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8th grade geography simulations for Microsoft PowerPoint
Amazon Jungle Simulation Game
This is a fun, exciting way to get your students to role-play as explorers trekking through the Amazon Jungle. Students will be facing historically accurate scenarios along their journey while re-tracing the steps of British explorer Percy Fawcett as he attempts to discover the Lost City of Z in 1925. Perfect to use during your Americas Unit to relate to the region of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Just print one game card per student and control the story from your projector! Includes:- Amazon Jung
Grades:
4th - 12th
Israeli Palestinian War of 2023 History Lesson and Simulation Bundle UPDATED
Trying to keep up with the news? Immerse your classroom in the complexities of the Israeli Palestinian conflict with this comprehensive history lesson and simulation bundle. This resource includes a dynamic 24-slide presentation to explore the events leading to the 2023 war and current events as they unfold. Next is a thought-provoking simulation where students actively participate in deciding a fair division of land between Israel and Palestine.Key Features:Comprehensive History Lesson: Dive de
Grades:
7th - 12th
Geography of Africa Complete Overview Interactive Lecture Notes | Editable
Introduce or review the Geography of Africa with an Interactive Lecture!In this fully editable 31 page Interactive Lecture on the continent of Africa, your students will be introduced to the regions physical geography and the human changes to geography in the region. Set up according to the regions of Africa, students are posed questions for understanding and provided key content. Very visual, and impressive graphics allow students to evaluate the information, rather than simply copying notes fr
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5th - 11th
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"The Colony Game" Geography Simulation
Want to bring some hands-on, cooperative discovery to your next geography unit? Looking for a new way to introduce the connections between geography and economics for your world history or U.S. History classes? Then look no further, the answer is "The Colony Game!" This full-period simulation has students making cooperative choices to answer the question "How does geography affect economic decisions?" Or to put it another way, "How does where you live affect how you live?" It's the year 2050 and
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5th - 9th
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Urbanization Simulation
A simulation game to recreate the growth of a city. The game gives students a one minute timer to add a list of things to a blank map for every 10 year period of growth beginning in 1843 and ending in 2003. The simulation is meant to be frustrating and difficult so that students really get an idea of the many issues that can arise when a city develops quickly. The city used in this powerpoint is Portland, Oregon, but you could easily change the city to be the one in which you live or another cit
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Growing Pains Game
Lesson Topic: Growing Pains GameEssential Question(s):Does urbanization cause problems with the environment?Enduring Understandings: [The purpose of this lesson is for students to understand…]• Discuss reasons for the large number of urbanization and the impact it has on the country, region, and planet.Big Ideas for Unit being addressed:• Urban Sprawl• Urbanization• Population density• Population relocation• Allocation of resources Instructional Objectives: [Knowledge, Procedure, Skills]Students
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7th - 10th
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Caribbean Economy Simulation (Supply and Demand/Single Crop)
In this simulation, students will play the role of Plantation owner and will try to grow their sugarcane empire through buying and selling fields, paying workers' wages and government taxes, and reaping the profit after each harvest. However, it also demonstrates the law of supply and demand and teaches a lesson about diversifying your economy as the price of sugarcane fluctuates on the world market from harvest to harvest. Students wait in breathless anticipation as each harvest price is reveal
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6th - 9th
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World History: Industrial Revolution and Urbanization Game
This is the Industrial and Urbanization Game. Designed to show students and let them experience the rapid growth and urbanization of towns. Students will add houses, factories, tenements, etc as each round progresses.Directions and notes are on each slide to give the students things to add and information to give them more in-depth knowledge of the Industrial RevolutionStudents need a pencil or pen and a blank sheet of paper to complete this activity. Students will then write an essay after com
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7th - 11th
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Immigration Simulation
Your students will learn about what a diplomat does at a foreign embassy. They will use their knowledge and critical thinking to look at six immigrant cases. They will have to decide which immigrants can come to the United States with either an immigrant visa or non-immigrant visa. They will need to use clues from the case study to support their reasoning.
