Jeannine Kuropatkin can connect anything with geography. "It’s a challenge I give my students," says the teacher at Rhodes Junior High School in Mesa. "I’ll tie anything to a geography lesson." She ...

Become a backyard geologist—in one week National Geographic's Wonder Lessons will teach you how to navigate the stars, spot cloud types, recognize common trees, and identify different kinds of rocks.

If you like the deepest and oldest mysteries, find a metamorphic rock. These rocks form deep within the Earth under extreme conditions. Take any rock, subject it to great heat, pressure, or chemical ...