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3rd grade social studies simulations for Microsoft Word

Virtual Field Trips: 25 engaging trips that make fun end of year activities

Created by

This document contains 25 links (with descriptions about each link) to free virtual field trips. You click on the link and are taken to a sight that has both information and media--such as a virtual tour of a museum or a live feed of a webcam or a 3d manipulative view, etc.

Subjects:

End of Year, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

K - 12th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Jelly Bean Economy: A Simulation of Why We Pay Taxes

Created by

lynn benavides

This simulation allows students to understand the hows and whys of our economy. During this lesson, students will pretend to have jobs, pay rent or mortgage, experience the daily events that affect our personal connection to the economy. A journal is provided for students to reflect upon their learning.

Subjects:

Economics , Writing

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Simulations

Gold Rush Dice Game

Created by

Joshua Mergel

This game will have students feeling the “rush” of finding gold during the Gold Rush of 1849. Students will be rolling dice to mine for gold and to rob from their opponents. The goal of this game is for students to experience the highs and lows in the life of a California gold miner in the late 1840’s.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Activities, Games, Simulations

Market Day - A "Real World" Economics Simulation For Grades 3-6

Created by

Two Friends 1 Great Brain

Would you like to give your students a “real life” opportunity to experience being a consumer and a producer? This simulation does exactly that! Turn your classroom into a marketplace and watch as your students become highly engaged in the principles of economics. This unit includes step-by-step instructions on how to successfully set up a classroom marketplace, a letter to parents about the event, and a record booklet for the students to use as they track their sales, expenses, and calculate

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Show Me the Proof ~ Providing Textual Evidence ~ The Trial of Fact and Opinion

Created by

The School of Athens Mind Adventures

If you're looking for a lesson plan that will help your students finally get what it means to provide textual evidence to prove their answers, then this is the lesson for you! It combines reading strategies and social studies government law in a very exciting way. First, students must pass the Bar Exam by being able to pass one of your fact and opinion assessments, then they team up in two-person law firms and present their evidence in court. This was so fun that my students have asked we do

Subjects:

Criminal Justice - Law, Informational Text, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Reconstruction Activity - Rebuilding the South

Created by

Marianne Briggs

This quick and engaging activity demonstrates the difficulties of Reconstruction in the South following the Civil War.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Activities, Simulations

My Occupation - A Personal Finance Project

Created by

Amy Wassel

This product serves as an introduction to personal finance. It is intended for small groups of students. There are seven occupations available for student to choose from, or be assigned by the teacher. Students are given a daily salary, as well as daily expenses. The rest of the project involves a surprise income, as well as two surprise expenses - some of which require students to dip into their savings account to pay for the expense. Also included are a check register for students to writ

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Economics , Math

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Simulations

Westward Expansion Advertisements

Created by

Gregory Hogan

Students will use their knowledge of U.S. history and their creativity to create a poster or brochure to convince people to move to the western frontier. It's a great, simple simulation to get students putting their knowledge into practice and thinking about history in a relevant way.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Simulations

Market Day / Mini-Economy Project Experiential Learning

Created by

The Dollar Spot

Give students a real-life taste of our economy! They will learn all about supply and demand, profits, cost of starting a business, etc. in this fun learning experience! Each student will create a product at home to sell to their fellow peers at a "Buy and Sell Day" (also called "Market Day"). I use these guidelines, but you can tweak it: - Students may spend up to $10 on materials for their product - They create 15-20 of their item to sell at market day - The Market Day lasts for 2-3 hours, as

Subjects:

Economics , Life Skills

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Create Your Own Business Project

Created by

Going Bananas for Learning

Included:Overview of ProjectRubricBrainstorming/Planning Worksheet for StudentsNote: This unit took me 10 class periods (45 minutes each) with my third graders, but it could be adapted to any time frame you would like. It is completely editable for your needs.

