Resources
Help your kids become expert super-sleuths with these Carmen Sandiego™ educational resources! From posters to card games to episode guides and more, you’ll find everything you need to spark curiosity and inspire your Carmen crew.
New At-Home Activities
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Crack the V.I.L.E. Code
Help Carmen Sandiego by decrypting the secret V.I.L.E code. Solve each one of the mini maps featured!
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Where is V.I.L.E.?
V.I.L.E. is back at it again! They are plotting a heist in Africa. Can you figure out which operative and in which country it will be?
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Flag Code Breaker!
Carmen Sandiego needs your help! Using world flags, how fast can you break the code from Player?
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Draw the V.I.L.E. Operative
Each V.I.L.E. operative has a distinct codename, skill and look. Create your own custom character for the evil organization!
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Who is in Your Carmen Crew?
Carmen Sandiego has great friends working with her to take down V.I.L.E. If you had a team to work with, who would be in it?
Downloadable Activities
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Geo Trivia Game Show – Study Guide
This study guide outlines topics kids need to know for the Geo Trivia Game and practice test.
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Carmen’s Ancient Caper Teacher Guide
Kids journey back in time to famous sites such as the Parthenon in Athens and the Pyramids in Giza. Try to spot Carmen along the way!
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Write a Journal Entry
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 9, kids write a journal entry about Carmen’s next adventures.
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Carmen’s Skyscraper Caper Teacher Guide
Travel with Carmen to the world’s tallest structures! Kids will learn about the innovations behind these architectural wonders. Download to begin!
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Express Yourself
Students will build self-awareness, social-awareness, and relationship skills by creating and sharing a work of self-expression.
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Code-Breaking Activities
Crack the code to foil VILE’s evil schemes! Kids use geography know-how to unscramble messages in this puzzle activity.
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Create a Word Collage
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 9, kids make a collage of English words that come from French.
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Carmen’s Hot and Cold Caper Teacher Guide
Explore the hottest and coldest places on Earth! Kids learn why we have such an incredible range of temperatures on our planet.
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Carmen’s Crowded Caper Teacher Guide
Kids learn about population density by traveling to some of the most populous cities in the world, such as Jakarta and Shanghai.
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Caring for the Environment
Students will find a social issue or problem that they feel strongly about and propose a way to address it.
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Play a Mystery Location Game
Give your kids geographic clues about where you “are” in the world and let them use maps and other resources to figure it out.
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Geo Trivia Game Show – Practice Test
Get kids ready for your own Geo Trivia Game Show with this practice test. Make sure to prepare first with the study guide.
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Create Animal Trading Cards
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 6, kids create trading cards of animals from the Australian Outback.
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Solving a Community Problem
Students will build decision-making and social-awareness skills by identifying someone in their community who solved a problem.
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Write an Opera
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 6, kids create a detailed opera scene.
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Map Quest: Latitude and Longitude
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 4, kids learn about latitude and longitude by mapping the locations Carmen visits.
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Who in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Discussion Guide
Find discussion questions to guide your conversation about the novel.
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Map Quest: Find the Perfect Hideout
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 9, kids try to locate places in the world that would make good hideouts.
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Virtual Field Trip: Rijksmuseum
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 5, kids take a virtual trip to Rijksmuseum and admire the beautiful art.
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Create a “Missing” Poster for Artifacts
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 7, kids create “missing” posters for the Magna Carta and other items that VILE has stolen.
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Write a Goal-Setting Letter to Yourself
Students will build self-management competencies by setting and working toward a personal or academic goal.
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Create a Stamp
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 8, kids design a stamp that depicts an important person, place, or thing from their local community.
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Map Quest: Journey Across India
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 7, kids estimate the distance and time it would take to travel between places.
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Write a Journal Entry
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 9, kids write a journal entry about Carmen’s next adventures.
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Discuss Plot Twists
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 9, kids discuss surprising plot twists in the episode.
