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Monday, August 20, 2007
Support Geography Education
Per a recent post on the ESRI Geography Matters Blog in support of My Wonderful World....."My Wonderful World, a National Geographic-led campaign, is supporting an effort to help us tell our lawmakers that we need geography in our classrooms. They've created a letter appropriate for all legislators that you can have e-mailed on your behalf or that you can print and mail."
Also be sure to check out National Geographic's Maps: Tools for Adventures site. Details about the traveling exhibit are listed below.
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis has partnered with the world's foremost maps expert, the National Geographic Society, and the most advanced producer of new mapping technology, the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), to create a compelling international traveling exhibit, “National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure.” This extraordinary 4,000-square-foot (372-square-meter) exhibit provides children and families with the exciting opportunity to immerse themselves in the thrilling world of maps.
Maps are important tools that help us explore and expand our thinking about the world. They help people get from here to there—from where they are, to where they want to be. “National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure” engages the entire family by demonstrating the role maps play in daily life and by offering collaborative, hands-on activities that help children and parents map their own adventures.
In the exhibit, new explorers begin their adventures at Explorer School, where they are introduced to mapping basics. Families can see historical and contemporary maps of different shapes and sizes and try their hand at using and making maps. They'll also learn how different tools helped explorers like Lewis and Clark map North America.
Next, families come across areas featuring today's explorers—on land, at sea, in the air, and in space—and learn about their real-life adventures through maps, artifacts, and interactive experiences. It's full of fun activities that invite families to become explorers, chart new territory, and plan their own adventures.
“National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure” is being developed for teachers and school groups, grades three through five. Educational materials based on U.S. National Geography Standards will be provided to supplement and extend the museum visit.
Per a recent post on the ESRI Geography Matters Blog in support of My Wonderful World....."My Wonderful World, a National Geographic-led campaign, is supporting an effort to help us tell our lawmakers that we need geography in our classrooms. They've created a letter appropriate for all legislators that you can have e-mailed on your behalf or that you can print and mail."
Also be sure to check out National Geographic's Maps: Tools for Adventures site. Details about the traveling exhibit are listed below.
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis has partnered with the world's foremost maps expert, the National Geographic Society, and the most advanced producer of new mapping technology, the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), to create a compelling international traveling exhibit, “National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure.” This extraordinary 4,000-square-foot (372-square-meter) exhibit provides children and families with the exciting opportunity to immerse themselves in the thrilling world of maps.
Maps are important tools that help us explore and expand our thinking about the world. They help people get from here to there—from where they are, to where they want to be. “National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure” engages the entire family by demonstrating the role maps play in daily life and by offering collaborative, hands-on activities that help children and parents map their own adventures.
In the exhibit, new explorers begin their adventures at Explorer School, where they are introduced to mapping basics. Families can see historical and contemporary maps of different shapes and sizes and try their hand at using and making maps. They'll also learn how different tools helped explorers like Lewis and Clark map North America.
Next, families come across areas featuring today's explorers—on land, at sea, in the air, and in space—and learn about their real-life adventures through maps, artifacts, and interactive experiences. It's full of fun activities that invite families to become explorers, chart new territory, and plan their own adventures.
“National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure” is being developed for teachers and school groups, grades three through five. Educational materials based on U.S. National Geography Standards will be provided to supplement and extend the museum visit.
# posted by J @ 2:03 PM 