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6th grade critical thinking civics simulations
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
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)
Budgeting Board Game for Financial Literacy - Students Practice Real Life Skills
Empower young minds with the ultimate guide to shaping their dream lifestyle! This resource isn't just a bunch of financial planning worksheets. This game is designed to show pre-teens and teens the real-life impact of personal financial choices on their future. It's a game-changer for helping them grasp the art of budgeting as they transition into adulthood.Over the course of the game, students embark on a journey where they'll make a series of decisions, each one carrying the power to shape th
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6th - 12th
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Lunch Bunch Games | Friendship Escape Room
This Friendship Escape Room is the perfect challenge for upper elementary and middle school students to build teamwork and learn about positive friendship skills. This challenge is meant to be given in a shorter time span than other escape rooms and is perfect for those lunch time groups! Students are given the a scenario where there school is infected with Bully Fever and to release the antidote students need to work together to solve the challenges, release the keys and solve the secret co
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Escape Room Counseling Bundle | Friendship Growth Mindset Career
Legislative Branch Activity: Classroom Simulation on How a Bill Becomes a Law
Make civics practical and exciting for students using this Social Studies simulation that allows students to experience the Legislative Branch! Students will participate in writing bills for their school, community, or state while learning the various stages within the lawmaking process. All voices are heard as students become members of Congress, participate in committees, debate on the floor, and watch their President sign the bills that survive the entire process. Not only do students love
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6th - 12th
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CELLS CSI Investigation - Examining Plant and Animal Cells
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In this lesson, students will be given a mystery to solve, based on their knowledge of cells. To solve the mystery, they need to know the major differences between plant and animal cells. Students apply their knowledge to a "real-life" scenario in which they must classify cells as plant or animal. Students will record their conclusions in a forensic lab report similar to one that could be used in court. This is an excellent activity for the end of a unit on plant and animal ce
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4th - 7th
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Forms of Government Simulation
In this simulation the entire class will be able to experience every form of government. I usually open the Forms of Government unit with this simulation and my students LOVE IT! They talk about it for years. This purchase will include: -Detailed teacher instructions and explanations of every form of government.- Printer Friendly Student Simulation Chart-Answer KeyForms of Government Covered: -Anarchy-Autocracy/ Dictatorship-Absolute Monarchy-Constitutional Monarchy-Oligarchy-Representative Dem
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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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Zombie Task Force Simulation for Model United Nations BUNDLE
Get students debating and engaged in Model UN with this fun Zombie Task Force simulation! This bundle includes everything you will need to host an effective Model UN simulation. The comprehensive Zombie Task Force Simulation Slides presentation will walk your students through the process from learning what it means to be a delegate to successfully writing a resolution. Resources and graphic organizers are provided for each step of the process. This is a great way to kick off your club or unit! S
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6th - 12th
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Gifted and Talented - Living on Your Own: Lessons in Financial Responsibility
Challenge your gifted and talented to play the “game of life” and survive financially during their first year in college. This concept-based unit allows students to “earn” an inheritance from a distant relative by repurposing items from a barn. With this “money,” students find affordable housing, transportation, furnishings, and other essentials. Then the “game of life begins with monthly reoccurring expenses, opportunities to buy additional necessities and/or wants, as well as challenges or o
Grades:
5th - 8th
Full Year of U.S. Government and Civics Essentials Bundle
This bundle includes a variety of slide decks, simulations, activities, and games designed to provide the scaffolding that connects major ideas for a semester of U.S. Government.It includes Google Slide presentations, which include over 1000 slides, on:Purpose of Government, Public and Political ProcessForms of GovernmentThe Three BranchesCivic ParticipationRights and ResponsibilitiesFederalists and AntifederalistsPolitical Parties, Interest Groups, and ValuesAmerican Elections ExplainedGerryman
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Design a Zoo: A Digital Project Based Learning Experience
Thanks for choosing this project based learning experience for your students! They are sure to have fun, be creative, and learn some valuable skills.
In Design a Zoo, students take on the role of a design consultant asked to create a new zoo. Students will need to:
–Name the Zoo
–Create a welcoming sign
–Select the animals
–Design animal habitats
–Create information sheets
–Create a budget
–And present their work to a "Board of Directors"
This experience is designed to be completed without sub
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3rd - 8th
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Gifted Crime Scene Investigation Activity The Case of the Missing Cash
This highly engaging crime scene investigation activity will have your students using their critical thinking skills as they critically read and analyze witness testimonies, view and evaluate evidence, and draw inferences to determine the motive and identity of the person guilty of robbing a bank. Higher-level thinking skills will be practiced while investigating the crime scene, as students form a hypothesis about who committed the crime, establish a motive, and then justify their hypothesis b
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5th - 8th
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Editorial vs. Regular News Article Game (Is it Fact or Opinion Writing?)