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Discuss the Bill of Rights
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 7, kids read and discuss the Bill of Rights in Spanish.
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Write a Short Summary
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 8, kids summarize the events of the episode in Spanish.
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Find the Perfect Hideout
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 9, kids work in small groups to discuss what makes a hideout perfect.
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Learn About San Francisco
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 8, kids ask and answer questions about San Francisco.
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Even Carmen Has Nightmares!
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 8, kids imagine what Carmen and other characters would dream about.
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Write About Helping Others
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 8, kids write an essay describing how they can help others.
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Pay It Forward
Students will build social-awareness and relationship skills by planning and participating in a service project.
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Create a Stamp
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 8, kids design a stamp that depicts an important part of their community.
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Learn It, Teach It: Origami
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 7, kids learn to fold an origami figure and teach a partner to do the same.
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Create Animal Trading Cards
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 6, kids create trading cards about Australian animals.
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Create a “Missing” Poster for Artifacts
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 7, kids design a public notice describing the stolen Magna Carta.
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Explore the Australian Outback
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 6, kids look at and describe photos of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
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Discover Andalusia!
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 6, kids learn more about Seville and its region, Andalusia.
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Explore Art from the Spanish-Speaking World
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 5, kids research famous painters and present what they find.
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Research Art Forgeries
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 5, kids discuss VILE’s art heist and share their thoughts.
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Learn About Ecuadorian Cuisine
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 4, kids use their research skills to learn about Ecuadorian cuisine.
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Write Questions and Answers
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 4, kids use facts from the episode to write and answer questions.
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Discover Animals of the Galápagos
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 4, students research and write about an animal of the Galápagos Islands.
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Discover Quito!
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 4, kids use their research skills to learn about Ecuador’s capital.
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What Happens in Episode 4?
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 4, kids practice summarizing by describing the episode’s key moments.
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What Part Did You Like Best?
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 3, kids reflect on the episode and share their favorite part.
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Find Spanish Treasure!
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 4, kids research and write about a famous sunken Spanish treasure.
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Celebrating What Makes Us Unique
Students will develop self-awareness and social-awareness skills through a role-playing exercise that focuses on empathy.
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Learn About Spanish Puppets
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 3, students use their research skills to learn about giant Spanish puppets.
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Describe Carmen’s Friends and Foes
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 3, kids describe new characters from Carmen’s world.
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Discover Indonesia!
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 3, kids answer questions about Indonesia based on facts from the show.
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Virtual Field Trip: Rijksmuseum
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 5, kids tour the national museum of The Netherlands and discuss works of art.
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Write About Helping Others
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego Episode 8, kids write an essay describing how they can help others.
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Find the Perfect Hideout
French Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 9, kids try to locate the best French-speaking hideouts.
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Make Your Own Map of the United States
Have your kids draw individual states, then put them all together to make your very own map of the United States.
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Research the French National Anthem
French Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 9, kids look into the meaning and history behind the French national anthem.
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What is the French Connection?
French Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 9, kids answer questions about France.
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Research a Rare Object
French Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 8, kids research the Black on Magenta stamp and present their findings to the class.
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What Happens in Episode 8?
French Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego Episode™ 8, kids answer questions pertaining to the episode's plot.
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Where in the World?
French Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 7, kids use their geography skills to locate countries on a map.
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Guess Which Character
French Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 7, kids describe the newest member of VILE, Paper Star.
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Create a “Missing” Poster for Artifacts
French Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 7, kids design a public notice describing the stolen Magna Carta.
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Create Animal Trading Cards
French Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 6, kids create trading cards about Australian animals.
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Learn About a French Opera
French Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 6, kids research the opera, "Carmen", and find connections between the lyrics and the episode.
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Practice Presentations
French Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 5, kids write about their favorite part of the episode.
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Play a Character Guessing Game
French Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 5, kids guess which character the teacher is talking about.
