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    PLACE

    Room With a View

    Adventure seekers in Peru can stay at an unusual hotel—in glass pods on a rock face in the Andes Mountains.

  • Article

    HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS, ENVIRONMENT

    The Return of the Wolf

    The gray wolf is making a comeback in California. What does that mean for people?

  • Article

    PLACE

    Is Everest Growing?

    The world’s tallest mountain is getting even taller every year.

  • Article

    PLACE

    Tomb of Secrets

    A newly discovered burial chamber may reveal more about the ancient hand-carved city of Petra, Jordan.

  • video

    HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS

    Making the Lantana Elephant

    Watch a video about the real elephants and artists behind “The Great Elephant Migration” exhibition.

  • Article

    HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS

    March of the Elephants

    An unusual elephant herd is making its way across the United States with an important message.

  • Article

    ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, WORLD HISTORY

    The Secrets of the Nile

    Researchers have discovered a long-lost branch of the Nile River that dried up thousands of years ago.

  • video

    HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS

    Warming Oceans

    Watch a video about the warming of Earth’s oceans, rising sea levels, and how they affect small island nations.

  • video

    PLACE

    Can YOU Find Mapman?

    Watch a video about the annual Mapman contest to learn more about Mapman and how to enter.

  • a fully assembled taco

    WORLD HISTORY

    Where Did This Taco Come From?

    Get ready to bite into the backstories of a crunchy, cheesy, continent-hopping American favorite, the taco.

  • the sea surrounding a few small bungalows

    MOVEMENT, HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS

    The Race Against the Sea

    Rising sea levels are endangering small island countries, including the tiny nation of the Maldives.

  • a group of young people holding hands and cheering

    HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS, TEENS

    A Greener Future for Hawaii

    Young climate activists won a groundbreaking victory in their fight to protect Hawaii’s environment.

Map Skills Boot Camp

Take a look at some of  Junior Scholastic's Map Skills Boot Camp resources.

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Geography

Lesson 1: Globes and Hemispheres

Learn how and why we divide globes into hemispheres.

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Geography

Lesson 2: Latitude and Longitude

Learn how to pinpoint location using latitude and longitude.

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Geography

Lesson 3: Direction and Distance

Learn how to use a map’s compass and scale of miles/kilometers.

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