Education Update: New ways to get your students thinking about the world

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November 2007 November's Education Update features a new DVD, online interactives, and teacher resources to challenge your students and get them thinking about the world. In This Edition • Arctic Tale Releases on DVD • "Confronting Carbon" Classroom Companion • Join the NG EXPLORER Magazine Teacher Panel • Planet Contest Photo of the Day See Photo Download Wallpaper
Quiz Question: The Celtic Sea is an arm of which ocean—the Indian Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?     Bring the new Arctic Tale DVD into your classroom! As narrated by Queen Latifah, Arctic Tale is an epic adventure of a walrus pup and a polar bear cub on their journeys from birth to maturity in the frozen Arctic wilderness. Bring these lovable animals into your classroom with the DVD, and teach your students about their own environment and the effect their daily lives can have on the futures of animals that live in the Arctic. The Arctic Tale DVD will be available in stores and at Starbucks nationwide on December 4; a portion of the DVD sale proceeds benefits the National Geographic Polar Fund.   If you subscribe to NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC YOUNG EXPLORER, NG EXPLORER, or NG EXTREME EXPLORER, we want to hear from you! Respond to a short survey about magazine issues, and provide feedback on stories, covers, and interest in future topics. As a thank-you for participating, you'll receive a gift certificate you can use at a popular online media store. "Confronting Carbon" Classroom Companion Photograph by Peter Essick From the October 2007 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC article "Confronting Carbon": The CO2 from fossil fuels lingers in the atmosphere, so global warming can't be undone. But catastrophe can still be averted. Get the Classroom Companion for related resources. In the News Video: Shuttle Astronauts Walk in Space Discovery shuttle astronauts begin the difficult job of attaching an Italian-made module to the International Space Station. The project is expected to take ten days. Lesson Plans of the Month (By Grade Level) •  K-2: A Vacation to the Poles •  3-5: Expeditions to the Poles •  6-8: Polar Regions: Arctic Adaptations and Global Effects •  9-12: Environmental Issues in the Polar Regions Other Resources •  Interactive Arctic Map •  Classroom Activity •  Glaciers Video •  Antarctica News In the Spotlight Enter the Planet Contest! Create a mnemonic or slogan to help kids (and adults!) remember the order of the planets in our new solar system—which includes dwarf planets Ceres, Pluto, and Eris. Click here for official rules and entry information. AP Human Geography Give your motivated high school geography students the opportunity to take a college-level course introducing them to patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth's surface. Visit AP Human Geography for course materials, teacher resources, articles, lesson plans, and more. Bring the Human Journey Into Your Classroom! The Genographic Project is a five-year effort to understand the human journey—where we came from and how we got to where we live today. Teachers can visit the Genographic Project Education Outreach site to order Genographic Project Participation Kits at a special educator's discount and to get free lesson plans and other great resources related to the Genographic Project. Live Polar Bear Expert Q&A: 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, November 7, 2007 Coming to you from Churchill, Manitoba, "The Polar Bear Capital of the World," top polar bears scientists answer your questions. Submit your questions now >> Fun Extra! Mapping Memory With the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine Mapping Memory interactive brain, turn the human brain upside down and all around to see how memories are saved (or lost).	Educator Favorites • Lesson Plans • Maps • Teacher Community • Teacher Store • EarthCurrent News   Digest • My Wonderful World   Geography Campaign
Don't forget to get Arctic Tale on DVD on December 4! See you next month. —The Education Team at National Geographic P.S. To make sure that you receive our e-mails, please add ngs@newsletters.nationalgeographic.com to your address book so that your filter will know our e-mails are legitimate.
Quiz Answer: The Atlantic Ocean. Try your hand at more GeoBee questions.
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