at the William S. Green School
N 41° 41' 11.0"
W 71° 9' 7.8"
Source: Steve Morse
EarthView is pleased to be visiting the Citizens for Citizens program at the Greene School in Fall River. Thanks to CFC employee and BSC geography student Nathan Couto for making the connection!
Students, staff, and parents are encouraged to post geography questions here!
Visit the EarthView web site to meet the team and learn about the project.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
The Presidential Map
Here is an important message for fans of EarthView: President Obama likes maps, too!
On June 10, the president received a map from the National Geographic Society (which also sponsor's our Globe Lady's program, MyWonderfulWorld.org). President Obama started studying the map right away! It is amazing what you can learn, just by looking at a map.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
What is your state crustacean?
Geographers have noticed that people identify characteristics of their home regions that are distinctive. Together these characteristics define what geographers call a sense of place. In Maryland, the blue crab is just one of several symbols of which Marylanders are rightly proud.
Read about these symbols and then do some research on the symbols -- official or informal -- of your own state. Be sure to explore the rest of the Maryland Kids Page -- it teaches a lot of geography!
Read about these symbols and then do some research on the symbols -- official or informal -- of your own state. Be sure to explore the rest of the Maryland Kids Page -- it teaches a lot of geography!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Sporcle
Read about Sporcle in the Boston Globe! The article is about geography games online, and features BSC geography enthusiast Megan Goodrich. Learn about more geography games from EarthView member Dr. Hayes-Bohanan at http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jhayesboh/geogames/.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Wrapping up the year
EarthView reached 10,000 students at several dozen schools during its debut year. The EarthView team was very pleased to end this very exciting year in our own back yard -- at the Mitchell School in Bridgewater.
Read the Bridgewater Independent article and see a video that really captures the spirit of EarthView!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Global Message
Read this great message from buildings throughout the world!
The EarthView team learned about GeoGreeting from one of our BSC geography alumni, Kristan. She is a planner in the town of Danvers -- one of the many BSC graduates putting her geographic education to work in our region.
The EarthView team learned about GeoGreeting from one of our BSC geography alumni, Kristan. She is a planner in the town of Danvers -- one of the many BSC graduates putting her geographic education to work in our region.
Coverage of EarthView visit to Davis
The May 8 & 15 visit to Davis School has led to this very nice article on the Brockton Public Schools web site. The superintendent of schools and the president of the college were both able to join students that day, and made some interesting comments about geography education.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Mitchell Elementary School - Bridgewater
N 41° 58' 36.3504"
W 70° 58' 52.5"
Source: Steve Morse
Our last visit of the school year will be to one of our closest neighbors. We are looking forward to bringing EarthView to the George Mitchell Elementary School.
Some geographically interesting events on this day in history include:
1661 Isaac Newton began studying Trinity College, Cambridge; he later described the law of gravity
1846 Telegraph line opened between Philadelphia and Baltimore
1907 Automatic washer and dryer were introduced
1945 U.S., U.K., U.S.S.R., France declared authority over Germany
1947 Secretary of State George C. Marshall outlined Marshall Plan for rebuilding Europe after World War II
1972 U.N. Conference on Human Environment opened in Stockholm, Sweden
1979 Seychelles adopted its constitution -- Seychelles National Day
1991 Space Shuttle Columbia 12 launched
also in 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev received the Nobel Peace Prize
Learn more events and birthdays at Brainy History.
W 70° 58' 52.5"
Source: Steve Morse
Our last visit of the school year will be to one of our closest neighbors. We are looking forward to bringing EarthView to the George Mitchell Elementary School.
