Publisher Created Resources by National Geographic
Age:
6-8
The National Geographic Young Explorer ActivLessons range is the interactive, digital edition for the popular Young Explorer magazine; the series which uses science and social studies content to teach important literacy ideas, build academic vocabular...
Age:
4-6, 6-8
Focus your sights on the night sky and take young skygazers on a journey beyond Earth and into space!
Age:
6-8
Promethean is pleased to bring an exciting new range National Geographic Young Explorer ActivLessons to your Kindergarten/Grade 1 classroom! This fascinating collection of stories, combined with science, social studies, and literacy lesson activities...
Age:
6-8
These ActivLessons invite students to celebrate the majesty of their country. From eagles to pennies, we hope you enjoy exploring Our America! Lesson 1 The Eagle Soars. In this ActivLesson, your students will soar with our nation’s symbol.
Age:
6-8
Lesson 1: The Forest in Fall. On their visit to “The Forest in Fall,” students will learn how different animals get ready for winter. This story is the first of three glimpses into a forest habitat during different seasons.
Age:
4-6, 6-8
Understanding that we are all stewards of Earth is important to the health of all living things.
Learn how plants & animals survive in the forest during winter.
Free Resources by National Geographic
Age:
6-8, 8-11
Meet a group of people in Africa and explore their culture in "Meet the Maasai."
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14
The sun may be our closest star, but it still holds many mysteries. Learn more about our star in "Sun Catcher."
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14, 14-16
The sun may be our closest star, but it still holds many mysteries. Learn more about our star in "Sun Catcher."
Age:
8-11, 11-14, 14-16
The sun may be our closest star, but it still holds many mysteries. Learn more about our star in "Sun Catcher."
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14
In "Unsinkable Ship," students join the passengers on Titanic's first—and only—trip.
Age:
4-6, 6-8, 8-11, 11-14
In "From Seed to Seed," students follow a milkweed plant through its life cycle.
Age:
11-14, 14-16, 16-18
In "Unsinkable Ship," students join the passengers on Titanic's first—and only—trip.
Age:
8-11, 11-14, 14-16
In "Unsinkable Ship," students join the passengers on Titanic's first—and only—trip.
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-18
In "Got Poison?" students explore the different ways these animals use --- and deliver --- their poisons.
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14
In "Got Poison?" students explore the different ways these animals use --- and deliver --- their poisons.
Age:
8-11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-18
In "Got Poison?" students explore the different ways these animals use --- and deliver --- their poisons.
Age:
4-6, 6-8, 8-11
In "Hatched!" students discover animals that come from eggs.
Age:
8-11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-18
Rocks may seem solid, but they're constantly changing. Learn how rocks change in "Wear and Tear."
Age:
8-11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-18
Rocks may seem solid, but they're constantly changing. Learn how rocks change in "Wear and Tear."
Age:
11-14, 14-16, 16-18
Extreme: Some animals go to the extreme to survive. Learn about some of these amazing adaptations in "Survival Acts."
Age:
4-6, 6-8, 8-11
Insects may all look different, but they all have the same main body parts. Observe and learn about insects in "Bug Eyed.
Age:
6-8, 8-11
Take your students on a journey through our solar system to learn about each planet's wildest weather.
Age:
8-11, 11-14
Explore a kelp forest to learn about some parts of a sea otter's food chain.
Age:
11-14
Students join Mireya Mayor to learn what it takes to be a scientist.
Age:
8-11, 11-14
Students join Mireya Mayor to learn what it takes to be a scientist.
Age:
8-11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-18
Follow two explorers as they race to be the first person to reach the South Pole.
Age:
8-11, 11-14
In “Web Masters,” students discover arachnids are more than meets the eye.
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14
In “Spiders!” students learn about spiders’ body parts and how they hunt.
Age:
6-8, 8-11
Spiders are more than just creepy creatures. In “Spiders!” students learn about spiders’ body parts and how they hunt.
In “Spiders at Work,” students explore spiders' body parts, cool webs, and other ways spiders hunt.
