One Strange Rock - Educational Resources | National Geographic Society

Use the classroom resources below to explore Earth's unique properties and processes.

Only 556 people have escaped the bonds of Earth's gravity and biology to experience the planet from space since 1961. This tiny fraction of the more than seven billion people currently on the planet has a unique perspective on Earth and on life as we know it. 

Use the classroom resources below to explore Earth's unique properties and processes.

Only 556 people have escaped the bonds of Earth's gravity and biology to experience the planet from space since 1961. This tiny fraction of the more than seven billion people currently on the planet has a unique perspective on Earth and on life as we know it.