Month: January 2007

Classroom Ideas, Geography In the News

Geography Professor Brings Students to ‘the Other Side’

Here’s a great story from South Dakota State University’s Collegian newspaper: Most people who aren’t science majors dread the thought of taking a science class. Many students end up taking geography classes as an alternative to other options, like chemistry. However, for students looking for something more exciting than learning the different crusts of the Earth, there is hope. A new class, taught exclusively at … Continue reading Geography Professor Brings Students to ‘the Other Side’

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Start With a Map

This month, we’re asking you to start with a map: Download a world wall map, give it to a child, and tell them why it’s important—and fun—to learn about our world. Let them play with the map, ask questions about it, explore it in their own way. What other ideas do you have to get kids and teens interested in maps—and the interconnected, fascinating world … Continue reading Start With a Map

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ARKive Animal Resource

Have you visited the ARKive? It’s a U.K. site dedicated to “creating a lasting audio-visual record of life on Earth.” The result is a databank of photos, videos, and facts for the world’s most endangered animals. There’s also Planet ARKive, a kids-only site with natural history- and wildlife-related games and information. And for teachers there is ARKive Education, loaded with lesson plans, project ideas, support … Continue reading ARKive Animal Resource

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Geography In the News

“Weirdest” Animals to Get Conservation Attention

In the news today: A new conservation effort aims to protect some of the world’s oddest and most overlooked animal species. The Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) program, led by the Zoological Society of London, focuses on animals that have unique evolutionary histories and face immediate risk of extinction. (Read a news article.) The 10 “Weird” Focal Species for 2007 Pygmy hippopotamus Attenborough’s long-beaked … Continue reading “Weirdest” Animals to Get Conservation Attention

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Geography + Information Postcards

Here’s a great new–and fun–way to get your kids interested in geography and the world around them. With Geography + Information Postcards, kids (or kids-at-heart) can explore their environment and record information about climate, population and lifestyle, industry and resources, and land, water, and animals. Then once they are done, they can share their findings by sending the postcards and submitting them online to the … Continue reading Geography + Information Postcards

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