Geography Awareness Week
Explore! The Power of Maps
The theme for 2015 is “Explore! The Power of Maps”
Celebrate and explore the power of maps November 15 - 21, 2015. Spatial thinking through maps is one of the most important skills that students can develop as they learn geography, Earth and environmental sciences, and so much more.
See how National Geographic is celebrating 100 years of cartographic history. Check out a suite of resources all about geography as a field and discipline and even more tips and tools to plan your own GeoWeek celebrations!
Read more about the history and purpose behind Geography Awareness Week.
Looking for even more resources? Check out the Geography Awareness Week Archive for material dating back all the way to 2000!Why Geography?
Too many Americans lack understanding of geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts on the world. National Geographic created Geography Awareness Week to raise awareness and excite people about geography as both a discipline and as a part of everyday life. GeographyAwarenessWeek.org.
The Geographic Lens on the World
10 ways to give your students the world!
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/news/10-ways-give-your-students-world/
Explore Geography
Real-World Geography: Geographers and Cartographers
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/mapping/How Maps Change
Geography For Life
—Geography For Life: National Geography Standards, Second Edition
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/national-geography-standards/
What is Geography?
Geography is clearly more than just dots on a map. So, what is geography?
Geography is interdisciplinary—it incorporates bits and pieces from the fields of science, arts, health, humanities, law, business, engineering, and technology. The “geographic perspective” (a way to understand a topic or area using spatial relationships) focuses these bits and pieces into a dynamic kaleidoscope of ideas and data. Geography is something you do, not just something you know.
Those who study geography identify relationships between these varied subjects, graft those relationships onto a geographic space, and explain why certain systems are where they are. A common shorthand for geography
is "the why of where."
Geography explores three different systems. What are they and how are they related?
Geographers explore physical, human, and biological systems. The systems are often interwoven on the landscape.
Mapping the World and Beyond
National Geographic Education
AP Human Geography
Take Action!
National Geographic and the Common Core
Supporting K-12 Educators with Common Core Resources
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/ngs-common-core/
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/news/geography-and-literacy-connection/
Contact Information and Social Media
Michele Ballinger
Teacher Consultant
Ohio Geographic Alliance
Email: mballing@columbus.k12.oh.us
Website: http://ogaohio.org/
Location: Columbus, OH, United States
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natgeoeducation/
Twitter: @lovegeography