Several levels allow students to drive across town or across country. Great resource for teachers wanting to use primary source material. The CD contains hundreds of rare documentary photographs and 45 minutes of archival film footage. Who Built America is for students grades 8 and above. Lab packs are available.
Students can create and print maps of their own neighborhoods or create imaginary cities.
The Inspirer series of software has won a number of awards and is a great tool to use in the geography classroom. It is recommended for grades 5-12. Included in the series is National Inspirer , which covers the 50 states and the distribution of US natural resources and International Inspirer , which covers the geography of 185 countries. Specialized versions are also available for Europe, Africa and Asia. The Civil War uses the format established in the Inspirer series to teach the History and Geography of the Civil War.