Exploring the World from Your Classroom

Geoguesser is an addictive and fun game which involves guessing where in the world you are. You're shown a place in Google Street View, and can turn 360 degrees, or continue on down the road in search of more clues as to which country you've landed in. You may be in a snow covered or sun-baked landscape, so it's really a case of narrowing down which continent you're in by using clues such as the climate, which plants are growing, what the landscape looks like, what language road signs are in and any more you can find. You then click on a map to place a marker close to where you think the view is, and are shown how far away your guess is and are awarded points for how close you got. This will be hard for Primary children, (I'd recommend for Primary 5 and up) but will be great fun with more practise, and could generate some great discussion.