This week, we learned …
… what it would sound like if people talked to other professionals the way they talk to teachers. Read of the week!

We talk to teachers like the professionals they are—read up with our Educator Spotlight series.
… photosynthesis goes ping.

Photograph by Paul Zahl, National Geographic
… mining Bitcoin consumes more energy than mining gold.

Photograph by Marco Krohn, courtesy Wikimedia. CC-BY-SA-4.0
… three things we should stop doing in professional development for educators.

Our professional development includes diverse opportunities and programs.
… that an extraterrestrial crash in the Peruvian altiplano got especially weird when Arizona rock hunters showed up.

Photographs by NASA/Robert P. Moreno Jr.
Learn more about those extraterrestrial crashes.
… the Museum of Black Civilisations aims to decolonize knowledge.
What is the impact on colonization on black civilizations?
… the Arctic is in even worse shape than we realized.

Image courtesy NASA/GSFC
Our activity uses maps, ecology, and animal behavior to introduce students to the Arctic.
… Saturn’s rings may disappear … in 100 million years.
Learn a little about the real Lord of the Rings.
… modern humans do not have an origin.

Photograph by Kenneth Garrett, National Geographic
Know your hominin history with our Geo-Story.
… whatever happened to acid rain.

Photograph by Robert Sisson, National Geographic
Use our activity to help introduce how pollutants like acid rain impact human health.
… how to teach the Civil War in the Deep South.

Photograph by Robert Stanley, National Geographic My Shot
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