Welcome to Globetracker’s Mission!
Geo and Meri are resting at home right now after their long adventure during the 2007-2008 school year. Their Uncle Globetracker has received so many emails requesting that Geo and Meri repeat their mission in 2008-2009 that he is planning a repeat mission for them right now. 

Geo and Meri will be leaving in October to travel the seven continents with your help deciding what to do at the end of each weekly episode. They can’t wait to get away from their little sister Pandora again.

Stop back here in September for complete information about the upcoming mission and a preview episode.

Important Globetracker’s Mission dates for 2008-2009:

  1. Mid-September, 2008: The “preview” episode goes online
  2. October 5, 2008: The Mission begins!
  3. End of April, 2009: The mission ends

New in 2008-2009!
Your class is invited to participate in the Mission beyond simply voting on the next episode. You will also be able to report possible Dewey sightings in your community. Your class can submit photographs of Dewey at nearby landmarks to help Geo and Meri track down this special, truth-sniffing dog. Don’t worry, we will provide you with some Dewey stand-ins to use in your photos. Come back in September for complete information.

What is Globetracker’s Mission?
Globetracker’s Mission is a unique, engaging way for students in grades 2-6 to learn geography, map skills, and world cultures through an episodic story. Each week, a new episode, in the format of a blog post, appears on the Globetracker’s Mission site. The “blog” is written by fictional teenagers Geo and Meri as they travel the seven continents of the world on a secret “mission” for an unnamed government agency. They seek clues and travel under the supervision of their Uncle Globetracker, writing the “blog” as part of their requirements for missing high school work. Classes who follow the mission learn standards-based terms and concepts of world geography as they respond to Geo and Meri’s think-aloud questions using maps, images, and links that Geo and Meri provide. Concepts include landforms, map skills, cultures, major landmarks, continents, oceans, rivers, and more.

Click to see a full list of the standards addressed.

Click here for a glossary of terms included in the Mission.