A map of the world can teach kids about so many things — not just different countries in the world, but also where they live in comparison to other countries, features of different countries and how ...

Engaging Youth Through Community Mapping. Community mapping programs offered through 4-H introduce young people to geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial thinking while ...

Spatial skills are critical for a child's cognitive development, influencing their ability to solve problems, understand maps ...

Ballroom D looks like any other windowless ballroom in any other convention hotel -- except it's tricked out with giant cardboard cutouts of cartoon forests and animals, and flat-panel computer ...

Right now, your kids probably aren’t exploring like they were a few months ago. So give them another option: Have them explore the world by making maps. Maps show more than how to get from Point A to ...

PHILADELPHIA -- When obesity researchers at the University of Pennsylvania were looking to prevent obesity among schoolchildren, they turned to an unexpected group of experts: mapmakers. The ...

Mind mapping is the new buzz-word when it comes to helping kids increase their brain power and memory skills. We caught up with the technique founder, Tony Buzan during his recent tour in Dubai. What ...