As an extension activity, students can read the Emergency Press Release and make decisions about what information different agencies need
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6th - 8th
Types of Governments Simulation
This is a simulation on four types of governments, including autocracy, oligarchy, direct democracy, and representative democracy. It includes a PowerPoint to help lead a students through it the simulation, instructions, and an organizer for students to take notes on.I suggest that you use chocolate coins or candy (it represents the rights of citizens) to help facilitate the simulation.It help students understand the strengths and weaknesses of each type of government
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7th - 12th
Also included in:Â Human Geography Class Activities MegaBundle!
Animated Solar System
Great & Fun Activity! How big is our Solar System? This activity will amaze your students. This is a class activity and is best done outdoors. Can be done in long hallways as well.The planet cards should be printed in color and then laminated. The Power Point should be presented before the activity to provide a basis for understanding the activity better. Song mnemonic provided as a fun way to help them remember the distances between the planets. Enjoy!
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Urbanization and Industrialization Drawing Simulation Distance Learning PBL
Students spend about 60 minutes drawing their own city using the instructions in the Power Point presentation. Students come to understandings about how cities grow and how it impacts that people that live there. Cities get progressively larger and it becomes more difficult to find space for all of the new developments. This can be used for face to face as well as distance learning. This is great introduction to Industrialization in History and the growth of cities in Geography. This can be diff
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Pathos the Farmer Greece Geography
This is a PowerPoint that I created from a play created by Teacher Created Materials. The PowerPoint includes background information about the geography of Greece with maps. Then it includes 14 slides of the dialogue type from the "Pathos the Farmer" play. It also includes comprehension questions based on play
Grades:
5th - 12th
COVID - 19 - US, Europe and Africa Model United Nations simulation
New as of Feb 4, 2021. You need not do a Model UN simulation in order for your students to learn a lot about the information in this product. If you would like to use it with a Model United Nations simulation, and you do not know how to do that, then you might want to purchase my Model UN Rules of Procedure and MUN process for $3 thru my TpT site.What is included in the product?(a) A power point bringing up a lot of Coronavirus topics in Europe, Africa and the USA, which will also enable the st
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8th - 12th
Caspian Sea Simulation
The Caspian Sea is easily recognizable on world maps and generally well known since it is the world’s largest inland body of water. However, students tend to know nothing about the countries that surround it, how the people interact with their environment, or when those countries gained their independence. In this lesson, students will negotiate over control and access to the natural resources of the Caspian Sea, and will act as delegates from each of the 5 countries that surround the basin. The
Grades:
7th - 11th
Also included in:Â Simulation Mega Bundle
Egyptian Geography Advertisement Project
Students use their knowledge of the geography of Egypt to create a presentation as an advertisement to encourage people to come visit Egypt and why it is so great!
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6th - 12th
Neolithic Revolution Simulation
This activity acts as a great introduction to the Neolithic Revolution. The Neolithic Revolution was when humans went from hunting-gathering tribes and settled into agricultural settlements. As a consequence, there were great societal and technological advancements. This simulation will allow students to identify the neolithic revolution and truly understand how settlements contributed to advancements in society.
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4th - 9th
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Model United Nations (Model UN simulation) abortion debate
This product was created in Dec, 2020. It involves the students in a Model United Nations simulation, whereby the students will have a fairly easy time discerning their country's policy regarding abortion. Included is a power point which includes 20 slides giving students a very good understanding for global abortion policies. Teachers should assign countries before watching reviewing the power point. Then, as you go through the power point, students will internalize info related to the country
Grades:
7th - 12th
Sedimentary Rock Powerpoint
Powerpoint Presentation on Sedimentary Rocks aimed at Year 8-9. This powerpoint includes an animation to show the dispersion of rocks in a riverbed as well as a practical activity to complete in class.
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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