{"id":2969238,"date":"2026-06-23T11:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2969238"},"modified":"2026-06-23T17:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T00:02:44","slug":"turning-geography-lessons-into-stories-a-mapmaker-partnership","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/turning-geography-lessons-into-stories-a-mapmaker-partnership","title":{"rendered":"Turning geography lessons into stories: a National Geographic MapMaker partnership"},"author":363212,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37131],"tags":[],"industry":[],"product":[36611,380802],"class_list":["post-2969238","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-constituent-engagement","product-story-maps","product-arcgis-storymaps"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":363212,"user_firstname":"Heidi","user_lastname":"Daulton","nickname":"Heidi Daulton","user_nicename":"hdaulton","display_name":"Heidi Daulton","user_email":"hdaulton@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2024-10-15 18:03:24","user_description":"Heidi Daulton is a senior project manager for Esri\u2019s StoryMaps team. Prior to joining Esri, Heidi worked across the conservation nonprofit space doing education, GIS, and communications. She's a big fan of ultrarunning, public libraries, and her chickens.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"The ArcGIS Storytelling Team partnered with National Geographic Education to produce geography guided lessons using ArcGIS StoryMaps.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Effectively teaching middle schoolers in the age of technology and social media can be t<\/span>ough; s<\/span>tudents want flashy graphics and immersive experiences that mimic th<\/span>ose<\/span>\u00a0of their favorite dopamine sources.\u00a0<\/span>With that in mind, t<\/span>he ArcGIS Storytelling team<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>in partnership with the Esri Tutorials team, Esri Education team, and National Geo<\/span>graphic Education<\/span>, took on the challenge of\u00a0<\/span>turning lessons into stories with ArcGIS\u00a0<\/span>StoryMaps<\/span>. These stories not only provide background information<\/span>\u00a0but\u00a0<\/span>visually explain complicated social studies and earth science topics<\/span>\u00a0through maps.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2969366,"id":2969366,"title":"Lessons_Cover","filename":"Lessons_Cover.png","filesize":2198964,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Cover.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/turning-geography-lessons-into-stories-a-mapmaker-partnership\/lessons_cover","alt":"A series of nine screen captures from various web stories arranged aesthetically in rows of three. The images depict maps, illustrations, and imagery from various geography lessons.","author":"129801","description":"","caption":"","name":"lessons_cover","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2969238,"date":"2026-06-09 14:07:21","modified":"2026-06-11 19:47:14","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1736,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Cover-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Cover.png","medium-width":420,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Cover.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":478,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Cover.png","large-width":1736,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Cover-1536x956.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":956,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Cover.png","2048x2048-width":1736,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Cover-747x465.png","card_image-width":747,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Cover.png","wide_image-width":1736,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Students first engage with the story then move on to an\u00a0<\/span>inquiry-based\u00a0<\/span>activity using National Geographic <\/span>Map<\/span>M<\/span>aker<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>MapMaker<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a digital mapping tool, created by the National Geographic Society and Esri, designed for teachers, students, and National Geographic Explorers.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2969356,"id":2969356,"title":"GuidedLessons_Portfolio","filename":"GuidedLessons_Portfolio.gif","filesize":31549568,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Portfolio.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/turning-geography-lessons-into-stories-a-mapmaker-partnership\/guidedlessons_portfolio","alt":"An animation scrolling through a guided lesson about changes in the Aral Sea; the imagery depicts an old ship stuck in sand and maps over time of the shrinking sea.","author":"129801","description":"","caption":"","name":"guidedlessons_portfolio","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2969238,"date":"2026-06-09 01:08:30","modified":"2026-06-11 19:38:59","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1296,"height":747,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Portfolio-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Portfolio.gif","medium-width":453,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Portfolio.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":443,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Portfolio.gif","large-width":1296,"large-height":747,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Portfolio.gif","1536x1536-width":1296,"1536x1536-height":747,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Portfolio.gif","2048x2048-width":1296,"2048x2048-height":747,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Portfolio-807x465.gif","card_image-width":807,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Portfolio.gif","wide_image-width":1296,"wide_image-height":747}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Special Considerations<\/h1>\n

These stories\u00a0<\/span>challenged our team in a variety of ways.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writing global<\/span>ly<\/span>, not local<\/span>ly
\n<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

