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National Geographic Explorer will be back with more great topics for the 2003-2004 school year.

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44 new science and social studies titles.
Grades 3-8

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2003 CATALOG
National Geographic's latest classroom catalog includes 400 new nonfiction books (pre-K to 8th grade). Request a copy online or call 800 368 2728.

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April-May 2003
Get background notes, discussion questions, ready-to-copy review pages, planning grid, and more.
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ICE CREAM

National Geographic Game: Ice Cream Challenge
Think you've got the scoop? Then test your knowledge about the cool story of this sweet treat.

Dairy Science and Technology: Ice Cream
Get the whole story on ice cream from this University of Guelph site.

Great Idea Finder: Innovation History
The ice cream cone was a great idea. Check out some other great ideas, from abacus to zipper.

IceCream.com: Fun Facts
Enjoy another taste of ice cream history and trivia.

Quick Flick: Flight
Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a movie about flight!

PBS American Experience: The Wright Stuff
Watch a short movie that re-creates the Wright Brothers' first flight.

U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
America will be celebrating the Wrights' anniversary this year. You'll find movies, model airplanes, and more.

The Wright Experience
The Discovery of Flight Foundation offers in-depth features about the Wrights and their amazing machines.

National Geographic Sights & Sounds: Great Barrier Reef
Dive into Australia's Great Barrier Reef with a National Geographic photographer.

Coral Reef Alliance
Find out what this organization is doing to protect coral reefs.

World Wildlife Fund: Mesoamerican Reef
Explore the Atlantic Ocean's largest reef with a team of conservationists.

National Geographic: Virtual Great Barrier Reef
Check out this virtual habitat and meet some of the creatures that live in the world's largest coral reef.

Scavenger Hunt
Challenge your students to learn about Australia's great Barrier Reef.

National Geographic: Geography Action!
Join National Geographic's Education Foundation in protecting our greatest resource—the Earth.

Earth Day Network
"Water For Life" is the theme for Earth Day 2003. Find out what you and your class can do to join the celebration.

Earth Day at Kids Domain
Find all sorts of ideas for fun Earth Day activities.

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.

National Geographic News
NGS brings you current stories on geography, archeology, science and more.

Space Day
Space Day is May 1. Find out what activities you and your class can launch into.