GeoGames - A game that teaches geography

“GeoGames” is a free online game that teaches geography concepts in a fun, interactive way.

In 2003, Reach the World and Dr. Susan Lowes of Teachers College, Columbia University set out to study the question, “How do children gain their understanding of world geography?” Three years later, with the sponsorship of the National Geographic Education Foundation, Reach the World began to build GeoGames.

GeoGames is based on the findings of Dr. Lowes’ research. GeoGames teaches geography in an entirely new way, focusing on cognitive concepts such as spatial relationships (where the continents are in relation to each other and to the oceans), nesting (how a city is a unit within a country, a country is a unit within a continent, &etc.), and how countries, continents and oceans have vastly different sizes (scale). GeoGames offers all teachers the chance to teach geography in an entirely new, more deeply cognitive and fun way.

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