National Geographic Education wanted students to know two things<\/span>\u00a0after reading our stories<\/span>: 1)\u00a0<\/span>geography topics<\/span> apply to the entire world, not just the United States, and 2) humans<\/span> are a part of Earth\u2019s processes. We needed to <\/span>carefully\u00a0<\/span>consider which locations we showed, and which human stories we told<\/span>, to help a global audience see themselves represented.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2969382,"id":2969382,"title":"GuidedLessons_Globally","filename":"GuidedLessons_Globally-2.gif","filesize":48616272,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Globally-2.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/turning-geography-lessons-into-stories-a-mapmaker-partnership\/guidedlessons_globally-3","alt":"An animation scrolling through a story about climate regions that shows temperature and precipitation differences between Mongolia, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia.","author":"129801","description":"","caption":"","name":"guidedlessons_globally-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2969238,"date":"2026-06-09 15:45:07","modified":"2026-06-11 19:40:17","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1296,"height":747,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Globally-2-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Globally-2.gif","medium-width":453,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Globally-2.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":443,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Globally-2.gif","large-width":1296,"large-height":747,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Globally-2.gif","1536x1536-width":1296,"1536x1536-height":747,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Globally-2.gif","2048x2048-width":1296,"2048x2048-height":747,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Globally-2-807x465.gif","card_image-width":807,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Globally-2.gif","wide_image-width":1296,"wide_image-height":747}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Adjusting r<\/span>eading level<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span><\/h3>\n

Writing to an audience of 6-8 graders is\u00a0<\/span>very different<\/span>\u00a0from writing to an audience of adults; we needed to adjust the way we talked about geography, so that concepts\u00a0<\/span>were not overwhelming.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2969378,"id":2969378,"title":"Lessons_Complexity","filename":"Lessons_Complexity.png","filesize":2217289,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Complexity.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/turning-geography-lessons-into-stories-a-mapmaker-partnership\/lessons_complexity","alt":"A screenshot from a story that shows a paragraph of text explaining density to middle school students. The text and images compare the density of a golf ball versus a tennis ball to teach this concept.","author":"129801","description":"","caption":"","name":"lessons_complexity","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2969238,"date":"2026-06-09 15:23:12","modified":"2026-06-11 19:41:05","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1736,"height":876,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Complexity-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Complexity.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":234,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Complexity.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":388,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Complexity.png","large-width":1736,"large-height":876,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Complexity-1536x775.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":775,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Complexity.png","2048x2048-width":1736,"2048x2048-height":876,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Complexity-826x417.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":417,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Complexity.png","wide_image-width":1736,"wide_image-height":876}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Leaving room for inquiry<\/h3>\n

Our stories were meant to explore concepts and map layers students would later manipulate within\u00a0MapMaker. We needed to familiarize students with the data without giving away all the answers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2969377,"id":2969377,"title":"GuidedLessons_Volcano","filename":"GuidedLessons_Volcano.gif","filesize":37312163,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Volcano.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/turning-geography-lessons-into-stories-a-mapmaker-partnership\/guidedlessons_volcano","alt":"A scrolling animation from a story about volcanoes that shows volcano locations on a globe before transitioning to a map of tectonic plates; the video shows how clicking on the term \"ring of fire\" will highlight the ring of fire on the map.","author":"129801","description":"","caption":"","name":"guidedlessons_volcano","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2969238,"date":"2026-06-09 15:20:03","modified":"2026-06-11 19:42:12","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1296,"height":747,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Volcano-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Volcano.gif","medium-width":453,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Volcano.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":443,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Volcano.gif","large-width":1296,"large-height":747,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Volcano.gif","1536x1536-width":1296,"1536x1536-height":747,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Volcano.gif","2048x2048-width":1296,"2048x2048-height":747,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Volcano-807x465.gif","card_image-width":807,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Volcano.gif","wide_image-width":1296,"wide_image-height":747}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Making\u00a0it applicable<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

As geospatial storytellers, we often use case studies to explore what we see on maps. These lessons were no exception; we found real world examples that resonated with middle school students, often comparing modern-day examples to historical ones.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2969358,"id":2969358,"title":"GuidedLessons_SilkRoad","filename":"GuidedLessons_SilkRoad.gif","filesize":26308502,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_SilkRoad.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/turning-geography-lessons-into-stories-a-mapmaker-partnership\/guidedlessons_silkroad","alt":"A scrolling animation from a story about the Silk Road that shows an illustrated opening sequence comparing modern-day package delivery to historical \"delivery\" by camel.","author":"129801","description":"","caption":"","name":"guidedlessons_silkroad","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2969238,"date":"2026-06-09 01:11:55","modified":"2026-06-11 19:42:56","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1296,"height":747,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_SilkRoad-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_SilkRoad.gif","medium-width":453,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_SilkRoad.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":443,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_SilkRoad.gif","large-width":1296,"large-height":747,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_SilkRoad.gif","1536x1536-width":1296,"1536x1536-height":747,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_SilkRoad.gif","2048x2048-width":1296,"2048x2048-height":747,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_SilkRoad-807x465.gif","card_image-width":807,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_SilkRoad.gif","wide_image-width":1296,"wide_image-height":747}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Making room for innovation<\/h1>\n