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Assessment, Simulations

Revolting Acts Role Cards

Created by

Lindsay Academic Hacker

This editable role card can be used alone for various classroom activities or can be used with the Colonial Town Meeting document to provide students with the opportunity to role-play the events leading up to the American Revolution from the perspective of the colonists. You can even create independent document-based questions to help further students' understanding of the various groups involved in the decision-making leading up to the American Revolution.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Simulations

Also included in: Colonial Town Meeting / Role Cards

Lewis and Clark Expedition Journal Outline

Created by

Savannah Wright

Student journal to document his or her discoveries as Lewis and Clark did on their journey west. Copy multiple for each student to allow them to explore more than one thing.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Simulations

Virtual Field Trips - Synchronous & Asynchronous

Created by

Samantha Cornella

Each year students embark on exciting field trips to destinations that take their learning to a whole new level. Travel limitations have postponed all opportunities for that, right? WRONG! Explore the dynamic and interactive world of virtual field trips. I have compiled over 70 resources and over 100 virtual field trip experiences for grades K-5. Some can be used asynchronously with your students, while others require scheduling time with a live presenter who interacts with your students (as if

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

PreK - 12th

Types:

Simulations, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Virtual Field Trip Resources and Planning Guide

Investment vs. Paying Off Debts

Created by

Wuebker History

This assignment helps students see how they can acquire $1,032,850.00 by age 35 if they invest in the stock market today. It also shows how poor their friends will be if their friends, instead, take out large student loans that require payments until age 43.As ever, the key to making $10,000,000 by the time you’re 70 is to start investing today, not seven years from now.Student love these eye-popping and yet highly realistic scenarios. At our school, we have a 25-year-old teacher on track to be

Subjects:

Business, Economics , Math

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Application for classroom employment

Created by

TeachWI

Students use this application to apply for classroom jobs. This is a great resource to use in a classroom economy, or better yet -- as practice for things such as: knowing your address, handwriting, experience finding references and many more!

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Economics , Life Skills

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Australia Map

Created by

Nancy Walker

Teach your children about the location of Australian states, cities and unique Australian animals.

Subjects:

Geography

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Simulations

Economics: Market Day Fundraiser

Created by

Michele Jeanmarie

Economics is such a difficult concept to teach. Charity is, too. Neither one has to be. Put children at work selling what they know. Whether it's providing a service, or making a bracelet, an origami or an airplane, students become validated when their talents and treasures are coveted by others. An extension to this, however, is using their talents to help others. So if there is a natural disaster, or a need of some sort, or a charity which can benefit, have students put economics to use, as

Subjects:

Business, Character Education, Economics

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Simulations, Service Learning

Absolute & Relative Location Lab

Created by

SamTheSwiftie

This lab is used to help students understand the difference between absolute and relative location. It uses a floor grid to help the students understand how to use coordinates to find absolute location and quadrants to find relative location. I formerly taught in Peoria, therefore the example coordinates are in Peoria, Illinois. Since it is a .docx file, those can be changed. This activity works well for visual and kinesthetic learners. Please follow my store and review this resource to help my

Subjects:

Math, Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

Simulations

Also included in: Map Skills Bundle!

Voting Simulation

Created by

Victoria Vaughan

Use these worksheet to help you create a voting simulation for your classroom. Students will register, research their candidate, create a persuasive argument, and vote on a classroom team name.

Subjects:

Civics, Social Studies - History

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Simulations

Gifted Enrichment Unit - Vikings Exploration and Discovery

Created by

Growing Gifted Learners

Enjoy a free sample of this interactive team-building unit that is based on the overarching theme of Exploration and Discovery. By acting as Vikings who sail the seas, students use their creativity and higher-level thinking skills to solve daily challenges and earn Viking Coins along the way. Through a series of 9 challenges, the students learn about the concepts of Exploration and Discovery as they relate to the past, present and future while having fun along the way! This unit is perfect

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Printables, Simulations

Classroom Economy Job Application

Created by

Lindsay Munroe

Editable Job Application template that is perfect for use with Classroom Economy!

Subjects:

Character Education, Classroom Management, Economics

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Classroom Forms, Simulations

Classroom Economy

Created by

Miras Class

Classroom money seems to be fairly widespread across the United States.How about an economy that charge rent? Or has tickets? Or has students keep a ledger? Or perhaps fill out an application?Well this one does!Many students leave school not knowing how to budget or do accounting for their money. They end up overspending and having issues out in the real world. Maybe if we allowed them to practice in the classroom they wouldn't have to practice where it might hurt a bit more if they fail.Thus I

Subjects:

Economics , Math

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, Simulations