In our Vietnam War unit, I wanted students to go beyond just memorizing a political timeline. I wanted them to understand how geography, including location, movement, regions, and human-environment interaction , shaped the war in lasting ways. To explore that, we tried something different: a museum exhibit project built around the Five Themes of Geography . Students worked on their own or with a partner to research and design exhibits that connected the war to at least three of the five geography themes: Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Region. Each project needed to include one artifact or display for each theme used, along with a short written explanation. Some created slide decks, others used poster boards or dioramas. One student built a LEGO helicopter hovering over a jungle scene with small soldiers below. It was his way of showing how Vietnam’s dense landscape shaped U.S. military strategy. What stood out most was not the creativity. It was the tho...