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4th grade social studies simulations under $5
Game of Life- budget simulation
In just one class period, your students will not only understand the importance of creating and sticking to a budget, but also practice creating one!- Students are randomly given a "career card" with correlating annual salary and average student loan debt, if applicable. - They will then use a chart to determine how much of their salary will be taken out in the form of federal tax withholding, state tax withholding, social security, and medicare. - They'll then be given a set of choice cards (
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4th - 10th
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Virtual Field Trip to the Grand Canyon for Geology Science
Virtual Field Trip to the Grand Canyon!Not able to take any trips this fall? Go there virtually! Engaging, no matter the format of instruction, your students will be hooked! Use them as a preview to any science unit OR have the class work towards the reward of 'Field Trip Friday'! NO PREP WORK FOR YOU! Trip is designed for grade K - 5, I included multiple options for certain slides, easy to differentiate, just delete any slides that don't fit your grade level!W H A T ' S I N C L U D E D ?⭐️ Teac
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
4-ESS1-1
, 3-ESS2-1
, 2-ESS1-1
, 4-ESS2-1
Also included in: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION! Every product in my TPT store - growing bundle!
Oregon Trail: Simulation Game
Super engaging slideshow game to get students thinking about what life on the Oregon Trail was like. You lead the class with 13 scenarios, and students make decisions and keep track of survival points. A great way to introduce the Oregon Trail to students. It includes 42 slides, directions, and a student handout to record survival points. I use this activity with my 8 graders a few details might need to be edited if used with younger grade levels.Takes about 1 hour.
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Western Expansion Games Bundle: Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Lewis and clark
Virtual Field Trip Yellowstone National Park in the Spring
Virtual Field Trip to Yellowstone! Visit America's first national park!NO PREP! Just 'share your screen' and present the slides & videos. ☺Trip is designed for grade K - 5, easy to differentiate based on how many videos you play.GREAT FOR: socially distanced learning, science and social studies supplemental lesson, NO PREP sub plans or as a Fun Friday/Field Trip Friday classroom reward to work towards!!W H A T ' S I N C L U D E D ?⭐️ Teacher directions⭐️ PowerPoint & Google Slides includ
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION! Every product in my TPT store - growing bundle!
Virtual Field Trip to Everglades National Park
Virtual Field Trip to Everglades National Park in Florida! Perfect for Zoom meetings as a fun activity for in person *socially distanced* learning!NO PREP! Just 'share your screen' and present the slides. ☺Trip is designed for grade K - 5, I included multiple closing activity suggestions, just delete any slides to make it appropriate level for your grade!W H A T ' S I N C L U D E D ?⭐️ Teacher directions⭐️ PowerPoint & Google Slides included (PowerPoint file with a link to "make a copy" for
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
Also included in: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION! Every product in my TPT store - growing bundle!
Trans-Saharan Trade Simulation Game - Ibn Battuta and the Mali Empire
This is a fun, exciting way to get your students to role-play in groups as explorers crossing the Sahara during the gold-salt trade. Students must work together in a caravan to make the right decisions along the journey to avoid losing too much health or too many blocks of salt. Just print one game card per student and control the story from your projector! Includes:- Trans-Saharan Trade Simulation PowerPoint- Trans-Saharan Trade Student Game Card- Spinners to Print for Random Events within Simu
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4th - 12th
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Medieval Knights Simulation Game
This is an engaging and exciting way to get your students to role-play as medieval knights. Students must make the right decisions along their journey to earn as many honor points as possible. Just print one game card per student and control the story from your projector! Includes:- Medieval Knights Simulation PowerPoint- Medieval Knights Student Game Card- Spinners to Print for Random Events within Simulation- RAFT Writing Activity for Assessment Following the AdventureFollow this Simulation wi
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4th - 12th
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Aztec Warriors Simulation Game
This is an engaging and exciting way to get your students to experience the Aztec Warrior lifestyle. Students will be faced with challenges along their journey to earn as many Sun God Points as possible. Just print one game card per student and control the story from your projector! Includes:- Aztec Warriors Simulation PowerPoint- Aztec Warriors Student Game Card- Spinners to Print for Random Events within Simulation- RAFT Writing Activity for Assessment Following the SimulationU.S. History Simu
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4th - 12th
Taxation without Representation! Simulation & Reader's Theater
Students will actively engage in this hands on activity that was developed to give students a solid understanding of the unfair taxing practices on the colonists by the British in 1773. Students will participate in various roles to simulate how the feelings and actions resulting from this time in history ultimately led to the beginning of their fight for independence!√ Purchase this within my American Revolutionary War Bundle of Activities to save money!Please visit my store (JB Creations) for
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle
St Patricks Day Activity Ireland Virtual Field Trip
This Ireland virtual field trip is the perfect St. Patrick's day activity. Go on an adventure with your class to see the Cliffs of Moher, Irish Dancing, St. Patrick's Day Celerations, and more! This Ireland virtual field trip is easy to prep, is interactive, includes videos, and has companion activities. This virtual field trip would be the perfect addition to a study of Europe or a St. Patrick's Day celebration.Save $$ and get this as part of the Virtual Field Trip Growing Bundle!*Note: This re
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Virtual Field Trip Growing Bundle, Holidays, Countries, Video Lessons
Colonial Tax Simulation Game - American Revolution
Transform your classroom into the colonies! Students will be so engaged as King George himself taxes them! Students will get to experience firsthand what it felt like to be unfairly taxed. I look forward to using this lesson every year! I use this as a fun extension after students have learned about the taxes in colonies. To perform this lesson teacher needs small cups and a small candy, I personally use smarties. What's IncludedTeacher Direction PageStudent Role CardsTax Cards Student Reflectio
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3rd - 9th
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Mock Trial Preparation and Script
This product includes graphic organizers to help your students gather ideas and information to present in a formal trial-like manner. You can use any literature story or informational text with this packet. Put a character or a historical figure on trial for crimes they've committed. The possibilities are endless!You will receive:Printable pages that can be used to create a packet specialized for both the Prosecution team and the Defense Team.A script to help move the trial along in a manner tha
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4th - 8th
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Food Rationing Simulation Activity - World War 2
This Food Rationing Activity is perfect to use during a unit on World War 2! Students will learn how people rationed food during World War 2 using ration points. I have used this activity with my 5th graders for years, and they are always engaged and shocked to find that food rationing is a lot harder than they thought it would be. During this food rationing activity, students will use a certain number of ration points to create a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu. The activity also includes ref
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4th - 8th
Renaissance Simulation Game
This is a fun, exciting way to get your students to role-play as a European citizen experiencing the incredible time period of the European Renaissance. Students will meet famous people of the Renaissance and will be faced with historically accurate situations. Just print one game card per student and control the story from your projector! Includes:- Renaissance Simulation PowerPoint- Renaissance Student Game Card- RAFT Writing Activity for Assessment Following the SimulationU.S. History Simulat
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4th - 12th
Branches of Government Simulation Centers
Allow students the opportunity to experience what it's like to work on each branch of government with this fun set of centers. Students will get to be the President and approve or veto new laws; while working as Supreme Court justices they will determine whether new class rules are constitutional or not; and they will get to make new rules for recess while pretending they are a member of Congress. Bring the branches of government to life with this activity!
