How does GPS know where everything is located? Pupils read about satellites that are mapping the ocean and the question on how satellites know where they are. Readers discover the workings of the Global Positioning System and create...

A Classic Psychological work by Edward Tolman from 1948. His experiments with rats led to discussion of cognitive maps in man.

Describes in detail the political landscape of Texas, using maps and data from recent elections. Demographic factors that are impacting political leanings are explained, for example, urbanization and ethnicity, and how these may affect...

This site has a good description of what this particular type of map represents. It also explains the colors and letter symbols, faults, and strike and dips.

For many Indigenous communities, mapping plays a large role in reclaiming their lands. Mapping is not new to Indigenous peoples, in fact, some of the world's earliest maps can be seen in cave paintings or heard in the stories that have...

Maps are subjective, and like any form of art and design they have stories to tell and reveal a lot about the times in which they were produced. Maps involve selections of information, human editing, and a visual language legible to the...

This article discusses a map generated by the European Space Agency's Swarm mission that depicts Earth's magnetic field using satellites to measure magnetism. The map reveals magnetic stripes and magnetic anomalies. The article includes...

The Habitat network wants to show how mapping is a powerful way to connect you to your community.

Learn the tips and tricks of successful habitat mapping for this citizen science project.

Learn about new techniques for mapping the brain and how these new techniques can help researchers build a better undersanding of the brain.

Watch this tutorial to understand how to participate in the Habitat Network citizen science habitat mapping project.

Find out how to add objects, or emojis, to a habitat map for this citizen science project.

Get to the heart of this citizen science project that invites citizens from all over the country to map and identify their habitat ecology.

Habitat Network is encouraging citizen scientists to fill out characteristics for backyard sites. They will analyze individuals' maps and give credit for taking certain actions.

By mapping a local habitat, people are providing the Cornell Lab of Ornithology citizen science program with invaluable habitat information in regards to bird diversity.

Find out how to submit your local habitat map containing real data to an established citizen science project.

Details on the different types of maps, scale, and symbols.

One way to help your creative process is to use mind maps. This article provides information about mind mapping and how it can help you discover new connections you may otherwise never have seen.

Mapping the SS Concentration Camp System over space and time from 1933 to 1945.

Detailed Underground Railway map provides information on the free states and slave states and shows routes to freedom.

Defines organizational design and describes the key concepts. Provides links to more information.

Map of British Colonies and information from PBS on slavery from about 1600 to 1750. Some timelining of African American's lives in the New World.

This site has all kinds of information about current events on the decoding of the human genome, and specifically chromosome 21. This research will be helpful in identifying the root of common Down Syndrome complications.

Find out how to join a group for the citizen science project, Yardmap by Habitat Network.