Ed Tech Ideas

November 13-19, 2011 is Geography Awareness Week (GAWeek) and to celebrate, National Geographic has teamed up with Mission Explore to encourage students (and adults) to think and learn about the interconnectedness of our world.

Missions

Students can challenge friends, classmates, and family members to complete missions and earn badges in a variety of different ways. Some of the challenges include:

• Make a map that can be given to kids who are new to your area.
• Write a play that can only be performed in a specific place. 
• Estimate the size of your ecological footprint.
• Identify a problem that faces young people in your area
• Macro photograph a micro world: Explore from a bug’s-eye view. Take photos of a place close-up
• Plant some beautiful flowers or start a community garden

More

There’s a ton of resources within the site for teachers and students alike. Download a poster, the missions, activity books, explore the book list, watch videos, read articles, participate in a blog-a-thon, and more!