My Wonderful World Challenge

OCTOBER 2007 NEWSLETTER My Wonderful World Challenge To Expand Resources for Global Learning CAMPAIGN UPDATE My Wonderful World is busily preparing fun activities for Geography Awareness Week (November 11–17). This year's focus is the continent of Asia. Click here for Asia themed lesson plans, activities, and suggestions for planning events in your community, and check out the My Wonderful World blog soon for updates! GAMES AND COOL STUFF Dive into Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure — a dramatic and compelling story about an ancient and mysterious ocean world containing some of the most awe-inspiring creatures of all time. Sea Monsters is in theaters this October. Photography courtesy of the American Student Achievement Institute This fall, My Wonderful World is teaming up with Donors Choose to launch a My Wonderful World Challenge. Our goal is to raise $5,000 to support geographically minded educators. Donors Choose is a nonprofit organization that connects teachers in need of materials with those willing to lend a helping hand. Educators, take this opportunity to submit your project ideas that creatively integrate geography into the curriculum. For those not submitting proposals, join the challenge as a donor. This would be a great project for a PTA, geography club, or community group to take on as an outreach initiative. What better way to demonstrate your support for geography education and directly impact students in need!     Explore the JASON Project's newest science curriculum, Operation: Monster Storms and learn about weather systems and the climate with your kids. Visit the project's website for curriculum, videos, digital lab, and free registration. The Goldman Sachs Foundation and Asia Society are seeking applications for the 2007 Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International Education. For more information and to access the online application, please visit internationaled.org/prizes. For Kids: Did you know that North America had a sea running through it billions of years ago? Learn about the creatures that lived in it with the Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure online interactive. Experience the world firsthand by studying abroad with Youth for Understanding. More: For Parents More: For Educators More: For Kids & Teens IN THE NEWS Stone Age Rice Fields Discovered in China Swamp Stone Age paddy fields tended by the world's earliest known rice farmers have been uncovered in a swamp in China, scientists say. The discovery shows rice growing began in the coastal wetlands of eastern China some 7,700 years ago, according to a new study. TELL US Geography is everywhere. You learn about geography by helping plan a family road trip, mapping your route on a hike, or reading about world news. Tell us, what's your favorite geography activity? EXPLORE MORE TALK BACK IN THE BLOG SPREAD THE WORD E-MAIL YOUR LAWMAKERS TEST YOUR GLOBAL IQ ABOUT MY WONDERFUL WORLD You received this e-mail because you signed up for My Wonderful World. To change delivery or format options or change your address, please use the links below or write to National Geographic, Attn: E-Newsletter Program, 1145 17th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Unsubscribe       Privacy Policy         Copyright © 2007 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.