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March 2003
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MOUNT EVEREST

National Geographic: Everest and the Himalaya
Explore great articles, photos, and news from Earth's highest peak.

National Geographic Game: Climbing Everest
Retrace Hillary and Norgay's historic route by climbing through some steep questions. Each correct answer takes you closer to the summit.

National Geographic Quick Flick: Mountains
Tim (a boy) and Moby (a robot) explain the science of Earth's peak experiences in this cartoon.

PBS: Everest
Look at Mount Everest and the Himalaya through the lenses of culture, history, and science. And learn more about the Sherpas' amazing role as the backbone of Everest exploration.

Everest: Roof of the World
How do you make an IMAX film atop a huge, cold, deadly mountain? Carefully.

NG Creature Feature: Koalas
Enjoy fun facts, video clips, maps and more.

Australian Koala Foundation
Learn about koalas—and how to help them—from "the principal non-governmental organisation dedicated to saving the koala and its habitat."

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
Tour Australia's oldest and largest koala reserve.

Levi Strauss & Co.
Learn how these rugged work pants became an American icon.

YesterdayLand: Fashion
Platform shoes, puka shells, leisure suits—sneak a peek at the clothes your parents are trying to forget.

National Geographic: King Cobra
This king really rules. Longest of all poisonous snakes, it can kill an elephant with a single bite. Slither along a life-size version and learn the royal secrets.

Scavenger Hunt
Challenge your students to learn about king cobras.

National Women's History Project
Find materials related to NWHP's 2003 theme, "Women Pioneering the Future."

Infoplease: Women's History Month
Learn the history of this celebration, explore a time line of the U.S. women's movement, and more.

National Geographic: Education Guide
Get lesson plans, learn how to contact the Geography Teaching Alliance in your state, get information on grants, and much more.

National Geographic: GeoSpy
You and your students can test your geography knowledge with this fun interactive game.

National Geographic–Roper 2002 Global Geographic Literacy Survey
This project assessed the geographic knowledge of 18-to-24-year-olds in nine countries. See the results and brave some sample questions.

National Geographic: Teacher Store
Find 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.