Discover how to transform your 6-12 science classrooms with interactive mapping technology! This free professional development webinar is designed for educators who want to deepen student understanding of earth science curricula.
Explore MapMaker to Fuel Social Studies Classrooms
Discover how to transform your 6-12 social studies classrooms with interactive mapping technology! This free professional development webinar is designed for educators who want to deepen student understanding of social studies curricula.
Strategies for Bringing the Slingshot Challenge to Your K–12 Classroom
The National Geographic Society, with support from Allen Family Philanthropies, is launching the 2026 Slingshot Challenge, which provides a platform for youth to voice ideas about the future of conservation work.
Announcing the Winners of the ‘Meet a National Geographic Explorer’ Contest!
At National Geographic Learning, part of Cengage, we believe that when students explore the world, they expand their minds. That’s why we launched the Meet a National Geographic Explorer contest—to celebrate educators who are making global learning a reality in their classrooms.
New Trends in AP ®: The Evolving Landscape of Advanced Placement
The Advanced Placement program has seen rapid growth in recent years. With increasing student participation (10% increase in tests taken over all courses in 2024), shifts in exam formats, and an influx of new AP teachers, the program landscape has gone through some significant changes.
Take & Teach Lesson: National Geographic Civics and Citizenship | Civic Skills: Registering to Vote
Help students build active citizenship skills with a practical lesson on registering to vote. Through critical thinking prompts, real-life scenarios, and hands-on practice analyzing voter registration forms, learners explore both the purpose and process of civic participation.
Take & Teach Lesson: National Geographic Civics and Citizenship | Civics at Work: So You’re Going To Be A Voter
Prepare students for civic life with an engaging lesson that explores the right to vote and the responsibilities of citizenship.
Take & Teach Lesson: National Geographic World Cultures & Geography | Earth’s Physical Features
Unlock students’ understanding of landforms, bodies of water, and their impact on early civilizations through active, inquiry-driven lessons that connect physical geography to real-world relevance.
Take & Teach Lesson: National Geographic World Cultures & Geography | Spatial Thinking
Help students understand the “why of where” with this lesson on spatial thinking—an essential skill in geography and global citizenship.
Take & Teach Lesson: National Geographic Environmental Science Sustaining Your World | Engineering Project: Design a Method for Treating Contaminated Soil
In this hands-on environmental science engineering project, students explore the real-world challenge of soil contamination by designing and testing a method for removing heavy metals using sunflowers.