Age:
6-8
In "Feeling the Heat," a team of scientists venture inside a volcano
Age:
11-14
In "Lessons in Lava," a team of scientists venture inside a volcano
Age:
11-14
In "Lessons in Lava," a team of scientists venture inside a volcano
Age:
6-8
In "Animals Groups," students learn the names for some groups of animals.
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14
The sun is the center of our solar system.
Age:
6-8, 8-11
Caterpillars spend their lives eating, growing, and defending themselves.
Age:
8-11, 11-14
Caterpillars spend their lives eating, growing, and defending themselves.
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14
From their beginnings as caterpillars to their end as colorful moths.
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14, 14-16
Tornadoes are one of the most dangerous storms on Earth
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14, 14-16
Tornadoes are one of the most dangerous storms on Earth
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14, 14-16
Long and pointy or short and strong, birds’ beaks do amazing things.
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14, 14-16
Tornadoes are one of the most dangerous storms on Earth
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14
From the ground to the treetops, life fills the Amazon rain forest.
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14
Learn how feathers help birds fly and much more!
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14
Learn how feathers help birds fly and much more!
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14
Learn where leopards live, how they learn, and how they play.
Age:
8-11, 11-14, 14-16
Join NASA astronaut Don Thomas as he soars into space aboard a space shuttle.
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14
On Thin Ice Learn how global climate change is affecting polar bears.
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14
Learn how global climate change is affecting polar bears.
Age:
4-6, 6-8, 8-11
Find out how little grizzlies learn as they grow.
Age:
6-8, 8-11, 11-14
Learn about the solar system and the wicked weather on Saturn in Saturn’s Wildest Weather, brought to you in cooperation with Lockheed Martin.
Age:
6-8
In Move to Live, students follow butterflies, birds, whales, and jellyfish as they migrate to survive.
Age:
6-8, 8-11
Learn how some animals move as millions to survive as one in Great Migrations.
Age:
6-8, 8-11
Learn how some animals move as millions to survive as one in Great Migrations.
Age:
8-11, 11-14
Hooves pound, wings beat, fins paddle as animals move across Earth in Great Migrations.
In “Creepy Creatures,” students are introduced to several animals with unusual physical features.
Age:
4-6, 6-8, 8-11, 11-14, 14-16
In this story, readers will learn that what may seem odd or weird to us means survival for animals.
Readers will learn that what may seem odd or weird to us means survival for animals.
In “Cool Corals,” students will discover how scientific observation can change what we know about our world.
Age:
11-14, 14-16, 16-18
How hard is it to climb Mount Everest? Ask Conrad Anker, a professional mountain climber featured in the National Geographic film, The Wildest Dream.
Age:
11-14, 14-16, 16-18
The September issue has three exciting stories. In “Lively Lizards,” you’ll meet the gecko. This reptile has an unmatched toe grip, the ability to climb upside down, and soar through the air.
Age:
11-14, 14-16, 16-18
The September issue has three exciting stories. In “Lively Lizards,” you’ll meet the gecko. This reptile has an unmatched toe grip, the ability to climb upside down, and soar through the air.
Age:
6-8
In “Wild Colors,” students discover that the wild, bright colorful markingson some animals are not just for show.
Age:
11-14, 14-16, 16-18
In “Ocean Motion,” students will explore different kinds of waves and how waves erode Earth’s surface. Students will also learn parts of a wave, what causes a wave, and how waves transfer energy. Academic vocabulary terms such as tsunami and troug...
Age:
8-11
In "What's New?" students follow a group of scientists to remote rainforests and deserts to find new animal and plant species. Students will learn about recently discovered species, such as a mouse lemur that can fit in your hand, a furry crab, and ...
Age:
8-11
“Turtle Travels” follows a female green sea turtle from tiny hatchling to 300-pound adult.Her perilous dash from sandy nest to open sea is the first of many dangerous journeys she makes.Readers follow her life cycle, including her remarkable return ...
Age:
6-8
Crabs walk sideways, orangutans swing, and polar bears swim. In “Animals in Motion,” students will learn about the different ways animals move. Vocabulary terms for kinds of movement, such as slither and swing, are introduced.
