| Educational Aspects of the 10 Days Series:
10 Days in Asia, 10 Days in Africa, 10 Days in Europe,
and 10 Days in the USA
Although the 10 Days series of games is designed
primarily for game value, each country and state
tile displays the capital name and population information.
This information is not used in the game but included
for the interest of the players. The tiles can be
used as flash cards or for reference.
Please keep in mind that geographic information
is constantly changing: the 10 Days series is current
as of the date of publication. The CIA
World Factbook,
and the National
Geographic websites,
are both excellent sources for more information.
Develops interpersonal skills
- Recommended for 2-4 players
- Opportunity to
learn/practice social skills in a competitive setting
Improves geography skills
- Familiarity with maps of specific areas
- Use of maps as a source of information
- Ability
to locate places on a map
- Familiarity with place
names–countries and states
- Familiarity with
place locations–countries and states
Thinking skills
- Pattern recognition
- Geographic sequencing
- Utilize probability in decision-making
- Strategic
planning
- Adaptive reasoning
Motivates players
- Maps and travel theme are engaging
- Players
improve their skills as they play
Educational Standards Addressed
| NCGE |
National Council for Geographic Education |
| EEI |
The World In Spatial Terms |
| 1 |
How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective. |
| 3 |
How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface. |
| EEII |
Places and Regions |
| 4 |
The physical and human characteristics of places. |
| NCSS |
National Council for the Social Studies |
| III |
People, Places, and Environments |
| NCTE / IRA |
National Council of Teachers of English / International Reading Association |
| 1 |
Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works. |
| 3 |
Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics). |
| NCTM |
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics |
| PK-2 |
Geometry Standard |
| Specify locations and describe spatial relationships using coordinate geometry and other representational systems |
| |
find and name locations with simple relationships such as "near to" and in coordinate systems such as maps. |
| 3-5 |
Geometry Standard |
| Specify locations and describe spatial relationships using coordinate geometry and other representational systems |
| |
describe location and movement using common language and geometric vocabulary; |
| Use visualization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to solve problems |
| |
create and describe mental images of objects, patterns, and paths; |
| |
recognize geometric ideas and relationships and apply them to other disciplines and to problems that arise in the classroom or in everyday life. |
Note: In the interest of map readability and game-play
several quite small countries and island countries
are not included in the 10 Days in Africa and 10
Days in Europe games, although they are outlined
on the maps in grey.
Countries located in continental Africa which are
not included in the 10 Days in Africa game: Burundi,
Djbouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau,
Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland and Western Sahara.
Countries located in Europe which are not included
in the 10 Days in Europe game: Andorra, Gibraltar,
Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican
City.
5/02/2005 |
