GNN Podcast: THE SALTON SEA
Discover the mystery of the Salton Sea. http://traffic.libsyn.com/mapseducation/GNN0091.mp3Filed under: Education, GNN, Podcast Tagged: colorado, evaporation, river, salton, SEA
View ArticleGNN Podcast: EUROPE’S TALLEST MOUNTAIN
What’s the tallest mountain in all of Europe? http://traffic.libsyn.com/mapseducation/GNN0099.mp3Filed under: Education, GNN, Podcast Tagged: Caucasus Mountains, mountain climbing, mountain heights,...
View ArticleGNN Podcast: THE PANAMA CANAL
Back in the 19th century, if a ship laden with goods wanted to get from England or New York to San Francisco or Los Angeles, it had to go all the way around the tip of South America. Not only is that...
View Article4 Ways That Summer Vacation Needn’t Mean the End of Learning
Summer learning doesn’t have to infringe on summer fun. In fact the two can be one in the same read more…Filed under: Back-to-School Training, Education Tagged: Learning, Summer, vacation
View ArticleGNN Podcast: CALIFORNIA’S DROUGHT
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mapseducation/GNN0102.mp3 On January 28, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency after three consecutive years of below average rainfall. Fire...
View ArticleGNN Podcast: MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mapseducation/GNN0103.mp3 In some National Parks there is controversy over the noise from scenic overflights. But the only things flying in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National...
View ArticleGNN Podcast: ETHIOPIA’S DAM PROBLEMS
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mapseducation/GNN0104.mp3 Ethiopia is three years from completing a dam to control its headwaters, and while Egypt points to colonial-era treaties to claim the water and to...
View ArticleGNN Podcast: ATTILA AND THE HUNS: THE SCOURGE OF GOD
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mapseducation/GNN0105.mp3 From across the Asian steppes, nomadic groups known as the Huns moved westward toward Europe, robbing, burning, and sacking as they went. While...
View ArticleGNN Podcast: FRESHWATER SCARCITY
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mapseducation/GNN0106.mp3 Earth is the water planet. 76% of the surface is covered with it, and of course most of that is salty seawater. In terms of useable water, that...
View ArticleGNN Podcast: THE SARGASSO SEA
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mapseducation/GNN0107.mp3 The Sargasso Sea is well known by name, but where is it? Well, it’s actually located within the Atlantic Ocean, and while most seas are part of an...
View ArticleGNN Podcast: THE BILL OF RIGHTS
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mapseducation/GNN0125.mp3 On September 3, 1783, the Revolutionary War ended when representatives from the United States and Great Britain met in France to sign the Treaty of...
View ArticleGNN Podcast: THE “LANGUAGE” OF EMOJI
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mapseducation/GNN0131.mp3 Emoji are the symbols people use to represent emotions and ideas on their cell phones. They show up in tweets on Twitter. They are sprinkled...
View ArticleGNN Podcast: THE OGALLALA AQUIFER
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mapseducation/GNN0132.mp3 Hidden beneath the 245,000 square miles that make up the Great Plains, resides a lake that’s one of our greatest water assets: The Ogallala Aquifer....
View ArticleNew Year, New Gear
Love it or loathe it, its that time when for many schools the classroom is suddenly buzzing with excitement and enthusiasm as students return for a new school year. If you’ve been following our...
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