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National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure is the best everything-map site I have seen. The site was created by the Children's museum of Indianapolis. Maps are presented as the keys to adventure. Students learn to use maps to find their way, share information, look at patterns, and solve problems. There are six excellent interactive games for students to practice putting their math skills to use. Students can explore a pyramid by guiding a robot to hieroglyphs, find sunken treasure, explore Mars, go on an adventure, see GIS in action, and visit Adventure Island. I love the realistic feel of these games, as students explore and guide robots, they get a "live" video feed of where they are navigating. On the National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventures site, you will find information about the Indianapolis exhibit, how to use maps, related map links, and lesson plans. This is one of those websites that my description just won't do justice to, be sure to check it out!

from the National Geographic. It has short video interviews, along with transcripts, of key people connected to the event, including survivors.

Stories from National Geographic for Kids

Create and print customized maps from the National Geographic collection. Or, scroll down and try the MapMaker Interactive and dig through layers of information including the environment, ocean, human and physical systems, and more! Choose from this selection of themes to get started. "

Toot & Puddle is an animated book/series hosted by National Geographic with games and such for preschoolers.

Listen to varieties of world music on this National Geographic site.

People and places, maps, and all the great things you'd expect from National Geographic.

Experience the Pearl Harbor attack: virtual war maps, survivors' personal stories, rare photographs, time lines, and more from National Geographic.

Today we're looking at GEteach [Google Earth PLUGIN required.] , a site developed by 9th-grade Geography teacher Josh Williams. The site uses the Google Earth Plug-in to give you quick access to a wide variety of information such as the CIA Factbook, population densities, and various other human and physical geographic overlays.

"Faculty development is a crucial and vital component to any college or university. For institutions with geographically dispersed faculty who are teaching online, in some cases for the very first time, faculty development takes on a new level of importance. Here the challenges are not only ensuring instructors understand the technical aspects of teaching online and have the instructional skills to meet online learners' needs, but also instilling a sense of community."

From National Geographic, mouse over figures in the rainforest scene and create a little spotlight and then click on the figures to get more information. Looks great on an IWB.

for preschoolers

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies is an animated television series that looks at the natural world from a preschooler's point of view. It introduces preschoolers to a fascinating world filled with loveable characters and stunning wildlife movies from National Geographic.

Includes People and Households; Business and Industry; and geographical information.

"Link primary sources to locations on a map to practice spatial thinking and understand the impact of geographic factors in history."

Videos for kids.

Cool site! a free collection of educational videos for students ages 3-18. There are more then 11,000 videos on such subjects as math, science, and history. Students, parents and teachers have designated pages and the site offers a guide for contributors. Featured videos originate from national Geographic, YouTube, and google Videos, among others, and have been endorsed by educators from universities such as Harsvard, Standford, and Brigham Young University.

Looks like a cool site with over 11,000 videos. Free

Pangong Lake is an endorheic sea in the Himalayas located at a maximum of almost 4,350 meters (14,270 ft). It is 134 kilometer (eighty-three miles) increased and reaches from Hindustan to China. Almost 60% of the length of the lake extends in China. The lake is 5 kilometer (3.1 miles) great at its broadest circumstance. It is not a portion of the Indus River container conditions and geographically a separate landlocked river container.

National Geographic's Travel site, featuring lots of videos, animations, games, etc.