WIRED SCIENCE has put together a stunning collection of geological volcano maps that will take your breath away! Spend time with each of them,...New Volcanic Island in the Red Sea
NASA reports a new island is forming in the Red Sea. About 60 kilometers (40 miles) from the coast of Yemen, an undersea eruption began in mid-December 2011. Local fishermen reported an eruption near the island of Saba, while satellites captured a white plume rising...