This week, we learned …
… why low-income students are not vocabulary-poor, and why rich kids are good at the “marshmallow test.”

Photograph by Lynn Johnson, National Geographic
Use our ideas to get kids of all incomes involved in summer learning.
… the finals for the World Cup for unrecognized nations will be played this weekend.

What are unrecognized nations? Use our resource and the rankings of top teams to start the discussion.
… moving animals to isolated safe havens can doom them when they integrate back to their natural habitats.

Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
Could renting a quoll be more ecological than isolating it? Learn more with our study guide.
… to question the authority of satellite images.

Screenshot from Google Maps, 50°00’37.76″ N 110 07’00.86″W
Use our study guide to get familiar with pareidolia—satellite imagery too weird to misrepresent.
… grandmothers may hold the keys to human evolution.

Photograph by Erika Larsen, National Geographic
The new research studied the Hadza diet. Learn more about the Hadza diet with our video resource.
… the “friction of distance” can limit access to opportunities as much as geographical distance.

Photograph by Cory Richards, National Geographic
… archaeologists are reopening the case of the Lost Colony of Roanoke.

Map by John White, courtesy the British Museum. Public domain
Introduce yourself to Virginia Dare and the “lost colony,” then dig deeper with our new article in National Geographic magazine.
… sea level rise is changing the architecture of South Florida.

Photograph by Mr3641, courtesy Wikimedia. Public domain
Watch our short video to better understand how sea level rise will impact Miami.
… the sale of a $2.5 million mystery dinosaur has paleontologists worried they’re being priced out of the market.

Photograph of visitors at the Natural History Museum of Utah by Cory Richards, National Geographic
Use our inquiry-based resource to help guide discussion on this issue.
… scientist-candidates did not fare well in Super Tuesday primary elections.

… Antarctica is holding its first Pride celebration.

Who’s around in Antarctica during Pride Month’s “polar night”?
World Cup for unrecognized nations …. looking forward to reading more about that!