The Washington Post, September 8th, 1998
Start with a family outing to a new pizza parlor across town. Using a city map or the amazing properties of Hyperlink (www.MapsOnUs.com), find the locations of your home and the pizza place. Then plan a route. Discuss the landmarks you will use. Calculate the distance based on the scale of the map. Figure out how long the trip may take and on what that travel time might depend. If you can manage all this with good humor, lots of discussion and a sense of adventure, you will have given your children a complete geography lesson with an enjoyable payoff at the end. And you will have used all of t...
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