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5th grade social studies simulations for Microsoft Word
A Play, The Coercive Acts and the First Continental Congress
I love using this when we are in our Road to Revolution unit. It is a fun way to learn about the punishments of the Coercive Acts and the emergency meeting of the Continental Congress. I organize a table in the middle of the room with a Union Jack flag sitting somewhere on it. I make the table look official with some other props, too. Off to the side I put a chair for my "throne". The King and Baines stay in that area. The Members of Parliament sit around the table first. They change places wit
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5th - 12th
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MOCK TRIAL! - The Guide, Rubrics, and Handouts to the Ultimate Project
Would you like to see your students rise to the highest of expectations? Watch your students transform into lawyers pushing the envelope of persuasion, witnesses carefully building a case, or judge/jury to conduct it fairly and appropriately. Do you want to have some of the most fun in your teaching life? Then purchase this Word document - easily my most downloaded and highly rated product - and customize it for your students and the trial of your choice. There are role descriptions and customiz
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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The Boston Tea Party, A Play
If you teach about the Road to Revolution in your class, this is a great way to get your students involved and engaged when you reach the Tea Act of 1773 and the Boston Tea Party 1773.Having students reenact history is an excellent way for them to "experience" what events were like. This is a great example. This play was written using eyewitness accounts and other excellent sources including information from the Boston Tea Party museum. If ever in Boston it is a must do! You even get to throw th
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5th - 12th
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Italian Renaissance Marshmallow Activity STEM Challenge
Italian Renaissance Marshmallow ChallengeThe Italian Renaissance Marshmallow Challenge activity is designed to allow student groups of three to four students to interact with their classmates by building a tower or an architectural wonder for their Italian city-state in eighteen minutes out of dry spaghetti noodles, tape, and string. Lastly, the tower needs to hold up the marshmallow at the top of structure. A group “wins” by making the tallest free standing structure that holds up the marshmal
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Renaissance Sampler: By History Wizard
Age of Exploration Trade Game
All American history classes teach about Christopher Columbus and his search for new trade routes. Why not have the students participate in a fun and educational game which explains how trade worked and why finding new trade routes to the Indies were so important to European nations. Students will become one of seven different trading regions like Spain, Italy, or China each with their own goods for sale and to buy. The team with the most trade is the winner!
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5th - 9th
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Manorialism Simulation
Students have a blast learning about the medieval manorial economic system involved in feudalism in this fun lesson! Students create their own feudal manor system in this hands-on simulation, which especially appeals to visual and kinesthetic learners. The lesson includes an Aim, Do Now, a student reading about manorialism in the Middle Ages, and two summary questions for students after the activity is completed. This would also make a good sub plan.This file is left in Word so you may edit it
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4th - 8th
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Life in the Middle Colonies, A Play
Here is a skit I use when we are learning about the Middle Colonies in my classroom. It is a great way to enhance any lesson about the Middle Colonies either to introduce some of the characteristics of this region or reinforce what has been taught. All of my skits are written to engage students and get them thinking. Most contain a little bit of humor, as well. This one does. If you'd like to see all of my plays, skits, re-enactments, simulations and other lesson starters please visit my store o
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5th - 12th
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The First Americans, A Play About The Bering Land Bridge (Native Americans)
This is a short play about the most well-known migration theory concerning Native Americans.
If you are teaching about the origin of Native peoples in America, this is great way to help introduce the topic of the Bering Land Bridge theory.
The play will take about 5-10 minutes. It is meant as an enhancement to a lesson. It's great to get students involved and engaged in class. This offers that opportunity.
Enjoy and please let me know what you think!
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5th - 12th
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Renaissance Writers and Printing Press Simulation | Digital Learning Pack
Some of the most influential works of literature were written during the Renaissance. Give your students a first hand look at the works of these famous writers. As a bonus, a movable type activity is included to get your students interactive with the content. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Renaissance Writers and Printing Press Simulation" Distance Learning Pack includes:1) A customizable lecture that you can adjust to meet your needs and the needs of your students. This bundle
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5th - 12th
Also included in: Renaissance and Reformation | Deluxe Bundle
Jelly Bean Economy: A Simulation of Why We Pay Taxes
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.
