Simulated Trips: Italian

The Internet offers invaluable resources for discovery of the world through units relating to simulated travel and tourism.

Click here for "Detailed Lesson plans: A Simulated Trip"

General Sources

General Maps

  • City Net: click on country then on regions and cities of choice.
  • Virtual Tourist 2: map-based interface to City Net. Click on country of choice for information, tourist guides and pictures.
  • European Home Page: click on 24 countries of choice.
  • Maps of Europe: click on 46 countries of Europe.
  • CIA World Factbook '95: select maps of countries and of major cities.
  • U.Texas PCL Maps: click on country of choice for maps of countries, cities and regions to copy.
  • Map of Europe: locate and click on flag of country.
  • Maps of World countries: select countries of the world.
  • Maps of Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Sweden: click on country of choice for selected cities.

    Backround Information for your Trip

    Planet Earth Home Page: scroll to files and counters and click on numbers for currency exchange, distances, clocks and time zone converters. Click on Internet country codes to locate sources on the Net.

    Rent-A-Holiday: pick a Foreign Language including French, Spanish, Italian and German for information on housing and tourism all over the world. Visit their site on ski rentals too.

    European TV: Guides, Listings and More: a virtual TV Guide to weekly programs in Italy and 15 other European countries. Click on country of choice for weekly offerings with lots of information on each in language of country.

    EurRail Pass Express: the definitive site for traveling through Europe by train. Click on articles in English for planning your 17 country European train trip. Order online, look up timetables and if you wish, download a trip planning program. Scroll to links for more European travel information.
    Virtual Railroading on the Web: links to sites about European prototype railways, train models and Model RR electronics. Scroll to Magazines section for RR picture galleries, RR museums and even a German-English RR dictionary.
    Mercurio's Railway Server Links:Europe and rest of the World: extensive links to European Railway sites and pages, arranged by country. Scroll to bottom of page for major sites throughout the world.

    Weather World-Wide: select forecasts and weather reports by world-wide region.
    USA Today's Index to World Weather: scroll to continent and selected country to link to information on 5 day weather and precipitation forecasts.
    Measurement Converter a site everyone will use and learn from! Convert temperatures, speeds, distances capacity and volume and more. Ideal for your FL class projects.
    Measuring Units Conversion Tables select this site for US to metric length, area, volume mass and temperatures.

    Phonebooks Around the World: Pull up phonebooks from countries from around the globe.
    The Kidproj Multi-Cultural Calendar: scroll down to months/holidays/countries/authors to learn about the ways kids from many countries celebrate their holidays and festivals. Don't miss the link to help teachers connect this calendar with ongoing curriculum. Select the link at the bottom of page to add your own submissions!

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