Common Sense Media Review
By Mieke VanderBorght
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Cultural-exploration site inspires global responsibility.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 8+?
Any Positive Content?
Videos and Photos
Oddizzi
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
On ODDIZZI, kids travel the world by clicking pinpoints on a map or navigating through six big topic areas. Learn about topics such as food, farming, and fair trade or different countries and the cultures and customs of the people who live in them. Each topic has varying amounts of text, videos, pictures, fun facts, and links to related topics. Multiple-choice and thought-question quizzes test recall and understanding. Kids can also stay up to date with the help of a newsreel that scrolls across the screen.
Is It Any Good?
This cultural exploration site is chock-full of facts, figures, and tidbits that can help kids understand the world in which we all live. That global feeling of sharing the world and appreciating and caring for its people and its assets is front and center throughout. Articles are short, kid-friendly, and nicely enhanced with colorful pictures and videos. Kids can dive in for close-ups of a handful of countries or wander through articles or points of interest on a map as they browse through more general information. Though there's a lot available, the site still feels a bit like a work in progress, with spotty coverage of some topics and a disappointingly small number of country close-ups. New material is constantly being added, though, so Oddizzi continues to evolve and grow. The best feature is perhaps the interviews with other kids around the world who describe their homes, their lives, and their customs. Kids get a real sense of exciting adventure and exotic lifestyles, while still seeing how much we all really have in common.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the similarities and differences kids see between their lives and the lives of other kids around the world. Is there a culture or country that seems just like yours? Which one feels the most different?
Most topic pages have a few discussion starters and learning activities. Read them and help kids follow through on the suggested enrichment ideas.
Explore together with your kids to make learning about the world a shared experience. What relevant personal experiences do you have that could bring the information closer to home?
Website Details
- Subjects : Language & Reading : discussion , Science : ecosystems and the environment , weather , Social Studies : cultural understanding , geography , global awareness
- Skills : Self-Direction : personal growth , Responsibility & Ethics : embracing differences
- Genre : Educational
- Topics : Adventures , STEM
- Pricing structure : Free to try, Paid (95 GB Pounds/year)
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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