There are few sights more heartening than that of an elementary school whose classrooms and hallways are decorated with world maps. Yet teachers should be careful to make sure that the standard depiction of the world map is not the only map their students encounter. Otherwise, they run the risk that children will assume “this is the way the world looks,” rather than the more complicated reality that “this is one of many ways of representing our world.” One useful antidote to this way of thinking is for students to explore cartograms, which are maps that use the relative area of places to present statistical data.

Source: populationeducation.org

#StraightOuttaLittleCompton! Little Compton, RI is the most rural township/municipality in #rhodeisland. On the very far southeastern side of #narragansettbay, its a forgotten corner of the Ocean State. It’s a classic New England village that still has a thriving general store as the center of commercial life in the village. I highly recommend biking to explore this delightfully quaint community of yesteryear (although it’s charm will transform it–construction/development projects can be seen quite frequently). #cycling #oceanstate #bikeri #newengland #landscape #LittleCompton

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Saturday, July 9, 2016
8:30am – 5:30pm
Don’t worry, you don’t need to Nature Watch for the entire  duration (or have any special wildlife skills) – this isn’t an  endurance challenge, just some wildlife fun!

Do you love to explore and examine the natural world? Want to  be a citizen scientist? Join the Museum of Natural History on  Saturday, July 9, for our first annual Roger Williams Park Nature Watch, a fun ecological monitoring initiative aimed to gather information about Roger Williams Park and its inhabitants. Designed to develop scientific observation and data collection skills, Nature Watch is suitable for all levels and interests. Help contribute to the pursuit of knowledge and sign up today! Special orientation on Saturday, June 25, 11am-12pm. There is no fee to participate in the RWP Nature Watch or orientation.

More information coming soon! Contact the museum, 401.680.7221, to learn more about this special event!

Source: www.providenceri.com

If you’re interested, you’ll need a really big wall.

Just inside the grand, arched entryway to The Boston Globe’s headquarters, there is a map like no other. It’s a two-story-tall, three-dimensional relief map of New England carved out of huge slabs of white marble. And it’s gorgeous. 

The map was commissioned for a 1953 addition to the Boston Fed’s headquarters on Pearl Street. The Boston Fed building was razed in 1978 after the bank moved. This is when the map came to The Globe’s headquarters, where it has greeted journalists on their way to the newsroom for the last 38 years.

Source: phenomena.nationalgeographic.com