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This Is What an Explorer Looks Like

This Is What an Explorer Looks Like

Ask the average person to describe what an explorer looks like, and there’s a good chance they’ll come up with something resembling Indiana Jones. But at National Geographic, we know that in order to create a planet in balance, we need everyone involved. Our explorers are women and men from all over the world. And they don’t just venture to the tops of mountains or the bottom of the ocean; they’re also in the lab, diving deep into the microscopic world, or in the classroom, sharing their discoveries with the next generation.

Grades

5 - 12

Subjects

Biology, Conservation, Earth Science, Geography, Social Studies, Storytelling

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Transcript (English)

- [Interviewee 1] If I was an explorer...

- [Interviewee 2] If I was an explorer...

- [Interviewee 1] I would wake up, put on my gear.

- [Interviewee 2] Put on my hijab.

- [Interviewee 1] Binoculars, a hat.

- [Interviewee 2] I would take my tools to investigate.

- [Interviewee 1] I'd put on my spacesuit and then I'd shoot off into the stars.

- [Interviewee 3] If I was an explorer...

- [Interviewee 4] I'd climb into a rocket.

- [Interviewee 3] I'd fly to the sun.

- [Interviewee 4] I like to go to the places that most people usually don't go to.

- [Interviewee 3] Explore my city.

- [Hannah] I'd tell stories to the world with my photos and videos of my experiences and my discoveries. I'd go to the depth of space, the bottom moment an ocean.

- [Interviewee 5] If I was an explorer, I wouldn't care about getting dirty.

- [Interviewee 6] I would discover and analyze different things that have never been seen before.

- [Interviewee 5] I'll discover new species.

- [Interviewee 6] I would take my findings back to the lab to build things, create new things.

- [Interviewee 5] I'd find a cure for cancer.

- [Interviewee 6] I'd recycle our trash to build buildings.

- [Interviewee 5] And make the world a better place.

- [Dominique] Maybe an explorer is all about understanding this world better.

- [Hannah] To show the world a different way of seeing.

- [Arthur] To venture into unchartered territory. My name is Arthur Huang.

- [Hannah] My name is Hannah Reyes Morales.

- [Dominique] My name is Dominique D'Emille Correia Goncalves.

- [Explorers] And this is what an explorer looks like.

Transcripción (Español)

- [Entrevistada 1] Si yo fuera una exploradora...

- [Entrevistada 2] Si yo fuera una exploradora...

- [Entrevistada 1] Me despertaría, me pondría mi equipo.

- [Entrevistada 2] Me pondría mi hiyab.

- [Entrevistada 1] Binoculares, un sombrero.

- [Entrevistada 2] Llevaría mis herramientas para investigar.

- [Entrevistada 1] Me pondría mi traje espacial y luego me lanzaría hacia las estrellas.

- [Entrevistada 3] Si fuera una exploradora...

- [Entrevistada 4] Me subiría a un cohete.

- [Entrevistada 3] Volaría hacia el sol.

- [Entrevistada 4] Me gustaría ir a los lugares a los que la mayoría de la gente no suele ir.

- [Entrevistada 3] Explorar mi ciudad.

- [Hannah] Contaría historias al mundo con mis fotos y videos de mis experiencias y mis descubrimientos. Iría a la profundidad del espacio, al fondo de un océano.

- [Entrevistada 5] Si fuera una exploradora, no me importaría ensuciarme.

- [Entrevistada 6] Descubriría y analizaría diferentes cosas que nunca se han visto antes.

- [Entrevistada 5] Descubriré nuevas especies.

- [Entrevistada 6] Llevaría mis hallazgos al laboratorio para construir cosas, crear cosas nuevas.

- [Entrevistada 5] Encontraría una cura para el cáncer.

- [Entrevistada 6] Reciclaría nuestra basura para construir edificios.

- [Entrevistada 5] Y haría del mundo un lugar mejor.

- [Dominique] Tal vez una exploradora se trata de entender mejor este mundo.

- [Hannah] Para mostrarle al mundo una forma diferente de ver.

- [Arthur] Para aventurarse en territorio inexplorado. Mi nombre es Arthur Huang.

- [Hannah] Mi nombre es Hannah Reyes Morales.

- [Dominique] Mi nombre es Dominique D'Emille Correia Goncalves.

- [Exploradores] Y así es como es un explorador. VISITA NATGEO.ORG/EXPLORERS

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André Gabrielli, National Geographic Society
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Last Updated

December 11, 2024

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