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Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

As a child of the 80's and 90's I absolutely LOVED this game! I remember fighting my brother over who got to play this on our PC growing up. Checking out Almanacs from the library just so that I could try to solve the questions that were given. Watching the game show on PBS:


Man, that song was really catchy! Then on one of our many snow/cold days Roland and I discovered that Netflix had released their own animated version to answer the question: Who really is Carmen Sandiego?




Then, it just got better! If you saw the latest Google for Education Newsletter, XVIII, March 2019 you may have seen what I saw: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Google have created an interactive quiz that takes your students across the globe to find clues and solve the mystery of the Crown Jewels caper: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?  Melding the world of Google Earth and the classic game we remember (it's even pixelated like we remember!) Students get to interview different people to figure out where Carmen Sandiego flew off to next, while exploring the different landmarks of countries around the world. Best thing yet, students have a tool that we never had growing up: Google!

Check out this game on your own or with students and share your experiences below.



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