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Stock Market Crash (1929) Simulation: Causes of the Great Depression
Bring history alive for your students! This is a one day stock market simulation that will help your students understand the major causes of the stock market crash of October 29th, 1929 while role playing and while working together! This lesson is an amazing way to start your unit on the Great Depression! This lesson provides students with a general understanding of how the stock market operates and how stock speculation works. This lesson will bring history alive for your students!This product
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7th - 11th
Also included in: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Presidency: Great Depression-World War II
Ancient Greece Government Simulation Activity | Monarchy, Oligarchy, Democracy
This Ancient Greece Government Google Slideshow and Simulation will help your students understand monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy in an interactive and meaningful way! No-prep required with this resource...simply present the slideshow to your students and give them either a printed or digital copy of the included graphic organizer. The slideshow guides you and your students through each type of government, one at a time. There are at least five slides included for each of the four ty
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6th - 9th
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
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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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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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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"Lamb to the Slaughter" Mock Trial Directions
My students read "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl every fall and this mock trial is always a lesson they remember and ask to do over and over. Unfortunately it doesn't fit with every piece of literature. The lesson requires close reading, critical thinking, argument writing, oral communication, as well as comprehension of the story.
This product includes a one-page directions sheet for the teacher, as well as directions to be printed and handed to each of the following: prosecution, defe
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6th - 10th
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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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1920s Stock Market Game: Ready to Strike it Rich? Roaring 20s, Great Depression
Your kids will love this game! This proven simulation has been a best seller for the last 10 years because it keeps kids engaged! Add student names into the game for even more fun. An excellent transition from the 1920s to 1930s. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Here is what others are saying! 85 positive reviews and counting!This resource was exactly what I wanted it to be. Richard"This activity was amazing to give my students a glimpse at the excitement that people were feeling during the Roaring 20s and the deva
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5th - 12th
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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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
USA Citizenship Test
Need a relevant activity for teaching Government or Contemporary Issues? This is a 40 question test compiled with need-to-know knowledge for the actual US Citizenship test. Use this multiple-choice activity as an introduction for Government class to see if your students would even qualify to be American citizens! Or, use it to show how difficult it is for foreigners to become citizens in your Contemporary Issues class. Fun and eye-opening for students as they experience a real-life activity! C
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8th - 12th
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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Economics Activity Bundle | 20 + Simulations, Videos, Web-Quests & More!
Looking for a semester worth of Economics activities? Microeconomics and Macroeconomics? Look no further! This (20+ PRODUCT) BUNDLE contains over $60 worth of product and includes student simulations, web-quests, student projects, student presentations, power-points, Document Based activities, student station activities and MORE! Also included- OVER 40 Economics Video Activities (public access) and corresponding student worksheets! Also GREAT for SUMMER SCHOOL!***Includes a GOOGLE and Traditiona
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9th - 12th
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Cold War Simulation U.S. History Interactive Group Activity High-level Learning
This Simulation will have students talking about the Cold War for the rest of the semester. My students love this simulation! It is complex and detailed to the point that students get an authentic, hands-on experience as to what it was like to make some of the tough decisions as govt. leaders during the Cold War, yet it is simple enough to explain and execute with no high tech computer software required and very minimal prep work involved (only word docs). Students get to collaborate in groups a
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9th - 12th
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Virtual Human Brain Dissection
This is a virtual dissection alternative that allows students to dissect a 3D human brain, record observations, answer analysis questions on the observations and label a sheep's brain with the synonymous human brain structures. The analysis questions are mixed formats between direct questions and critical thinking concluding questions. This activity can be completed completely online or printed out for in-person instruction. It is meant to serve as an alternative method to performing a dissectio
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
First Continental Congress Simulation
The First Continental Congress is a major milestone in the birth of our country. But the coming together of 12 colonies was no easy matter. They were separate colonies who had never united like this before. Now, relive all the excitement, drama, and intrigue as your students take on the roles of all 12 colonies present at the First Continental Congress as they try to decide how to handle Britain in the immediate aftermath of the Intolerable Acts.
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6th - 12th
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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 colonization of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Just print one game card per student and control the story from your projector! Includes:- Amazo
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4th - 12th
World History: Treaty of Versailles- PPT & Simulation (Debate)
This is a COMPREHENSIVE lesson on the Treaty of Versailles that I used for my last formal observation to "wow" my principal! :) The lesson objectives include: Compare and contrast the goals of the Big Four at the Paris Peace Conference. Negotiate the terms of the Treaty of Versailles from the perspective of a member of the Big Four. Identify and describe the major terms of the Treaty (B.R.A.T.). Evaluate the Treaty’s fairness and predict its impact on Germany and future wars.Activities include a
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7th - 12th
Feudalism and Manorialism Simulation
Students will conduct an in-class simulation that mirrors the organization and responsibilities of medieval society. Pupils will assume the roles of lords, knights, and serfs, and be required to perform certain tasks that highlight the societal expectations of these classes. Privileges, rewards, and restrictions granted during the simulation will mimic feudal life and reveal the inequalities inherent in manorialism. Total class time needed is one period.Materials Needed:1) You will need 20-30 sh
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6th - 9th
Also included in: World History I Bundle
Andrew Jackson & The Trail of Tears PowerPoint and Infographic
Condensed lesson summarizing the Andrew Jackson's run for President and the impact of the Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears. Includes editable PowerPoint, coordinating student info-graphic style note taking sheet, answer key, and suggestions for optional video resources.
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4th - 12th
Electoral College Simulation Game
Allow your students to feel the excitement of a presidential election by having them compete against each other in pairs! Students will roll dice to claim states as they race to 270 electoral votes. Geography skills and luck will help determine the outcome of each election. Just print the handouts and control the story from your projector! Dice are required for the simulation.Includes:- Electoral College Maps- Electoral College Game CardI'm Just a Bill - Flowchart and PowerPointU.S. History Simu
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4th - 12th
Sharecropping and Tenant Farming Simulation Game
In this lesson, students are divided into sharecroppers and tenant farmers. Each round, they have to choose a crop to plant which is dependent on market forces and the weather. If they choose well, they'll do well even after paying their dues to their landlords and living expenses. But for most, the system will prove to be toil and sweat for not much. Great way to teach a failure of Reconstruction.
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6th - 12th
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