Some geographically interesting events on this day in history include:
1661 Isaac Newton began studying Trinity College, Cambridge; he later described the law of gravity
1846 Telegraph line opened between Philadelphia and Baltimore
1907 Automatic washer and dryer were introduced
1945 U.S., U.K., U.S.S.R., France declared authority over Germany
1947 Secretary of State George C. Marshall outlined Marshall Plan for rebuilding Europe after World War II
1972 U.N. Conference on Human Environment opened in Stockholm, Sweden
1979 Seychelles adopted its constitution -- Seychelles National Day
1991 Space Shuttle Columbia 12 launched
also in 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev received the Nobel Peace Prize
Learn more events and birthdays at Brainy History.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Dennett Elementary, Plympton
N 41° 58' 22.269"
W 70° 48' 4.8485"
Source: Steve Morse
On May 29, we are pleased to be making our first visit to Plympton with EarthView (though team member Dr. James goes to Plympton often to visit his favorite farm. A number of geographically interesting events took place on this day in history:
1990 Boris Yeltsin is elected president of the Russian republic
1989 Student protesters in China construct a replica of Statue of Liberty
1953 Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norkay are 1st to reach summit of Everest
(Thanks to http://www.brainyhistory.com/!)
During most of our EarthView visits, we describe how Mount Everest was formed. We'll make a special point of it in this visit.
As always, we invite Dennett students and teachers to post questions and comments following our visit!
W 70° 48' 4.8485"
Source: Steve Morse
On May 29, we are pleased to be making our first visit to Plympton with EarthView (though team member Dr. James goes to Plympton often to visit his favorite farm. A number of geographically interesting events took place on this day in history:
1990 Boris Yeltsin is elected president of the Russian republic
1989 Student protesters in China construct a replica of Statue of Liberty
1953 Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norkay are 1st to reach summit of Everest
(Thanks to http://www.brainyhistory.com/!)
During most of our EarthView visits, we describe how Mount Everest was formed. We'll make a special point of it in this visit.
As always, we invite Dennett students and teachers to post questions and comments following our visit!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
EarthView in the Tantasqua Town Common
During the first year of the EarthView program, the EarthView team has been pleasantly surprised to find how many small, independent newspapers are operating in our region. We have been very impressed with the commitment many of these papers have to their local schools. This article about EarthView by Town Common reporter Jennifer Grybowski is a shining example.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Quabbin Regional Middle School
N 42° 23' 59.7646"
W 72° 6' 45.5674"
Source: Steven Morse
At the invitation of our colleague Erin Stevens, the EarthView Team is doing a special evening presentation. This will be the first time that we have taken EarthView to two schools in a single day. The evening program at Quabbin will also be the first time that students using EarthView in one room will be using our large-scale flat map (a giant jigsaw puzzle, really) of the United States in another.
Students can post follow-up questions on the blog or take our lat-long challenge. Using latitude and longitude, find the shortest distance between the two schools EarthView is visiting on May 21.
W 72° 6' 45.5674"
Source: Steven Morse
At the invitation of our colleague Erin Stevens, the EarthView Team is doing a special evening presentation. This will be the first time that we have taken EarthView to two schools in a single day. The evening program at Quabbin will also be the first time that students using EarthView in one room will be using our large-scale flat map (a giant jigsaw puzzle, really) of the United States in another.
Students can post follow-up questions on the blog or take our lat-long challenge. Using latitude and longitude, find the shortest distance between the two schools EarthView is visiting on May 21.
Tantasqua Regional Junior High School
N 42° 9' 8.9575"
W 72° 7' 46.4977"
Source: Steven Morse
We are delighted to be taking EarthView to the school where one of our team members spent most of her teaching career. Tantasqua is where Ms. Rosalie Sokol became a geography teacher, so it is a very exciting place to visit as the first year of the EarthView program nears its conclusion. About 250 Tantasqua students will have been added to the more than 8,000 students reached by Project EarthView in its inaugural year.
W 72° 7' 46.4977"
Source: Steven Morse
We are delighted to be taking EarthView to the school where one of our team members spent most of her teaching career. Tantasqua is where Ms. Rosalie Sokol became a geography teacher, so it is a very exciting place to visit as the first year of the EarthView program nears its conclusion. About 250 Tantasqua students will have been added to the more than 8,000 students reached by Project EarthView in its inaugural year.
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