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8th grade social studies games for Microsoft Word $10 and up
How a Bill Becomes a Law - Congress Simulation (Basic)
Over the course of a few days, this Congress simulation will allow your class understand and practice how a bill becomes law much like the U.S. Congress makes laws. Students will need to address the concerns of voters and concerned citizens, of each other, and YOU- the President!
The bill in this simulation deals with the idea of creating an Open Campus (wherein students may leave campus freely during lunch periods). Amongst the issue students will debate are:
1. The impact of the bill on the
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7th - 12th
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Name That State! Riddles,Activities,Brain Teasers, Critical Thinking,Math,Games
The answer to each riddle is the name of a state! Example What do you call two eyes in the middle of the ocean?! Answer: Hawaii
Copy written By Eddie Horton
U.S Riddles are excellent for critical thinking activity for 4th-12th grade, GATE, ESL, College, Test Preparation, Home Schooling, Staff, Special Education,Resource Teachers, Adult School, also as Ice Breakers. These riddles could be taught as a whole class activity, small group and as cooperative learning group activity. Excellent way to
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4th - 8th, Adult Education, Staff
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Antebellum Unit Bundle
This bundle includes everything in my two-day unit on Antebellum history. While some of the activities are Mississippi-specific, it can be used for all of the south. Includes:Antebellum Escape Room (17 pages)Antebellum Google Earth Tour (8 pages)Antebellum Fill-in-the-blank notes (BONUS) (6 pages)
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8th - 11th
Renaissance Game
Another educational game and student favorite. Students play as five Italian city states like Venice and Florence who compete against each other to gain wealth and prestige by trading and commissioning Great Works of Renaissance art. An excellent way to teach students about history and art and keep them engaged the whole time!
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6th - 12th
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Byzantine Empire, Rise of Islam, Crusades Bundle: Study Guide/Activity Packs
Generate excitement and engagement in your classroom as your students learn about the Byzantine Empire, the Rise of Islam, and the Crusades.
This bundle combines three separate Study Guides and Activity Packs. They are: the BYZANTINE EMPIRE, THE RISE OF ISLAM, and THE CRUSADES. You get a savings of $3.00.
This packet also contains three sets of five different highly engaging and interdependent cooperative group activities. The cooperative activities are structured to motivate students to
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6th - 12th
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Civilization Simulation Game
This multi-day lesson is aimed at World and Global History courses with the purpose of helping students understand how geography and natural resources impact the development of civilizations. Students engage in scenario-based learning simulation, choosing their location and the resources available to them before learning the fate of their civilization based on their selections. The students reflect and discuss their findings in order to discover how geography and natural resources would likely
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7th - 12th
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AP US HISTORY MOCK TRIAL- SEMESTER 2
STUDENTS LOVE MOCK TRIAL! This set of trials will challenge your kids to think critically, apply skills and take charge of their learning! Great for both APUSH and standard US, these four trials contain all you need to get through second semerter in AP US History. Each historical figure and witness lines up with the APUSH curriculum framework. This way your students will not only remember key components of the AP Test, but will also apply valuable skills they can use on DBQs and Essays. Trial sh
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8th - 12th
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China, Japan, and West Africa Middle Ages Bundle: Study Guide/Activity Packs
Generate excitement and engagement in your classroom as your students learn about China in the Middle Ages, the Early Japanese, and West African Empires.
This bundle combines three separate Study Guides and Activity Packs. They are: CHINA IN THE MIDDLE AGES, THE EARLY JAPANESE, and WEST AFRICAN EMPIRES. You get a savings of $3.00.
This packet also contains three sets of five different highly engaging and interdependent cooperative group activities. The cooperative activities are structure
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6th - 12th
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National Geographic Brain Games Movie Guides Bundle
Brain Games is a National Geographic (American TV) series that dives into cognitive science by challenging participants to various illusions, mentally challenging experiments, and counterintuitive thinking. The games will keep your students guessing and engaged in trying to figure out just what is going on. I have a number of episode guides available that I have paired with an Introduction to Psychology class. With each episode lasting just around 20 minutes, these episodes make for the perfe
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8th - 12th
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Geography of Asia, Africa and Europe Bundle: Study Guide/Activity Packs
Generate excitement and engagement in your classroom as your students learn about the geography of Asia, Africa and Europe.
This bundle combines three separate Study Guides and Activity Packs. They are: GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA, GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA , and the GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE. You get a savings of $3.00.
This packet also contains three sets of five different highly engaging and interdependent cooperative group activities. The cooperative activities are structured to motivate students to be eng
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6th - 12th
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TAXES Bingo – Bundle
30 different bingo cards with TAX terms.Bundle includes:· TAXES Bingo Playing Cards - Word· TAXES Bingo Playing Cards – PDF· TAXES Bingo - cards you “pull out of the hat” – Word· TAXES Bingo - cards you “pull out of the hat” – PDF· Free resource – chips to cover bingo card
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7th - 12th
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American History Review Game
This is a game I made to review all Social Studies content for state testing. It is written to address the Oklahoma Academic Standards/Common Core Standards for 5th grade but it will meet the needs of any state using Common Core Social Studies Standards for American history.
The topics covered in the game include geography and terms, American history from Jamestown to the Constitution, and US government and documents.
