Geography websites for pupils
Online Games and Activities
Maps.com Online Map Games
http://www.maps.com/funfacts.aspxRegularly updated games.
MapZone
http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/games.htmlThese activities
are on the Ordnance Survey website. Go to MapZone to try out these
activities. They include England jigsaw, Europe jigsaw and the European Flag
game.
National Geographic Kids Page
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/
Lots of games, pictures to colour and information.
Startower
http://primary.naace.co.uk/startower/menu.html
In the ‘Know Your World’ section there are four super activities:
 The world has fallen apart
 Wet and dry bits
 Name 20 countries
 Name another 20 countries
Children can right click and select ‘print picture’ to make a record of their
work. Alternatively they can
copy it, paste it into
the package of their choice
and add their name
and date.
Magic Map has three
different maps each
with two sets of map
symbols to be placed
onto the six-figure
coordinate grid. Print
out the finished work with a
right click on the map.
Sun Calculator
http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/sunrise/index.html
Use this activity to calculate sunrise and sunset times and length of day.
Where in the World? Online Geography Games
http://www.geography-games.com/
Includes country and city recognition and an Animals in danger activity.
WorldAtlas.com
www.worldatlas.com/webimage/testmaps/maps.htm
Map tests in the form of quizzes.
Yourchildlearns.com
www.yourchildlearns.com/europe_map.htm
Interactive map of Europe.