Tennessee Geographic Alliance
Sites of the Week and lagniappe
Earth Science Sites courtesy of Mark Francek
Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies
Central Michigan University
Environment
General
Geosphere
Weather
Space
INTERACTIVE SPACE VIEW OF ALL SATELLITES + SPACE JUNK
Neat look at satellite and junk orbiting earth. Stuff in Space is a real-time 3D map of objects in Earth orbit, visualized using WebGL.
Water
lagniappe-courtesy of the tga
Mythical Cartography
Target audience: 3-8 Grade Social Studies Teachers, Art Teachers, and District Level Leaders
Art and human geography have long been intertwined. In Babylonian times, people marked into clay tablets that appear to be both art and cartography. Cartography took a giant leap forward during the Renaissance and Scientific Revolution. Renaissance maps are known for their artwork as well as representing the Earth’s landforms more accurately than their medieval counterparts. Maps were hung on the walls of merchants and power brokers to signal knowledge, influence, and the literal ownership of land during the Age of Exploration.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GIANT TRAVELING MAP OF TENNESSEE
Next school year, get students in Tennessee learning more about geography with one of the world’s largest maps of the state.
Kurt Butefish
Executive Director
kbutefis@utk.edu
kbutefis@utk.edu
Mailing Address:
Tennessee Geographic Alliance
P.O. Box 30812
Knoxville, TN 37930
P.O. Box 30812
Knoxville, TN 37930