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Caitlin Ochs Documents the Colorado River’s Water Shortage Crisis
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MapMaker: World Water Map
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Women in STEM
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Exploring with GIS: Tracking Black Bears
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Unearthing the Underground Railroad
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Join Live Experiences With Explorers
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Explorer Classroom
Join live interactive sessions that connect young people with National Geographic Explorers for short lessons and Q&A!
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Extreme Water | Rosa Vásquez Espinoza
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Adventure & Exploration, Biodiversity, Science
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Join Rosa to celebrate World Water Day and learn about the importance of freshwater, from the Peruvian Boiling River and its extreme microbes to the water systems that impact our daily lives!
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8 - 14 / 3 - 8
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March 27, 2025, 10:00 AM ET
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Extreme Water | Rosa Vásquez Espinoza
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Adventure & Exploration, Biodiversity, Science
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Join Rosa to celebrate World Water Day and learn about the importance of freshwater, from the Peruvian Boiling River and its extreme microbes to the water systems that impact our daily lives!
Age / Grades
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8 - 14 / 3 - 8
When
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March 27, 2025, 2:00 PM ET
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Incredible Caves of Fire and Ice | Christian Stenner
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Adventure & Exploration, Environmental Science
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When volcanoes and glaciers interact, incredible caves can form. Join Christian to learn more about these amazing and rare environments–and what they can tell us about the world!
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8 - 14 / 3 - 8
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April 10, 2025, 10:00 AM ET
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Incredible Caves of Fire and Ice | Christian Stenner
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Adventure & Exploration, Environmental Science
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When volcanoes and glaciers interact, incredible caves can form. Join Christian to learn more about these amazing and rare environments–and what they can tell us about the world!
Age / Grades
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8 - 14 / 3 - 8
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April 10, 2025, 2:00 PM ET
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Take a Journey to Away | Sharona Shnayder
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Conservation
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Celebrate Earth Month with Sharona! Join to learn about the concept of “away” when it comes to the global garbage crisis—and what YOU can do to create a cleaner and healthier home on our planet!
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8 - 14 / 3 - 8
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April 24, 2025, 10:00 AM ET
](https://www.nationalgeographic.org/tickets/explorer-classroom/event/TuesdaysforTrash)
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### Learning and teaching
Resources to Get You Started
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Josh West on Water’s Life-Sustaining Contribution in the Amazon
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National Geographic Explorer and geologist Josh West's research could protect one of the world’s wettest environments.
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9 - 12+
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Josh West on Water’s Life-Sustaining Contribution in the Amazon
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Thiago Silva: Uncovering Resilience and Adaptability in the Amazon’s Floodplain Forests
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Ecology, Earth Science, Conservation, Climatology
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Margaret Awuor Owuor: Understanding the Invaluable Purpose of Mangrove Forests
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Earth Science, Ecology, Conservation, Climatology
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5 - 12+
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Caitlin Ochs Documents the Colorado River’s Water Shortage Crisis
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Ecology, Conservation, Storytelling, Photography
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8 - 12+
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Geo-Inquiry Resources
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Pre-K, 1 - 8
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National Geographic Capstone Project: Jim Bentley
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Education, Ecology, Conservation, Climatology, Storytelling
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1 - 8
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Geo-Inquiry: Educator Resources
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K, 1 - 8
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific. Marine debris is litter that ends up in the ocean, seas, and other large bodies of water.
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4 - 12+
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leveled
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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encyclopedic entry
Climate Change
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Earth Science, Climatology
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5 - 8
1.4k
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Science 101: Plastics
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Biology, Ecology, Health, Chemistry, Conservation, Earth Science, Oceanography
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5 - 12
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Globalization
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Anthropology, Sociology, Social Studies, Civics, Economics
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5 - 8
877
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Adaptation
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Biology, Ecology, Conservation
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5 - 8
773
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Mantle
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Earth Science, Geology, Geography, Physical Geography
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9 - 12+
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Ocean Plastics
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Biology, Ecology, Conservation, Earth Science, Oceanography, Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography
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5 - 12
730
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