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Get involved! Start a New 7 Wonders of Nature project

With a dedicated New7Wonders of Nature Project Day, students will have fun learning about nature and the world around them, can develop their ability to work independently. We welcome you to submit any work to the New7Wonders website. Download more info as a PDF (Acrobat) file.

Tell your science or geography teacher, or head of school, that you want to include New7Wonders in your schoolwork or create a theme day at your school.

Send us what you have created with your classmates, or any ideas you have, via email to kids@n7w.com. We look forward to hearing from you! We'll put projects sent to us up on this website so other students and adults can enjoy them and appreciate your hard work.

To find out more about some of the most fascinating things in nature, click on the PDF to print out a "Tell me why" fact sheet about any of these topics:

1. The Water Cycle

Our whole life, and the world around us, is shaped by the water cycle. This is a complicated
and very long cycle that takes water through its different forms: liquid, vapor and ice.

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2. All about Mountains

There are many mountains on our planet, covering about 24% of the earth’s land, and they have played important roles in human history over the ages.

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3. Our Underwater World

There are many different bodies of water around us, from huge oceans and lakes to small streams and ponds. You will find some of these natural treasures in several of the New7Wonders of Nature nominees.

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4. What is Erosion?

Erosion is one of the slow but steady forces of nature that continues to shape our world. Some really strange rock formations shaped by wind erosion are the main characteristics of several New7Wonders of Nature nominees.

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5. What are Earthquakes?

Many people around the world have already felt the incredible power of the earth shaking - an earthquake. Earthquakes have played a major part in how our world today looks.

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Why 7? Why not 21 or 100 New Wonders?

Philon of Byzantium chose what we now call the Ancient 7 Wonders of the World. But he was even smarter than we thought, because he had chosen not only a very special number but also a very “practical” one. Discover the mystery of the number 7!

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Bizarre words: What in the natural world …???

You will find some pretty strange words when you start learning more about the New 7 Wonders
of Nature nominees! Here are some definitions to help you find out all you can about the wonderful natural world all around you.

Download the New 7 Wonders of Nature Glossar as a PDF (Acrobat) file.

More interesting facts:

The earth's amount of water and air - WOW!

Oceans cover 3/4 of the earth's surface, while air makes up the entire sky up to 1,000 km of altitude (1/2 of the air stays in the lower 5 km). That is an pretty large amount of water and air, one would think. But just look at this enlightening computer graphic, which shows us that, compared to the total mass of the earth, water and air are very small parts of our planet. On the left, the little blue ball represents ALL the water on our earth (only 1/1000 of its volume), and on the right, the small white ball shows the amount of air that surrounds our planet.