While I wrote the game for 5th grade, several of the 6 categories cover conte
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3rd - 8th
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Paleolithic, Neolithic, Birth of Civilization Bundle: Study Guide/Activity Packs
Generate excitement and engagement in your classroom as your students learn about the very beginnings of mankind to the dawn of civilization.
This bundle combines three separate Study Guides and Activity Packs. They are: PALEOLITIC ERA, NEOLITHIC AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTIONS, and BIRTH OF CIVILIZATION. You get a savings of $3.00.
This packet also contains three sets of five different highly engaging and interdependent cooperative group activities. The cooperative activities are structured to
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6th - 12th
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Renaissance, Reformation, Science Bundle: Study Guides and Activity Packs
Generate excitement and engagement in your classroom as your students learn about the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution.
This bundle combines three separate Study Guides and Activity Packs. They are: THE RENAISSANCE, THE REORMATION , and THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION. You get a savings of $3.00.
This packet also contains three sets of five different highly engaging and interdependent cooperative group activities. The cooperative activities are structured to motivate
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6th - 12th
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Civics Survivor
Civics Survivor is a role-playing game designed originally for the grade 10 Civics course in Ontario’s curriculum but is well-suited for any course in Middle or High School that covers civics related material.
The game enables students to build their own civilization on a desert island, leading them through managing resources, ordering civil life, and creating foreign policy.
The game, which requires 5 days, can serve as an introductory activity to a civics course, or as a review activity at
Cold War Simulation Online 1 Year Subscription
Mr. Harms Online Platform for the Cold War Simulation. This allows one teacher unlimited simulations for one calendar year. You will need to email Mr. Harms to set up your online access. (Email Included in instructions)Adding a teacher license can only be used to add multiple teachers from the same school with initial price $20.00 for the first teacher and $18.00 for additional teachers from the same school. This product does not include the lesson plan. You can purchase the lesson plan that
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7th - 12th
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Exploration, Conquistadors, English Colonies Bundle: Study Guide/Activity Packs
Generate excitement and engagement in your classroom as your students learn about the Age of Exploration, the Spanish Conquest in the Americas and the First English Colonies.
This bundle combines three separate Study Guides and Activity Packs. They are: THE AGE OF EXPLORATION, CONQUISTADOR-SPANISH CONQUEST IN THE AMERICAS, and THE FIRST ENGLISH COLONIES. You get a savings of $3.00.
This packet also contains three sets of five different highly engaging and interdependent cooperative group a
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6th - 12th
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Ancient Greeks Bundle: Study Guides and Activity Packs
Generate excitement and engagement in your classroom as your students learn about the Ancient Greeks.
This bundle combines three separate Study Guides and Activity Packs. They are: THE ANCIENT GREEKS PART 1, THE ANCIENT GREEKS PART 2, and ALEXANDER THE GREAT. You get a savings of $3.00.
This packet also contains three sets of five different highly engaging and interdependent cooperative group activities. The cooperative activities are structured to motivate students to be engaged with one
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6th - 12th
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Executive, Legislative, Judicial Bundle: Study Guide/Activity Packs
Generate excitement and engagement in your classroom as your students learn about the three branches of American government. .
This bundle combines three separate Study Guides and Activity Packs. They are: THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, and THE JUDICIAL BRANCH. You get a savings of $3.00.
This packet also contains three sets of five different highly engaging and interdependent cooperative group activities. The cooperative activities are structured to motivate students to be
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6th - 12th
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New England, Middle, Southern Colonies Bundle: Study Guide/Activity Packs
Generate excitement and engagement in your classroom as your students learn about the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies.
This bundle combines three separate Study Guides and Activity Packs. They are: NEW ENGLAND COLONIES, MIDDLE COLONIES, and the SOUTHERN COLONIES. You get a savings of $3.00.
This packet also contains three sets of five different highly engaging and interdependent cooperative group activities. The cooperative activities are structured to motivate students to be e
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6th - 12th
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Interesting Facts from South America
This document is a set of activities and worksheets to learn about the Spanish-speaking countries in South America. For each country, there is:1) a list of unusual words that can be used to play a guessing game (with instructions for the game at the beginning of the document), with definitions of each word written in English;2) a worksheet with unusual or interesting facts (written in English) about that country along with an answer key for the worksheet;3) a list of some famous people from that
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Amazing Race: Medieval History Edition
As an end of the year activity, the students competed in an Amazing Race activity, created for the History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond program. Students will have Route Info cards, Road Blocks and Detours for each of the units we went through (we skipped Unit 2). Some things may need to be reformatted.
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7th - 9th
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Principles of Government Pokemon Go Activity
Co-opt the popularity of the Pokemon Go fervor to teach students about, assess their knowledge of, or review the Principles of Government. Includes a Pokemon character for each principle of government listed below. Each character includes information about the principle's origin, a definition/description, and look for's (how to recognize it). Each character includes a brief activity (reading; quote analysis; images; videos; political cartoons; etc.) and a response prompt students must complete i
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7th - 12th
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Enlightenment, French Revolution, and Napoleon Bundle
Generate excitement and engagement in your classroom as your students learn about the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and Napoleon.
This bundle combines three separate Study Guides and Activity Packs. They are: THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND THE AGE OF REASON, THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, and NAPOLEON. You get a savings of $3.00.
This packet also contains three sets of five different highly engaging and interdependent cooperative group activities. The cooperative activities are structured to motivate
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6th - 12th
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