CORN Amazing Mazes Cowboys, dinosaurs, tractors—they're all hiding in America's cornfields. CornCam Need a break from action-packed cartoons? Then sit back and watch the crop grow. Corny Culture Link your way to corn crafts, corn poems, and still more corn mazes. MazePlay: Corn Maze Locations Find corn mazes from California to Kansas to Carolina. The Many Uses of Corn Farmers produce about nine billion bushels of corn each year. What happens to it? Find out here. National Agricultural Library: Popcorn Who "invented" popcorn? And why does it pop? Here’s a place to find out. Back to Top
LEWIS & CLARK National Geographic: Lewis & Clark In the spring of 2002, National Geographic released a large-format film called Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West. This companion site includes a trailer, movie stills, and a map of the expedition route. National Geographic: Go West With Lewis & Clark These famous explorers need your advice as they face the choices and challenges of the frontier. National Geographic: Lewis & Clark Lesson Plans Eight detailed lessons, based on the National Geography Standards, help students in grades three through eight learn more about this historic expedition. Lewis and Clark Trail Celebrate the bicentennial of this great expedition by taking a virtual hike along the explorers' route. PBS: Lewis & Clark This companion site for the Ken Burns documentary offers maps, excerpts from Lewis and Clark's journals, and much more. Back to Top
RAIN FOREST National Geographic: Rain Forest at Night Journey into an Indonesian rain forest. Meet flying frogs and other wild critters. And get an unlovely whiff of the world’s biggest flower. Kids Saving the Rainforest Find out how your pupils can help student conservationists in Costa Rica. Have a tree planted in your name. Or help raise money for a monkey bridge! Back to Top
RESOURCES National Geographic: Education Guide Get lesson plans, learn how to contact the Geography Teaching Alliance in your state, find information on grants, and much more. National Geographic: Teacher Store Explore a world of resources, order a FREE copy of our K-12 catalog, or visit the extension sites for our Windows on Literacy and Reading Expeditions books. NASA: Student Involvement Program Put stars in your pupils' eyes by participating in science competitions based on real NASA challenges. Back to Top
