 | | | | | | Introducing National Geographic Student Expeditions | | Beginning in summer 2008, the next generation of explorers will have the opportunity to discover the world with National Geographic. Designed for high school students, these active, hands-on expeditions combine education and adventure with "on assignment" projects that allow students to focus on a particular area of interest—photography, writing, culture, or conservation. With dynamic group leaders and a visiting National Geographic expert, students will spend three weeks exploring fascinating places like Costa Rica, Peru, Tanzania, China, India, Belize, or Spain. Click here to learn more about National Geographic Student Expeditions. | | | | |  | | |
MGA Community
EdNet welcomes the Missouri Geographic Alliance (MGA) Community! The MGA is a grassroots network of Missouri elementary and secondary educators, university instructors, geography professionals, and concerned citizens dedicated to the advancement of geographic literacy in the state of Missouri. Click here to visit the MGA Community.
| | | | | |  | | Atlas Explorer
| | | NGM.com's Atlas Explorer has 23 high-resolution maps from the National Geographic Atlas 8th Edition. With both geopolitical and geographic perspectives, visitors will enjoy zooming in and out to see the detail of these classics. And as a bonus there is a gallery of atlas maps transformed into challenging puzzles—see if you can beat your friends and co-workers' best completion times. | | | | | | Video: Egypt's Curse | | Some of Egypt's greatest treasures have ended up in foreign countries, including the Rosetta Stone, which unlocked the secrets of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Now Egypt wants the artifact back—if only for a visit. | | | | Lesson Plans of the Month (By Grade Level) | | | | | | | | Apply Today to Become a JASON Argonaut | | The JASON Project is looking for energetic students and teachers to go into the field and work side by side with leading scientists from National Geographic, NASA, NOAA, and other prestigious organizations. Joined by video production crews, JASON Argonauts will conduct cutting-edge science, become featured in a new curriculum about energy, and serve as science ambassadors at large. Apply at www.jason.org by March 3, 2008. Students must be age 14 or 15 by June 1, 2008, and teachers should have five years of classroom experience to be eligible. | | | | Map of the Day | | Find out what happened on this day in history—through a map. Selected from a variety sources—including National Geographic magazine, the Library of Congress and the National Archives—each map relates to a historical news event, milestone, or breakthrough. Use the zoom tool to see intricate details. History lovers, try to answer the quiz question accompanying each story. | | | | Read More! | | All of your 3–7 graders can discover the majesty of ancient Egypt and its people by reading Egypt from the National Geographic School Publishing Group's Reading Expeditions series or Egypt in the Past and Present from the Reading Expeditions LLV series. They can then read King Tut, available in two different reading levels, on their own. To find more great books like these, go to NGSP.com and search for Egypt. | | | | Don't Miss Your Chance to Win a Trip to Australia! | | The deadline to enter the National Geographic Kids Hands-On Explorer Challenge contest is February 15. There are two separate contests—one for students and one for teachers. Two teachers will be selected through the national teacher contest. Winners of both contests will explore Australia as part of the 2008 National Geographic Kids Expedition Team! Go here for the contest rules, and remind your students about how they can enter by clicking here. | | | | 10% Discount on Explorer Classroom Magazine | | National Geographic Explorer classroom magazine is offering a great deal for 2008–2009 subscriptions: 10% off the already low subscription price, PLUS an exciting classroom resource called the Magazine Maker CD. Turn your whole class into magazine publishers with the information you will find on this CD. Call 800-368-2728 for additional information and to subscribe. Or go to NGSP.com for additional information about the Explorer family of magazines. | | | | Join the Explorer Classroom Magazine Teacher Panel | | If you subscribe to National Geographic Young Explorer, Explorer, or Extreme Explorer, we want to hear from you. Panelists will answer brief surveys on each issue, providing feedback on stories, covers, and interest in future topics. As a thank-you for answering surveys, panelists will receive a complimentary gift for their time. | | | | | | | | |
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