Crossing the Equator [Video]
Catch up with the Van Soyes as they discuss what it’s like to cross the equator and the International Date Line.
Catch up with the Van Soyes as they discuss what it’s like to cross the equator and the International Date Line.
Catch up with the Van Soyes as they cover a few highlights around the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
Catch up with the Van Soyes as they discuss what it’s like to cross the portion of the Pacific from San Diego, California to Honolulu, Hawaii by ship.
We recently took a list of some of our most frequently asked questions and each took turns answering them. Learn why we are taking our trip, our packing strategy and our communication plans on the road.
This second video from our presentations to schools focuses on where we will be going on our around-the-world-trip to raise geography awareness.
We are releasing a series of videos covering our student presentations. This first one is from our visit to an intermediate school and highlights geography and its importance in today’s global society.
As we discuss our journey with educators, we have been encouraged by the many ideas on how our materials can be used in the classroom. Below you will find just some of these FUN! activity ideas.
Trekking the Planet plans to leverage technology during our journey by not only providing classrooms with pictures, audio and video from the road, but by leveraging the iPad to interact with our educational modules directly on that device.
Our newest geography game link comes from KidsGeo.com. In this game, you can test your skill in placing 21 random countries in the correct place on a world map as fast as possible.
With the Middle East and North Africa in the news, here’s a chance to test your knowledge of the location of these countries.
This three minute video, put out by Google Earth, provides some insight into what geography is and why it matters through the eyes of students.
Recent geography graduate student Christina Salas has written a commentary on the state of geographic education, reviewing the lack of instruction in schools.