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.
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.
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.
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.