National Geographic MapMaker

Interactive Mapping for Students

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Empower the next generation of problem solvers

Today's students will solve the world's problems. As an educator, you can use maps to give them the knowledge and tools they need to find solutions. Use MapMaker in your lessons to help students build spatial thinking skills and develop knowledge about the world by exploring interactive maps.

Introducing National Geographic MapMaker

MapMaker equips teachers and learners with carefully curated, standards-focused, National Geographic Explorer-inspired maps, data, and activities for many subjects and grade levels. Designed specifically for teachers and students, MapMaker is free, runs on lightweight devices such as tablets and laptops, and doesn't require a login.

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A new way to teach and learn with maps

MapMaker supports student learning with high-quality, curated map content, powerful mapping tools, and teacher support. It delivers a creative new approach to teaching with maps that inspires students and develops their knowledge of the world.

  • Explore the world with 2D and 3D maps

    Enhance your teaching with a rich collection of detailed maps and data.

  • Uncover patterns and relationships

    What's where? Why there? What does it mean? Help students ask and answer questions using simple geographic tools.

  • Incorporate maps into your current lessons

    Add map links to documents, slides, and your learning environment. Save maps as images or PDFs to include in papers, presentations, or other apps.

  • Customize maps

    Use MapMaker to sketch on a map and add new map layers.

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Find standards-based lessons and other creative ideas for teaching with MapMaker across a wide range of curricular areas. These simple activities can be added to your teaching practice today.

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MapMaker makes it easy to teach with maps and includes data and resources for social studies and earth science curricula.

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