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Click here to see images. Book a Giant Map for the 2012–2013 School Year With summer winding down and the school year starting up, it's time to think about bringing rich, unforgettable experiences to your students. A Giant Traveling Map delivers engaging and impact-making opportunities for your class and school community. Each map is an interactive, content-rich, and fun experience, bringing geography and many social studies and science topics to life. The map arrives at your school, unrolls on the gymnasium floor, and comes complete with grade-banded activities, props, photo and data cards, and other educational resources. Giant Traveling Maps of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and the Pacific Ocean are available for loan during the 2012–2013 school year.  Book now to secure the map and dates that work best for you! What Teachers are Saying About Giant Maps... 2013 National Geographic Bee It's time to get your school registered for the 2013 National Geographic Bee! Find out now how principals can register. Fred's Finds Fred Kunze taught social studies in Minnesota for over thirty years and is a champion of geography education in the Gopher State. Now he enjoys "mining" the Internet and sharing useful and interesting geography resources with teachers all over. Here are a few of his recent finds. World Heritage List by UNESCO Browse a map of nearly 1,000 cultural sites considered to be of outstanding universal value. Geocoded Art by Geocoded Art Give some of the world's best art a geographical foundation by selecting art based on geographic region and click-calling a map of what is depicted. History of the World in Two Minutes by Marc Brecy Use this fast-paced video to start discussions about different eras of our world's history. Google Time-Lapse Satellite Images By Google Earth Engine View time-lapse videos of the Amazon, Las Vegas, the Aral Sea, and more—some videos narrated by experts in aerial imagery!   Available Maps Africa Asia Europe North America South America Pacific Ocean   FAQs NG Kids 2012 Hands-On Explorer Challenge Our fifteen 2012 NG Kids Hands-On Explorer Challenge winners just returned from their 10-day expedition to Montana! To learn more about their adventures, check out their blog. Sponsored by the Montana Office of Tourism NG Kids Dare to Explore O'ahu Contest See who won the NG Kids Dare to Explore O'ahu Contest! The winners will explore the amazing island of O'ahu this August along with Andrew Evans, NG Intelligent Traveler. Sponsored by Oahu Visitors Bureau and Aston Hotels   Photographs by Scott Schilling (kids on Pacific map), Rebecca Hale (National Geographic Bee), Dr. Jay Williams (Fred Kunze portrait), Dan Westergren (kids in Montana), John De Mello (Kaneohe Bay). If you received this email from a friend and would like to subscribe to this or other National Geographic emails, click here. Unsubscribe | About Us | Contact Us | NGS Customer Service | Privacy Policy Click the unsubscribe link above to be removed from our email program, or send your request to… National Geographic; Attn: E-newsletter Program; 1145 17th Street N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20036 To ensure that you receive your National Geographic emails, please add ngs@e.nationalgeographic.com to your address book now. Subscribe to a National Geographic magazine. Go >> Copyright © 2012 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.