The article “Spatial research is altering the shape of early learning” (Page 1, Dec. 25) nicely summarized some recent work by several psychologists and other educators who have found that spatial ...

The 21st- century skills movement is making a push into the world of science and geography, with two organizations that support teaching in those subjects unveiling curriculum “maps” aimed at blending ...

In a damning report, Ofsted said teaching in the subject was not good enough in more than half of English state schools. Geography – traditionally a cornerstone of the curriculum – is often undermined ...

The first series of BBC Bitesize online geography lessons taught by Sir David Attenborough are now available online. This week’s topics, in animated videos narrated by Attenborough, include continents ...

Explains the concepts of latitude and longitude, which are used to locate places on Earth. It describes how latitude is measured in degrees north or south of the equator and how longitude is measured ...

The Danish government has recreated the entire country in the hit computer game Minecraft. The first country to be fully transplanted into the blocky Minecraft games, the government hopes it could ...

Children are being let down by boring geography lessons which fail to teach them about vital global issues such as climate change, according to a damning report by the education watchdog Ofsted. The ...

Not to boast or anything, but we'd definitely consider ourselves quiz experts by now. From the Royal Family to Disney movies to food logos, there's not much we don't know the answer to or can't ...

Children are to be taught about homosexuality in maths, geography and science lessons as part of a Government-backed drive to "celebrate the gay community". By Jasper Copping and Jaspercopping 22 ...

It wasn’t until Sep. 11, 2001 that I realized my hometown was only 12 miles from New York City. They were 12 very long miles though, clogged with traffic and striated with densely packed layers of the ...