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3rd - 5th
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Food Truck Project Simulation - STEM Economics and Design
Food Truck Project may be used alternately as an independent study, for small groups, or engage the entire class in a cross-curricular simulation. All instructions are written so that students working independently may take direction on their own with minimal teacher support. Teacher notes are provided to support teachers in guiding students when needed. The Food Truck Project is presented as a series of sub-units, best used in the order they appear, but adjustable to time available by selective
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4th - 7th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
Gold Rush Dice Game
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.
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3rd - 12th
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Rule the World: A Nation Building Simulation
Watch your students become entirely engaged as they compete to see who will be the supreme ruler of the world. This simulation has students work in teams (nations) to create their own culture or the teacher can adapt the 'tasks' to have them research and report out on real nations. Diplomats and spies from each nation move around the world and develop trade / defence agreements (or steal valuable information!) in preparation for the 'War' phase of the game. Every time I have run the simulatio
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4th - 12th
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European and Native Americans (Conflict and Cooperation Scenarios)
This product is an activity that has the students role playing. The students are divided up between two English colonies (Jamestown and Plymouth) and the Native American tribes they interacted with (Powhatan and the Wampanoag) .
The lesson comes with a scenario that gives background on each group and a series of questions and steps for each group to follow. The steps for each group a relatively the same. For example: Jamestown and Plymouth will follow the same steps.
This can be done with you
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4th - 6th
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The Great Age of Exploration - The Crusades and Trade with the East! A Play
A great skit to help introduce some of the reasons why there was an Age of Exploration.
During the Crusades, a trade relationship develops between points in the middle east and with some Italian city-states. Of these, Venice benefited the most and will boast the largest market in Europe at this time.
This skit helps explain how this develops in a humorous way. A great lesson starter! Have fun!
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5th - 12th
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Market Day - A "Real World" Economics Simulation For Grades 3-6
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
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3rd - 6th
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Core Democratic Values (CDV) Mini-Lesson
Students read through the 10 scenarios and try to determine which core democratic value (CDV) applies to each situation. There may be more than one CDV for each passage. Extension activity: Have them create their own passages and act them out for the class.
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5th - 8th
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Show Me the Proof ~ Providing Textual Evidence ~ The Trial of Fact and Opinion
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
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1st - 6th
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Full Mock Congress Curriculum + Discount Code for Article 1 App
This is a full curriculum for running a Mock Congress in your classroom, complete with resources for differentiation. Great for grades 5-12. For use with the Article 1 platform.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Renaissance Fair Mix, Mingle, and Learn
Have you ever wanted to turn you entire classroom into a Renaissance Fair!? Now you can.
This activity guides the students through the creation of a sandwich board costume, Mix and Mingle instructions, a food and drink sign up sheet, and a renaissance study guide to make sure they didn't miss any facts.
This always ends up being my students favorite activity of the year, and the unit they will do best at come test time because they lived the history!
If you like this lesson, be sure to
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5th - 12th
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Statistics Mode, Median, Mean, Range Worksheet for Math or Psychology
What's in the Hand: Activity makes learning mode, median, mean, and range fun. You will need two packs of playing cards in order to use 10 different variations. I use giant clothes pins to hold a total of 9 cards for each station. Each student gets a worksheet and is assigned to a group of 4-5 students. Students will complete the first rotation by figuring the mean, median, mode, and range, and then rotate to each other station in about 5 min intervals. At the end they will answer the questions
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5th - 12th
4th/5th STEAM Activity:Money, Decimals Percentage, Interest Rate, Stock Market!
This activity is AMAZING!!! We used this in conjunction with our math unit on fractions and decimals and our literacy unit on Using Money and The Stock Exchange. It incorporates literally every discipline! **Editable!
----->Students are given a weekly budgeting scenario, where they must manage their account balance, write checks, and calculate withdrawals and deposits on a check register.
It is differentiated to accommodate higher-level learners. This accelerated activity requires multiplyi
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4th - 6th
Reconstruction Activity - Rebuilding the South
This quick and engaging activity demonstrates the difficulties of Reconstruction in the South following the Civil War.
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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