Angelicum families - geography curriculum?

[ElizaG]

I just noticed that Angelicum Academy is basing their geography curriculum on the online National Geographic archives.  They have the archives listed as a resource each year, from 3rd through 12th grade.  We have back issues of the magazine on DVD-ROM, and geography is an important subject for us, so I'm interested in seeing how they use them. 

In the sample lessons for 5th grade, there's a "National Geographic Test," but the test questions are about 20th century history (e.g. Lenin's role in communism, and the causes of the Vietnam war).  In the 11th grade, there's a lesson plan that has the students read articles and answer questions about topics in medieval history.

It seems from this that they're using the magazine articles as a history supplement, rather than as a geography curriculum.  Is this correct?  Or do they do any substantial geography work with the archives?

 

Edited November 16, 2020 by ElizaG

[cintinative]

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