Standards & Alignment
We publish exactly which standards each Barrari Academy book teaches — and on which page — so you can verify it yourself, not take our word for it.
Geography — Aligned to the U.S. National Geography StandardsGeography
Every Barrari Academy geography book is aligned to the U.S. National Geography Standards (Geography for Life), for ages 8–12. No single 40-page activity book covers all 18 standards, and we don't claim otherwise. Our seven geography journeys were built around different kinds of record — countries, physical extremes, water, Earth's forces, climate, the built world and great cities — so together they reach the standards below, across five of the six essential elements. The four newest journeys are what add Standard 9 (population) and deepen 12 (settlement), 15 (climate & people) and 17 (interpreting the past). Here is the map, standard by standard.
| Essential Element / Standard | Continents Journey | World Records Journey | Water World Journey | Restless Earth Journey | Wild Weather Journey | Human Wonders Journey | Great Cities Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 — The World in Spatial Terms | |||||||
| 1 Maps & geographic representations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2 Mental maps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3 Analyse spatial organisation | — | ✓ ranking | ✓ measurement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2 — Places and Regions | |||||||
| 4 Characteristics of places | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5 People create regions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 6 Culture & perception | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 — Physical Systems | |||||||
| 7 Physical processes | — | ✓ Deserts | ✓ Rivers, Lakes | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| 8 Ecosystems & biomes | — | ✓ Deserts, Islands | ✓ Rivers, Seas | — | — | — | — |
| 4 — Human Systems | |||||||
| 9 Population & migration | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| 10 Cultural mosaics | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 Economic interdependence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 Human settlement | — | ✓ Wonders | ✓ Rivers | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| 13 Cooperation & control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5 — Environment and Society | |||||||
| 14 Human actions modify environment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 Physical affects human systems | Classroom & School Editions only | ||||||
| 16 Resources | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 — The Uses of Geography | |||||||
| 17 Interpret the past | — | ✓ Wonders | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| 18 Interpret present / plan future | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scroll the table sideways to see every series →
Countries — 7 editions.
Physical extremes — 7 editions.
Rivers, Lakes & Seas (3 of 7 in print).
Earth's forces — 7 editions.
Climate & extremes — 7 editions.
The built world — 7 editions.
Cities & settlement — 7 editions.
History
Our History titles are being designed around the NCSS C3 Framework — the inquiry-based framework most U.S. states use for social studies. We will publish each book's correlation as it is released; we do not claim alignment for content that isn't finished.
Science
The Science Journey titles are being designed around the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) — the framework most U.S. states use for science, mapped by grade band. As with History, we publish each title's correlation when the title itself is complete; we do not claim alignment for content that isn't finished.