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• Make world events relevant to students and help them to develop geographic literacy and critical thinking skills.

• From current events to history, cul-ture, world geography and natural phenomena—GNN authors share amazing people, places and things.

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Maps101 is a cross-curricular, online resource that creates an engaging learning environment for K-12 classrooms. A school subscription provides every teacher, student, librarian and parent unlimited access to over 12,000 teaching and learning tools. Our user friendly and unique resource includes weekly articles with critical-thinking questions, thousands of maps, animations, over 500 short videos, lesson plans, classroom activities, games, topical articles and analysis. These resources are easily searchable, can be downloaded and printed.

National GeographicWith over 100 years of archived NG Magazine supplements, a 9th Edition 2011 Atlas and stunning video footage, National Geographic provides unrivaled coverage of history, culture, science, environment, and earth’s ecosystems.

Map CollectionsThousands of up-to-date Outline, History, Earth Science, State Thematic and Presidential Election maps available at your fingertips for printing, projecting in the classroom, and downloading for later use.

Interactive MapsInteractive maps offer animations, sounds and timelines to make significant historical events easier to understand. Use Earth View to browse content by specific geographic location, drill down on the map, then compare and contrast with static maps found.

Spanish LanguageIncludes K-3 Maps, Videos, Glossaries, Geography Skill Builders and full-text, weekly articles from Geography News Network. All content in this section has been translated into Spanish to support curriculum needs throughout the grade levels.

Reference AtlasesWorld and U.S. Atlases with maps, flag facts, and country statistics, including compare & contrast capability, and appendices with weights, measures, and conversions.

Geography News NetworkTopical articles addressing a variety of topics from current events to natural phenomena, history, culture and world geography. Authors from a wide range of educational backgrounds share a wealth of knowledge on some amazing people, places and things.

K-3 SectionContent to promote spatial thinking in every learner. Grade level appropriate maps, illustrations, interactive games and graphics depict the expanding world of the K-3 student – from my house to my town to global geography.

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Learn & PlayLearning is fun with these challenging, interactive games for every grade level. Try the Geo George Geography Gameshow, show Space Aliens around the planet or solve a crossword puzzle.

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