Tag: National Geographic

New Collection of Free Environmental Education Resources Encourages Students and Teachers to Explore the World

Stuart Mitchell

To empower teachers and students to explore their world, the Environmental Education Initiative offers a curated collection of free environmental education resources for K-12 classrooms. Powered by worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education, the Environmental Education Initiative is a first-of-its-kind effort that helps students engage in environment science, make informed decisions that support healthy environments, and supports civic engagement.  The Environmental Education Initiative supports learners with standards-aligned resources that explore contemporary topics in environmental studies. The captivating multimodal content created by this initiative includes videos, ready-to-use lessons, and student activities exploring subjects such as…

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Sparking the Next Generation of Young Scientists with Science at Home

Stuart Mitchell

With nearly 55 million students across the US still homebound due to COVID-19, STEM education has now moved from the classroom to the home. To facilitate science-based distance-learning, 3M is helping students and educators with the all-new Science at Home video series. Created in partnership with the Bakken Museum and Discovery Education, 3M Science at Home offers students ages 6-12 a series of fun and educational science experiments that can be easily completed at home using commonly found household items. These experiments, led by 3M scientists and special guests (like…

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National Geographic Launches NATGEO@HOME Digital Hub To Support Families And Educators During COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

As the coronavirus global pandemic has resulted in widespread school closures and stay-at-home mandates, National Geographic is responding to the needs of families and educators with NatGeo@Home, a centralized digital resource for families looking to fill the gap with practical, educational, inspiring and entertaining content designed to keep families connected to the natural world and the science behind it. NatGeo@Home, available for free during these trying times, combines the enriching educational resources of the National Geographic Society with the fun and informational offerings of National Geographic Kids to create an…

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National Geographic Releases Newest Global Rankings On the State of Women Around the World — Ranks Norway First, Yemen Last

Stuart Mitchell

The Women, Peace and Security Index, which serves as a report card on women’s well-being, ranked 167 countries from best to worst in the areas of women’s inclusion in society, sense of security, and access to justice The latest data is exclusively revealed in the November issue of National Geographic magazine, Women: A Century of Change, which features extensive graphics illustrating the findings National Geographic, in conjunction with the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the Peace Research Institute Oslo, today announced the 2019-2020 Women, Peace, and Security…

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P&G, National Geographic and Global Citizen Launch Groundbreaking Series, ACTIVATE: THE GLOBAL CITIZEN MOVEMENT To Drive Action Around Poverty, Inequality and Sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

Procter & Gamble and National Geographic’s six-part docuseries ACTIVATE, co-produced by Global Citizen and RadicalMedia, premiered on Thursday, September 5, in the U.S. on National Geographic. Each episode of the six-part series delves into a different issue connected to the root causes of poverty, including sustainable sourcing, criminalization of poverty, disaster relief, girls’ education, plastic waste and the global water crisis. The P&G ACTIVATE overview video can be viewed here. The hour-long episodes begin tonight and will air weekly through October 10 in the U.S. and also on National Geographic…

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