Age:
11-14, 14-16, 16-18
“Paddle to Seattle” follows adventurers J. J. Kelley and Josh Thomas as they kayak 2,100kilometers (1,300 miles) through the Inside Passage along the Pacific Northwest coast. Students will learn about the unique topography of the area and how it cr...
Age:
8-11
“Turtle Travels” follows a female green sea turtle from tiny hatchling to 300-pound adult.Her perilous dash from sandy nest to open sea is the first of many dangerous journeys she makes.Readers follow her life cycle, including her remarkable return ...
Age:
8-11
“Turtle Travels” follows a female green sea turtle from tiny hatchling to 300-pound adult.Her perilous dash from sandy nest to open sea is the first of many dangerous journeys she makes.Readers follow her life cycle, including her remarkable return ...
In “Meet the Pollinators,” children learn about the connection between pollinators like bees and how plants grow. Readers are introduced to several different pollinators, from bees to bats. They’ll learn how flowering plants and pollinators work tog...
Age:
6-8
In “Leap, Frog!” readers learn about the special body parts that help frogs move, hunt, and stay safe from predators. Children also learn about how sensitive frogs are to pollution and why it’s important to keep their watery homes free of trash and ...
Age:
8-11
In “Fantastic Frogs,” students come face-to-face with frogs and a dazzling array of colors, patterns, and behaviors. Readers will learn about frogs’ physical characteristics, amazing life cycle, and remarkable survival techniques. They also will l...
Age:
11-14, 14-16, 16-18
“Incredible Iceland” takes students on a journey across Iceland’s ever-changing landscape.They will travel from fiery volcanic eruptions to blue lagoons, trek across rainbow-hued mountains to black sand beaches dotted with striped icebergs.Along t...
Age:
6-8
The story introduces children to the Cat family. By exploring the breeds of cats, children learn about the differences between breeds.
Age:
11-14, 14-16, 16-18
Readers will learn about Parts of a Plant and how they adapt to their surroundings.
Age:
8-11
The reader learns about the Planet Earth, what it consists of and the Earth's plates.
Age:
8-11
The reader learns about the Planet Earth, what it consists of and the Earth's plates.
Age:
11-14, 14-16, 16-18
Readers will learn about animals that can lose critical body parts - legs, internal organs, even the head - and still survive.
Age:
6-8, 8-11
Students meet the nudibranch. They will learn that these small, shell-less mollusks truly are what they eat. Sea slugs take on the colors of sponges, use other creatures’ stingers as defense, and even farm algae inside their bodies.
Age:
6-8
The story introduces children to the green sea turtle’s world. By exploring the turtle’s life cycle, children learn how disturbances at any point in the cycle impact the number of turtles.
Age:
8-11
Students meet the nudibranch. They will learn that these small, shell-less mollusks truly are what they eat. Sea slugs take on the colors of sponges, use other creatures’ stingers as defense, and even farm algae inside their bodies.
Age:
11-14, 14-16, 16-18
Extreme Explorer Octopus.People once feared the octopus, with its odd bulging head and eight strong arms. They called it a sea monster. It turns out the truth is stranger than fiction.
Age:
8-11
Tour the continents to meet some of the creepiest, deadliest animals alive.
Age:
6-8, 8-11
Pioneer Edition Frightful Animals.Tour the continents to meet some of the creepiest, deadliest animals alive.
Age:
6-8
Young Explorer Web Weavers.By introducing different spiders and their webs, children can see how the patterns change.
Age:
11-14
Extreme Explorer Fooled youA leaf that hops? A twig that flies? Things in nature aren’t always as they seem.
Age:
8-11
From a stem that slithers to a flower that flies, things in nature aren't always as they seem. That stem is really a snake. The flower is actually a mantid. Are your eyes fooling you?
Age:
4-6, 6-8
Children may think of bugs and worms as harmful pests, but in the story they will meet some garden residents that we depend on to keep soil and plants healthy.