The ArcGIS Storytelling team strives for innovation in all our work. With the knowledge that students crave visuals and interactivity, we sought out unique storytelling opportunities as much as possible. We also incorporated other Esri products and features.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Living Atlas<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Living Atlas<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>provided<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>nearly all<\/span>\u00a0the data we\u00a0<\/span>needed<\/span>\u00a0for our storytelling.\u00a0<\/span>It<\/span><\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0wealth of a<\/span><\/span><\/span>uthoritative datasets\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>meant we could ground our stories in real<\/span><\/span><\/span>-world\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>data. It<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0also<\/span> allowed us to introduce cartography principles not typically required by school standards, such as bivariate maps.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2969371,"id":2969371,"title":"Lessons_Bivariate","filename":"Lessons_Bivariate.png","filesize":514254,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Bivariate.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/turning-geography-lessons-into-stories-a-mapmaker-partnership\/lessons_bivariate","alt":"A screenshot from a story on climate regions that shows a global map of precipitation and temperature. The overlapping colors indicate areas of wet and hot, wet and cool, hot and dry, dry and cool.","author":"129801","description":"","caption":"","name":"lessons_bivariate","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2969238,"date":"2026-06-09 14:36:29","modified":"2026-06-11 19:43:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1736,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Bivariate-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Bivariate.png","medium-width":420,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Bivariate.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":478,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Bivariate.png","large-width":1736,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Bivariate-1536x956.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":956,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Bivariate.png","2048x2048-width":1736,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Bivariate-747x465.png","card_image-width":747,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Bivariate.png","wide_image-width":1736,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Map<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>viewer animations<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Animation played <\/span>a big role<\/span>\u00a0in illustrating concepts for students. We used animation to draw attention to features and\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>how movement on\u00a0<\/span>our maps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2969359,"id":2969359,"title":"GuidedLessons_Animation_Earthquake","filename":"GuidedLessons_Animation_Earthquake.gif","filesize":4818038,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Animation_Earthquake.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/turning-geography-lessons-into-stories-a-mapmaker-partnership\/guidedlessons_animation_earthquake","alt":"An animation of a cutaway map showing the movement of tectonic plates under the ground; the map is satellite imagery and the cutaway is located on a fault line.","author":"129801","description":"","caption":"","name":"guidedlessons_animation_earthquake","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2969238,"date":"2026-06-09 01:13:44","modified":"2026-06-11 19:44:43","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1296,"height":747,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Animation_Earthquake-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Animation_Earthquake.gif","medium-width":453,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Animation_Earthquake.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":443,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Animation_Earthquake.gif","large-width":1296,"large-height":747,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Animation_Earthquake.gif","1536x1536-width":1296,"1536x1536-height":747,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Animation_Earthquake.gif","2048x2048-width":1296,"2048x2048-height":747,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Animation_Earthquake-807x465.gif","card_image-width":807,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GuidedLessons_Animation_Earthquake.gif","wide_image-width":1296,"wide_image-height":747}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

ArcGIS Apps<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Better Together<\/h1>\n

ArcGIS\u00a0StoryMaps\u00a0is a\u00a0useful educational tool.\u00a0In conjunction with\u00a0MapMaker, it becomes a\u00a0geography powerhouse.\u00a0And much like the pairing of these two products, the partnership between Esri and National Geographic Education was\u00a0a perfect match. Putting together the minds of educators, geographers, and storytellers produced\u00a0high-quality content that will be\u00a0utilized\u00a0for years to come.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Explore the Lessons<\/h1>\n

World Cultures and Geography<\/h2>\n

Geomythology: When Stories Meet Science<\/a>
\nClimate Regions Uncovered<\/a>
\nCultural diffusion: the expansion of Islam<\/a>
\nIdeas on the move: Silk Road<\/a>
\nSea Changes<\/a>
\nThe Dream of the West<\/a>
\nWhere the city “ends”: stories from the slopes and margins<\/a>
\nWhere the Wind Blows<\/a>
\nWho uses water?<\/a>
\nTrading Places<\/a>
\nCaribbean Tourism and Gross Domestic Product<\/a><\/p>\n

Earth Science<\/h2>\n

Exploring Topographic Features<\/a>
\nWhere Rivers Run<\/a>
\nMaking Mountains<\/a>
\nProcesses that Shape Earth’s Surface<\/a>
\nExploring Earthquakes<\/a>
\nIn the path of a hurricane<\/a>
\nLay of the Land<\/a>
\nSunlight and Seasons<\/a>
\nWildfires<\/a>
\nWhat causes fresh water shortages?<\/a>
\nExploring the highs and lows of global temperatures<\/a>
\nWorld biomes<\/a>
\nUnder the Sea<\/a>
\nInvestigating volcanoes<\/a><\/p>\n"}],"related_articles":"","show_article_image":false,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Cover-copy.jpg","wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lessons_Cover-1.png"},"yoast_head":"\nTurning geography lessons into stories: a National Geographic MapMaker partnership<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/turning-geography-lessons-into-stories-a-mapmaker-partnership\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Turning geography lessons into stories: a National Geographic MapMaker partnership\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" 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