Explorer Classroom

Explorer Classroom

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Bring Exploration to Your Classroom

Explorer Classroom connects classrooms around the world with National Geographic Explorers, bringing science, exploration, and conservation to life through live video events. Students have the opportunity to ask the explorer their questions directly. Each month Explorer Classroom features a new theme and provides supporting resources for educators. Throughout the school year, classes can also join explorers live on expedition through our In the Field series.

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In the Field

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Visit our archive of past sessions on YouTube

Getting Started

Participating in Explorer Classroom is as easy as 1, 2, 3

Use the “Register Here” link to sign up for a session!

The first six classrooms to register will be awarded on-camera spots.

Use the monthly educator guide to brainstorm questions for the explorer.

An unlimited number of classrooms can watch live on YouTube. We’ll let you know if your classroom was selected for an on-screen spot.

Tune in at the scheduled time and date for your session.

We’ll see you there!

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Explorer Classroom Resources

In the Field Educator Guide
Use these resources in your classroom to support Explorer Classroom in the Field sessions.
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Women in Science & Exploration Educator Guide
Use these resources in your classroom to support February’s theme of Women in Science & Exploration.
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Forests Educator Guide
Use these resources in your classroom to support the March theme of Forests!
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Big & Small Educator Guide
Use these resources in your classroom to support January’s theme of Big & Small.
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Big Cats Educator Guide
Use these resources in your classroom to support December’s theme of Big Cats.
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Space Educator Guide
Use these resources in your classroom to support November’s Space theme.
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Reefs Educator Guide
Use these resources in your classroom to support October’s theme of Reefs.
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Ocean Plastic Educator Guide
Use these resources in your classroom to support September’s Ocean Plastic theme.
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ARCHIVE

Check out some highlights below or explore our full archive on YouTube.

Shivani Bhalla | Conservation Biologist

Shivani Bhalla is working to safeguard the future of Kenya's rapidly declining lion populations. There are now fewer than 2,000 lions in Kenya, and they could vanish within twenty years. Shivani founded the conservation organization Ewaso Lions to promote coexistence between people and lions.

Supported by Canon
Jenna Jambeck | Environmental Engineer

Sept 11th | 11:00AM ET

Jenna Jambeck specializes in global waste management issues and plastic contamination. Her work on plastic waste inputs into the ocean published in Science magazine has been translated into policy discussions throughout the world.

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Asha de Vos | Marine Biologist

Join Asha de Vos to learn about the "unorthodox blue whales" of the northern Indian Ocean.
Lillygol Sedaghat | Environmental Journalist

Sept 12th | 11:00AM ET

Explorer Lillygol Sedaghat is documenting Taiwan’s waste management system and innovations in plastics and electronics recycling. She hopes to inspire conscious consumerism and spark a global discussion on trash with #MyWasteMyWay.

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Imogen Napper | Marine Biologist

Sept 26th | 10:00AM ET

Explorer Imogen Napper is passionate about being part of the solution to ocean plastics. Her work recently helped influence the ban of microbeads in cosmetics internationally. The “Sea to Source: Ganges” expedition is the first of several international river expeditions planned as part of National Geographic’s Planet or Plastic? initiative, which aims to significantly reduce the amount of single-use plastic that reaches the ocean.

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Bertie Gregory | In the Field: Arctic Canada

Wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory has channeled his childhood obsession with wild animals into a career. Join him in the field in Arctic Canada where he’s filming for his latest project.

Supported by Canon
Katlin Bowman | Oceanographer

Sept 20th | 1:00PM ET

Explorer Katlin Bowman has spent nearly a year of her life at sea, spanning 12 expeditions. She studies the rising mercury in marine environments, due to human activities like fossil fuel combustion and gold mining. Currently, Katlin is studying how microplastic pollution in San Francisco Bay impacts mercury cycling.

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Marina Elliott | Anthropologist & Archeologist

Marina Elliott is a biological Anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer. She is currently working in the Rising Star Cave system.
Sylvia Earle | Oceanographer

Known as “Her Deepness” for her record-breaking accomplishments beneath the ocean’s surface, Dr. Sylvia Earle has been named a “living legend” by the Library of Congress and the first “Hero for the Planet” by Time.