Bring geography to life with hands-on activities and projects. These are my top picks for hands-on project and activity books to enrich your homeschool study of geography.
1. Geography Wizardry
"More than 200 entertaining projects are presented, each of them designed to familiarize boys and girls with a fundamental geographic concept. The projects include flat and 3-D mapping, hands-on scientific experiments, symbolic mapping, games, arts, and crafts." From Barron's.
2. Geography Crafts for Kids
50 Cool Projects & Activities for Exploring the World - this item will be published in February 2002.3. Geography for Every Kid
"How can you make a map out of clay? What is a compass rose? How do scientists track hurricanes? How has the world’s population changed? Now you can discover the answers to these and other fascinating questions about geography. In Geography for Every Kid you’ll learn about legends, scales, grip maps, topographic maps, latitude and longitude, and much more!" From Wiley Publishers.4. GeoChallenge: 180 Daily Geography Brainteasers for Kids!
"Here are 180 questions about interesting facts and important locations that spark students' interest in geography and challenge kids to put their knowledge to work! Kids will locate the smallest country in the world, find a place where the sun never sets, learn how glaciers move, and find out how their state got its name." From Pearson Learning.5. Maps: The Hands-on Approach to Geography
"Fun experiments and model making projects provide a hands-on approach to learning and help to make geography an exciting subject to explore." From Two-Can Publishing.6. Geography Coloring Book
This coloring book provides a unique hands-on participation in the study of geography. Detailed color exercises allow the "artist" to recognize countries by shape as well as location, gain a sense of the relative sizes of nations and states, and visualize the location of a nation within the context of its continent.7. The Geography Book
"Activities for exploring, mapping, and enjoying your world. Using simple materials you’ll be able to find around the house or in your neighborhood, you’ll be able to create things like a giant compass rose, a balloon globe, a contour potato, a map puzzle, and a tornado in a jar. So get ready for a fascinating trip around the globe." From Wiley Publishers.