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11th grade simulations under $5
Marshmallow Team Building: A Back to School Activity for First Day of School
Whether you’re headed back to school or starting a new unit, this team building exercise will get kids engaged and excited about being in your classroom. The Marshmallow Team Building exercise helps teachers establish a classroom atmosphere of teamwork and sets the tone for a fun, high energy class!Here's what you need: a whole lotta marshmallows, a box of toothpicks, and some Clorox wipes! :-) Set your classroom up for the first day so that students are working in teams to build eight differ
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5th - 12th, Staff
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COLD WAR -BUILD A BOMB SHELTER -The Arms Race - Print & Digital - FUN!
This is a fun and engaging activity when teaching about the arms race during the Cold War. Includes both print and digital versions. Students will begin by reading and watching an informational, 1950s film clip about how to create a bomb shelter and then they will create their own by designing their shelter and listing the items they will bring. Fun!Buyer Feedback:I used this resource as an intro to the Cold War to give my students an engaging first look at that period. They really enjoyed it; e
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9th - 12th
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The Sinking of the Lusitania: Solve the WWI Mystery w Primary Source Analysis!
Perhaps one of the most important events of World War One, the sinking of the Lusitania has fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based mission that they will remember all year long!In this mystery, students are posed with an engaging scenario - they are CIA Agents that must piece together once and for all how and why the Lusitania sank. They are presented with a variety of "exhibits," all cleverly designed to engage
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: GROWING WWI BUNDLE: Higher Order Thinking WWI Activities (SS5H2)
Population Ecology Lab Simulation - Modeling Population Growth
This guided inquiry graphing activity (both printable and digital) involves the student in a study of the growth rate of a rabbit population. The student assumes the role of a scientist to determine the birth rate, mortality rate, growth rate, and total population size of the rabbit population over a 20 year period. The data is plotted on a graph where the student will clearly see the initial exponential growth of the population followed by logistic growth. The activity will reinforce the conce
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8th - 12th
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MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-2
Also included in: Population Ecology 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
Speciation Activity: Students model Mutation, Natural Selection, and Evolution
Students often have trouble with the concepts of Natural Selection and Evolution of a species. Where do new traits come from? Does the environment cause mutations to happen? Or does the mutation come first? How does geographic isolation lead to speciation? This is a fun, easy, low-prep activity that allows students to experience the process of evolution (speciation) due to random mutation and geographic isolation. Students get a solid understanding of where new traits come from and how changes i
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6th - 12th
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HS-LS4-2
, HS-LS4-1
, HS-LS4-4
, HS-LS4-5
French Revolution Simulation
This is a full lesson plan to utilize to teach The French Revolution. This is usually a fun topic for students to learn (they tend to love the Reign of Terror), but students often look past the actual causes of the Revolution. To solve that problem in my classroom, I use a simulation that goes in-depth on the financial crisis in France that will surely stick in the minds of students, and keep them engaged. This lesson covers basic terms of the French Revolution, the causes to the revolution,
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9th - 12th
History Crime Scene Investigation: The Lost Colony of Roanoke CSI
Want a great way for students to engage in a group activity while they examine maps, artifacts, primary sources, and solve a historical mystery? Download The Lost Colony of Roanoke CSI!
This exciting activity can be used to challenge individual students or to encourage collaboration in groups of up to five. Students form CSI teams and examine real evidence from the Roanoke to determine what happened to the colonists. It's a great way to encourage students to support historical arguments with r
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7th - 11th
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The Electoral - College Simulation Activity - Civics - Print & Digital
This is a fun and engaging activity simulating a mock Presidential election. Students will be able to really “see” how the Electoral College works and have fun in the process. All teacher preparation and student instructions are included. Both print and digital versions are included.Buyer Feedback:"This was a well-designed activity that has students directly engaging with data and helps them predict the newest election. I will use this every year. VERY GOOD PURCHASE!"This purchase includes the
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: EXECUTIVE Branch BUNDLE | U.S. Presidency | Print & Digital | Civics
Yellow Journalism- MAD LIBS
Students will work in partners to complete the Yellow Journalism story of the USS Maine explosion. This quick and fun Mad Libs style activity is meant to show how inaccurate Yellow Journalism was at the time. My students loved this. I left it in an editable format.Key Words: Spanish American War; Yellow Journalism; USS Maine; American Imperialism
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6th - 12th
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Supreme Court Cases Web Quest Activity: Students investigate 6 landmark cases!