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3rd - 5th
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Stamp Act Analysis | Primary Source Analysis on the Stamp Act
Stamp Act Analysis | Primary Source Analysis on the Stamp ActThis lesson is included in the Causes of the American Revolution Unit, located here!Buy the bundle and save over 25%!------------In this activity, students analyze the reaction to the Stamp Act by colonists from North Carolina to learn how they viewed the act, and what they were willing to do to oppose it. This is a very easy way to integrate primary sources into your Revolutionary War Unit!Enjoy!
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3rd - 8th
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Industrial Revolution Assembly Line Simulation Activity - U.S. & World History
Put your students right in the middle of the Industrial Age with this fun and engaging classroom simulation! Students must work together to create as many automobiles as possible as they experience working on an assembly line!Includes instructions and all of the printouts you'll need to have loads of fun with your students!Save 30% when you purchase The Industrial Revolution Activity Bundle!
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: The Industrial Revolution - U.S./World History Activity Bundle!
The King's Pieces: "No Taxation Without Representation" Simulation
This is a fun lesson plan based off of the popular "King's M&M's" lesson. I have just spiced it up a little. It is a simulation in which students act like the King and Parliament. They get to "tax" other students by taking their Reese's Pieces away based on whatever items you choose to tax. This is a simulation that sticks with the kids for years to come!
Included in this lesson is:
-Detailed lesson plans
-Taxation cards
-Primary sources
-Primary source analysis sheet
-Roll Cards
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3rd - 5th
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Age of Exploration Simulation Game (Crossing the Atlantic Ocean)
This is an engaging and exciting way to get your students to role-play as explorers sailing across the Atlantic. Students must make the right decisions along their voyage to survive. Just print one game card per student and control the story from your projector!Includes:- Age of Exploration Simulation PowerPoint- Age of Exploration Student Game Card- Spinners to Print for Random Events within Simulation- RAFT Writing Activity for Assessment Following the AdventureU.S. History Simulations:Civil W
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4th - 12th
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Sharecropping Simulation - PowerPoint and Student Notes
Students will experience what it was like to be a sharecropper with this activity! Students will keep track of their finances as they go through one year of being a sharecropper. Notes on sharecropping during the Reconstruction era are also included. Students are given the opportunity at the end to reflect on the experience.A great activity that keeps students engaged, and includes math integration through the finance sheet!
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Great Wall of China Virtual Field Trip Ancient History
Take a trip to the Great Wall of China! (If you already have the Growing Field Trip Bundle, redownload that to access this trip!!)Virtual Field Trips are an engaging activity, no matter the format of instruction, your students will be entertained! Use them as a preview to any science unit OR have the class work towards the reward of 'Field Trip Friday'!NO PREP! Just 'share your screen' and present the slides. ☺Trip is aimed at a 3rd grade level but works well for K - 5.W H A T ' S I N C L U D E
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1st - 6th
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NGSS:
3-LS4-3
Also included in: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION! Every product in my TPT store - growing bundle!
Mesopotamia Simulation Game
This resource is a game your students will love. You can use this resource in a traditional classroom or on Google Meet/Zoom with distance learning!This activity is a fun way to complete a Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia Unit. In this simulation game, students make choices for points to see what it's like to live in Mesopotamia after being a nomad for years.What's IncludedTeacher Direction PageHow-to split screen videoGoogle Slides PresentationStudent Recording SheetDiscussion QuestionsCheck out a
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4th - 7th
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Virtual Field Trips: 25 engaging trips that make fun end of year activities
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.
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K - 12th
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War of 1812: The Causes - Digital Simulation and Board Game
Truly get your students excited about the War of 1812 by having them take part in a digital simulation and board game. Students will interact with a whole class presentation to learn about the causes of the War of 1812. As the students are spinning to figure how how America as affected, they will also play a board game. The winner is the first one to war! Included you will find:*20 page colorful and interactive PowerPoint that leads the game*Guided Reading Worksheet*Game board and spinner*Pe
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: American History Games and Digital Simulation Bundle
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