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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
While sailors have traversed the ocean for centuries, many details of the ocean floor were a mystery until Marie Tharp and her colleague, Bruce Heezen, created a map of the ocean floor. Deepen students' understanding of plate techtonics through an exploration of that map.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math, Women's History
Posted by: Colleen Smith
See how maps can help your students discover trends and patterns in presidential elections.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Government and Law, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about a recent webinar on using maps in the classroom and get links to resources you might use with students.
Posted in: Geography and Maps
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore how a map can help explain why a certain historical event took place in a certain location.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about using Sanborn maps with your students and the tools the Geography and Maps Division have created to make it easier to find maps for your community.
Posted in: Geography and Maps
Posted by: Danna Bell
Come to the first of our series of STEM-Related webinars featuring Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow Jacqueline Katz, Learn about the Sanborn Maps Navigator and how to use it with your students.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn how maps can help students learn more about the impact of an oil spill.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
What is a story map? Learn how staff from the Library of Congress are using them to help connect the Library's collection to provide information about events in a unique way.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore the Lindgren Brothers’ maps and consider how maps are more than a representation of geographical facts.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)