Geography Games

How well do you know your world?  Try some of these games to see!

Free Online Geography Games

World Geography Games

Geography Games for Kids

USA Geography Puzzle Map

Independent Project Reflections

Now that you're done presenting your projects, write a blog post sharing and reflecting on your experience.  Include the following:

• Embed your project into your blog.
• Briefly describe your project, both your topic and the format in which you presented. 
• What do/did you like most about your project?  Explain. 
• What was the hardest part of this project, and why?
• How did you improve as a learner or as a student during the process of this project?  Explain.
• If you could do the whole thing over again, what would you change and/or improve?  Why?
• If you have any genuine suggestions for Mrs. Edlin about how to improve this assignment or how to make this project more meaningful to future students, please include them at the end.

Publish your blog post, and submit the link on the Canvas assignment (for GOAL, not for language arts).  After you publish, please comment on the posts of at least three other people.

When you finish, you may visit any link under Idleness Prevention Society at the left-hand side of this blog.

Anne Frank Introduction

We will start reading the play The Diary of Anne Frank on Wednesday.  As a prequel to this event, please watch the following videos and read the following pages to give you some more background knowledge before we begin.  You do not have to view in order.  Pick and choose according to your interest.

Take some notes on questions, comments, and/or connections you have as you view.

The Story of Anne Frank from the Anne Frank House

The Secret Annex Online (Make sure to read the directions then explore the whole space, all floors.  You might have to enable Adobe Flash to get it to work.)

Video: "Discovered and Arrested"

Video: "Otto Frank Tells His Story"

The Hiding Place

The History Channel: Anne Frank

Biography: Anne Frank

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Holocaust Encyclopedia: Anne Frank

Washington Post: Anne Frank and Her Family Were Also Denied Entry as Refugees to the U.S.

Gale Biography in Context: Anne Frank (Hundreds of hits here... explore and investigate.  You may need to log in to the online databases to see this content.)

Deep Thinking Friday: Sleeping and Dreaming