In this engaging, self-checking Google Slides game, students gain a valuable skill for interacting with media. Students are guided to learn the difference between fact and opinion writing—even when the difference is subtle—by reading information about both, then looking at headlines and choosing whether the headlines are for editorials or regular facts-only news articles. All headlines are from real articles, so students are learning with content that is relevant. Students are given feedback i
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4th - 10th
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Robotics Competitions for Dash Robot
BEFORE YOU PURCHASE:This packet works with Dash robot. In order to effectively implement this resource, you must have at least 1 Dash robot and 1 iPad OR one compatible laptop.This packet includes 8 robotics competitions to use with Dash robot. The competitions range from easy to more difficult. They will not only test your students' coding skills, team work, communication, problem solving, and logical reasoning skills! Scoring sheets are provided for each competition. Suggested implementation i
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3rd - 6th
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ARGUETROPIA - Argumentative Writing and Speaking Group Debate Fun ELA Game
Do you want to be the best teacher? Get ready to dive into the world of argumentative writing with a twist of game-day excitement. Tackling real-world issues through the lens of argumentative writing and speaking is like embarking on a heroic quest. With social, economical, or environmental challenges as your battleground, you're not just teaching; you're inspiring students to be advocates of change. If you found something that gave you all these benefits, would you want to get started with it
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6th - 8th
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Economics Activity | Classroom Market Economy Simulation & Classroom Management
Searching for Economics Activities? Looking for a way to make economics class more enjoyable or maybe just improve classroom management? CLA$$ONOMIC$ is an interactive classroom economy that will boost student engagement and help reinforce the major concepts of a market economy. Create your very own classroom economy with this Social Studies simulation. Students love the chance to be an entrepreneur by owning items in the classroom, charging students usage fees, and having opportunities to mak
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5th - 12th
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Women's Suffrage Movement: Susan B. Anthony Trial Scavenger Hunt Activity
Your students will walk in the shoes of Elizabeth Cady Stanton as they learn about the Women's Suffrage movement and the trial of Susan B. Anthony. This scavenger hunt uses primary sources! What better way to learn about the past than to analyze historical photos and documents. Your students will use close reading skills, decoding, and teamwork to complete 7 different tasks with clues. This resource is similar to an escape room, but allows for more flexibility as it can span over the course of t
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Women's Suffrage Bundle: Activities, Reading Passages, Analysis, Lecture
Three Branches of Government Simulation-united states american checks balances
45 minute simulation, expandable to much longer if desiredGreat for final review of the U.S. Constitution. Students have been hearing about it and examining charts about the government... now they get to "be" the three branches. They pass, sign, veto, and review just like the real government is supposed to do.Students love the kinesthetic and social aspects of bringing government to life!Balance of power, legislature, executive, judiciary, legislative, checks and balances, congress, house of re
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6th - 12th
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Create your own civilization based off of 'Weslandia'
Create your own civilization based off of the book 'Weslandia'. Students will use their social studies knowledge to create their own utopian society. Your students will have a blast taking knowledge that they have previously learned about and applying it to their new civilization! Their creativity will amaze you!!!!
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CCSS Writing: W.2, W.4, W.5, W.6, W.8, W.10
Social Studies: geog
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4th - 12th
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Mock Trial Graphic Organizers and Procedures
Overview: This mock trial bundle has graphic organizers designed to help middle school classes transition from written arguments to verbal interactive debating. Specifically, I use this to support imagining an “other” when designing an argument rather than writing in a vacuum as is often required of students in standard essays. Students are engaged in the simultaneous collaborative yet competitive nature of the activities, and this excitement translates to more sound reasoning and an increased
Grades:
6th - 9th
The Mystery of Harris Burdick Simulation
Engage your students in an exciting mystery simulation based on Chris Van Allsburg's book (The Mysteries of Harris Burdick) where YOU become the Chief of Police, and your students become first-rate detectives! Students will delve into a mystery that at first seems to have no solution, but through open-ended questioning and investigation through role-play, your students will come to a conclusion and arrest the culprit — maybe.
Every mystery is different since the students use their creativity to
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3rd - 7th
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Impromptu Interviews - perfecting the art of conversation
Impromptu Interviews is a mini unit about the art of interviewing where students analyze what happens in a good interview. In the culminating activity, students will participate in impromptu interviews. They will prepare for these as interviewers without knowing beforehand who they will interview. This will help to preserve the true nature of interviews, which are not rehearsed in advance. Interviewees, chosen at random, will play the role of the person being interviewed. A wide range of scenari
Grades:
5th - 8th
Class Escape: Halloween Edition
My students loved my original Class Escape, so I created the HALLOWEEN EDITION when they begged me to make another! Modeled after the popular "Escape" games in many cities around the country, this classroom version prompts students to work together as a class to solve puzzles, connect the clues, and crack the code! Your students will be totally engaged in this hands-on, Halloween-themed challenge!
You will need the following tools:
- tape
- color printer (preferred) or regular printer
- scisso
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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