Planning for our Summer 2021 workshop is underway. Watch this space in spring for more information!
We will learn various K-12 classroom applications of Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones), Global Positioning Systems, and Google Earth at Lincoln University in Jefferson City.
Truman and Cold War Foreign Policy Workshop
Join teachers in a discussion of the words, ideas, and actions of President Harry Truman as he responded to growing threat of the Cold War at home and abroad, all through a curated collection of primary source documents. All attendees of this free Missouri Humanities Council and Truman Presidential Library seminar will receive a certificate for continuing education and a digital copy of the agenda and documents reader. The workshop is February 11, 18, 25, from 4:05-5:15 p.m.
The Missouri Historical Society is hosting another slew of walking tours all over the City of St. Louis, from The Ville to Soulard. Perhaps a virtual walking tour would work best for the chilly February weather? To learn more, visit the Missouri Historical Society.
National Geographic Resources
This month, National Geographic brings to you something that everyone in the world has been dealing with: disease. This resource will help students explore how mapping can be used to identify the source of an outbreak and for disease control and prevention. This module is designed for students in grades 6-8. To learn more, visit the National Geographic Resource Library.
Missouri Giant Traveling Map Reservations
Interested in renting a Big Map? Non-profit organizations will be charged a flat fee of $125 to cover shipping (round-trip via FedEx) and handling. Maps can be picked-up and returned to our University of Missouri office for a handling fee of $25. For-profit organizations should contact the MGA for pricing information. Handling fees will be used to maintain the Big Maps and the variety of geography education tools included in the Big Map containers. Maps can be checked out for a two week period.
Educators in Boone and Cole counties are eligible, while funding allows, to have free access to the maps thanks to a donation from Missouri Credit Union. Please contact the MGA office for details.
All map rentals are contingent on the University of Missouri campus remaining open.
This Month's Geographic Fun Fact It is oftentimes thought that George Washington Carver, famous African American scientist, invented peanut butter. Did you know that the Inca of South America were likely the first to grind peanuts into butter?
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