In this Supreme Court and Constitution web quest activity resource, students engage with six landmark Supreme Court cases, including Brown v the Board of Education, Tinker v Des Moines, New Jersey v TLO, Miranda v Airzona, and more! Students use included QR codes to learn about four cases, or use the included Google 1:1 version to have students do the activity digitally. After reviewing and critiquing six major rulings, students investigate two others of their choosing before completing a fina
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8th - 11th
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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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STOCK MARKET Simulation Game | 1920s & Great Depression | Print & Digital
This is a fun and interactive STOCK MARKET Simulation game to play with your secondary U.S. History students when studying the causes of the Great Depression. The presentation begins with an engaging introduction to the stock market. Very detailed directions are then given to play the stock market simulation game. Students will begin by choosing stocks to purchase from a list of companies that existed in the 1920s. They will then complete the corresponding worksheet with the stock they purchased
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Acids and Bases PhET Virtual Lab
Acid, Base, or Neutral? In this virtual lab, students will use the "pH Scale" PhET Simulation to determine the pH of 12 common substances. Students will also:⚗️Test their pre-existing knowledge of Acids & Bases⚗️Read a pH scale ranging from 0 - 14⚗️Classify substances as a Strong Acid, Weak Acid, Strong Base, or Weak Base⚗️Explain how Water can raise or lower the pH of an Acid or BaseCheck out the Simulation here: pH ScaleNOTE: Please select "Macro" for the Standard pH Analysis.Purchase incl
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
, MS-PS1-1
Also included in: Introduction to Chemistry Full PhET Virtual Lab Bundle
Frog Paper Dissection
This activity is a perfect alternative to dissection or as an elaboration or evaluation. I have taught Biology for 36 years, and have done many real dissections of many different animals, but have changed my mind on whether students need a real frog to dissect in high school. Recently, I have given this activity to my students instead of doing a real dissection, and they have fun, stay safe and don't hurt any animals! Students who were absent during a real dissection could do this activity to
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7th - 12th
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Cuban Missile Crisis - Simulation
Students are placed in the shoes of President John F. Kennedy on October 16th of 1962. The students will be presented with information about the Cuban Missile Crisis. The advisors have presented you with 5 different options of potential actions to take against the Soviet Union and/or Cuba. Students must weigh the pros and cons of each action and decide what action appears to be the best. Students will then research options to see what option President Kennedy actually took. A series of refl
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6th - 12th
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Ecology Lab Estimating Population Size
Population biologists have developed several methods for sampling a population. In this lab, the student will use the sampling technique known as the "mark and recapture method" to estimate the size of a population of wild beans! Students will compare their estimation of the population size obtained from lab data to the actual population size and calculate their percent error.This lab is very easy to set up and very easy to clean up. No fancy materials are required, and yet, I find this to be
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Biology Lab Bundle - Cells Mitosis Genetics DNA Dichotomous Keys Enzymes
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Electrical Circuits Virtual Lab Activity and Webquest [Distance Learning]
Incorporate TECHNOLOGY into your next electricity lesson with this PRINT & GO virtual lab activity and web-quest (with answer key). This activity gives students the opportunity to practice building simple series and parallel circuits via an online virtual lab. No set-up required! Just print and go.This lab is perfect for distance learning, flipped classrooms & online courses and includes a printable version as well as a digital Google Slides version.This activity takes students to 3 webs
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8th - 11th
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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
McCarthyism Lesson Plan and Red Scare Simulation
This is a lesson plan with accompanying materials that I developed to teach a 10th grade Modern US History class about McCarthyism and the Second Red Scare. Included here are a complete lesson plan, guided notes for students, political cartoon analysis with accompanying cartoons, and cards for Red Scare simulation activity.
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9th - 12th
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House Hunters! Engaging Inflation Simulation (Memorable Money Supply Lesson)
This is a quick and engaging inflation simulation that students love. It asks students to bid against one another to win the house of their dreams (or nightmares!)In the second round, students budgets are doubled (effectively doubling the money supply for the controlled classroom economy). The simulation demonstrates clearly the relationship between money supply and inflation in one quick and engaging lesson that you and your students will come to enjoy!The directions given are:Inform everyone t
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Full Year of U.S. Government and Civics Essentials Bundle
Political Parties | Campaign Simulation Running for President
This presidential election simulation is an excellent way for students to comprehend all aspects of political parties and the campaigns needed to elect a presidential candidate - "Let's Get The Party Started!" The teacher will divide class into groups of 4 to 5 students per group. Each group will develop their own political party and choose a presidential candidate to represent their party. Using the included criteria, allow students a few class periods, or portions of class periods, to create
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5th - 12th
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Mitosis and Meiosis Cell Division Modeling Simulation Lab
This modeling activity is a Mitosis and Meiosis Lab Simulation. Students will model the stages of mitosis and meiosis using either the hands-on pop bead version or the digital Google Slides "drag and drop" version. Both versions are included in this resource.Suitable for Biology or Life Science Students in Grades 9-12In the hands-on pop bead version, students will use chromosome simulation (pop bead) kits to assemble and manipulate chromosomes during both types of cell division. The student hand
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-4
Also included in: Mitosis and Meiosis Cell Division Bundle
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