“Using the power of science, exploration, education, and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.” -National Geographic’s Mission Statement
National Geographic is one of the most well-known science based outlets in the world. It is best known for its environmental contributions and animal based media on their TV channel, magazine, and website. National Geographic has access to some of the best environmental experts in the world and leverages that to inspire educators and youth globally and to help more people learn about, care for, and protect our planet. Using an online style “classroom” they are able to spread the word of the National Geographic Explorers, which are a group of experts who investigate, test hypotheses, innovate, stretch their creativity, and push the boundaries of traditional thinking in ways that fundamentally change our world. They also invest 100% of their donations into their Explorers and global programs. A great example of one of these Explorers is Dr. Jane Goodall, an primatologist, anthropologist, and one of the worlds best Chimpanzee specialists, shown in the picture below.
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I love National Geographic and everything they produce. I will definitely use this in my future classrooms to use as a way to keep my students interested in the topics I teach.
I think National Geographic is a great learning channel for both in and out of the classroom! This is a great blog!