Using Google Earth And Its Flight Simulator

Install Google Earth on the students' computers, and then show the students how to use the flight simulator ... even young children can master this because it's fun ... to "fly over" [and around] specific sites to look at the geographic detail and how the particular cities/towns and villages are configured amongst the natural environs. They can begin at pretty good altitude, then swoop down, and bank for a little bit of excitement in between mountains, following rivers, banking 360 degrees around lakes, etc.

Have them find important landmarks mentioned in the textbook by flying and actually trying to pinpoint them from the cockpit ... again, exciting. Google Earth and the flight simulator can be structured around adventure and exploration that would relate to social studies, history, and geography lesson plans ... and again, the flying aspects would be fun and exciting for the students.