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Five Steps to Transform Your Students into Explorers for Outdoor Classroom Day

By Daniel Raven-Ellison As a National Geographic Explorer and a geography educator, I’m really excited about #OutdoorClassroomDay this Thursday (October 12). Outdoor Classroom Day is a global campaign to inspire and celebrate outdoor learning and play. On the day, thousands of schools around the world take lessons outside and prioritize playtime. As well as having fun, they will show how important and easy it is … Continue reading Five Steps to Transform Your Students into Explorers for Outdoor Classroom Day

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Fourth graders explore extreme microbes!

This week is Explorers Week, when National Geographic brings together some of the most interesting scientists and explorers making a difference in the world today. In honor of the occasion, the Education team challenged a group of local teachers to design an end-of-year project focusing on one of National Geographic’s 2016 Emerging Explorers. We’ll be sharing their class’ stories all week on the Education Blog. Educator: … Continue reading Fourth graders explore extreme microbes!

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How One Class of First Graders Responded to the Illegal Ivory Trade

This week is Explorers Week, when National Geographic brings together some of the most interesting scientists and explorers making a difference in the world today. In honor of the occasion, the Education team challenged a group of local teachers to design an end-of-year project focusing on one of National Geographic’s 2016 Emerging Explorers. We’ll be sharing their class’ stories all week on the Education Blog. Educator: … Continue reading How One Class of First Graders Responded to the Illegal Ivory Trade

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Weekly Warm-Up: Meet the 2016 Emerging Explorers!

June 13-17 marks one of the most anticipated weeks of the year at National Geographic: Explorers Week! Explorers Week brings together some of the world’s top researchers, advocates, and storytellers. While they come from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, each is an exemplary explorer of our world and beyond. To tell the whole story of the new Emerging Explorers we have included a supplementary MapMaker Interactive map. … Continue reading Weekly Warm-Up: Meet the 2016 Emerging Explorers!

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Educator of the Week Flying Classroom Resource

Natalie Coleman is the Science and Social Science Program Coordinator at Joliet Public Schools District 86 in Illinois. She has 10 years of experience in education. Activity: The Flying Classroom Grades: 6-8 Time: Ongoing Learning takes flight with Barrington Irving—literally! This year our district introduced our junior high students, who are part of our National Geographic Bee Club, to The Flying Classroom. The Flying Classroom is a … Continue reading Educator of the Week Flying Classroom Resource

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