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Learn About Ecuador
French Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 4, kids answer questions about Ecuador that pertain to the episode they just watched.
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Summarize Events
French Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 4, kids summarize the key moments from the episode using their French-speaking skills.
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Discuss Carmen’s Adventure
French Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 4, kids compose and answer questions about the episode using their French-speaking skills.
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What Part Did You Like Best?
French Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 3, kids reflect on the episode and share their favorite part.
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Create an Art “Forgery”
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego Episode 5, kids replicate famous works of art, creating their own “forgery.”
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Describe Carmen’s Friends and Foes
French Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 3, kids describe characters from Carmen’s world.
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Take a Virtual Trip with Google Expeditions
Use the Google® Expeditions app to take your kids around the world and teach them about geography.
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Explore the World with Google Earth
Inspired by Carmen’s adventures, kids use Google Earth™ to explore some of the world’s greatest natural and human-made wonders.
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Guide: Who in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
This guide offers discussion questions for the novel Who in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, found in Books & Merch.
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Explore the Canary Islands!
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 1, kids research the Canary Islands and present their findings.
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Guess the Character
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 1, kids describe Carmen’s professors and classmates in Spanish.
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Act Out a Short Scene
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 1, kids work in groups to write, act in, and film a short scene.
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Write a Diary Entry as Carmen
Spanish Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 1, kids write a diary entry as if they were Carmen.
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Write a Biography of Carmen
Spanish Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 1, kids write a brief biography of Carmen.
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Where is Carmen? Paris, France!
French Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 3, kids answer questions in French about Carmen's trip to Paris.
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Research Museums in Poitiers
French Language Learners– Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episodes 1 and 2, kids research the museums in Poitiers, France, to help Carmen find a missing diamond.
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Learn About Paris
French Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 1, kids locate various Parisian landmarks.
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Learn About Medieval Churches
French Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™, Episode 1, kids find medieval churches in Poitiers, France through French language sites.
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Discover Poitiers!
French Language Learners – Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™, Episode 1, kids locate Poitiers, France, and learn about its historical sites.
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Play a Geography Card Game
Kids learn about geography, populations, and languages in this card game featuring international cities and VILE villains.
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Write an Itinerary
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 1, kids plan a trip to any destination, describing how they’ll get there and what they’ll do.
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Recreate a Famous Skyline
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 1, kids research famous city skylines and recreate them with construction paper.
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Learn It, Teach It: Origami
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego Episode 1, kids learn to fold an origami figure and then teach a partner to do the same.
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Take a Virtual Field Trip
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego Episode 2, kids explore the UNESCO World Heritage Sites with this virtual field trip activity.
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Map Quest: Carmen Sandiego Sightings
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 2, kids identify and mark the locations Carmen has visited on a map.
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Create a Stratigraphy Diagram
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 2, kids create stratigraphy diagrams based on the years of their lives.
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Create a Shadow Puppet
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 3, students construct an Indonesian shadow puppet and perform a puppet show.
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Play the Game “Semut, Orang, Gajah”
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 3, students play the Indonesian version of Rock, Paper, Scissors.
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Learn It, Teach It: Historical Figures
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 4, kids learn about the biographies of historical figures important to Ecuador.
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Create a Graph of City Elevations
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 4, kids find the elevation data for different capital cities and create a graph.
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Learn It, Teach It: Dutch Artists
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 5, kids research Dutch artists and share their findings with a multimedia presentation.
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Virtual Field Trip: Uluru-Kata Tjuta Park
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 6, kids take a virtual field trip to explore Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in Australia.
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Create a Timeline of Democracy
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego Episode 7, kids design a timeline of important events in the spread of democratic ideals.
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Make a Brochure of San Francisco
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 8, kids create a tour through San Francisco and describe each stop.
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Listen to Gamelan Music
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego™ Episode 3, kids record and evaluate their observations of gamelan musicians and music.