This interactive map has students investigate information about a local landfill, incinerator, or recycling facility using data displayed in map format. Click here for the full video page and educator materials. iFrames are not supported on this page.
Climate Change
Posted inU.S. History
Interactive Map: How Geography Drove MLK’s Fight for a Ferry in Alabama
This interactive map invites students to use spatial thinking to analyze how the physical geography of the Gee’s Bend area has shaped its history. For an introduction to the tool, check out the National Geographic MapMaker website and videos. Click here for the full video page and educator materials. iFrames are not supported on this […]
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Interactive Map: Notable Natural Disasters Around the World
This interactive map explores notable natural disasters that have occurred around the world. Students can use this map to learn more about the causes, effects and long-term impact of each disaster. Four Retro Report short documentaries are linked on the map. It can be used in Science classes in conjunction with the lesson plan, Exploring Natural […]
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Lesson Plan: The End of the Cold War – Nuclear Winter
Students will learn how a scientific theory of “nuclear winter” shifted the debate over nuclear weapons in the 1980s, and how that hypothesis connects to the 21st century challenge of climate change.
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Lesson Plan: Future of Food
Students will explore current examples of how communities respond to agricultural changes, like organic farming, and compare them food revolutions in history.
