MIDDLE+SCHOOL+SOCIAL+STUDIES

= = = [|THE MIDDLE AGES BLENDSPACE] = = [|ANCIENT ROME BLENDSPACE] =

=[|LEONARDO DAVINCI BLENDSPACE (Grades 6-8)]=

= [|ANCIENT CHINA BLENDSPACE (GRADES 6-8)] =

= [|ANCIENT EGYPT BLENDSPACE (GRADES 6-8)] =

= [|ANCIENT GREECE BLENDSPACE (GRADES 6-8)] =

= [|EXECUTIVE COMMAND] You will be faced with the daily challenges of running a government and keeping the country safe. You’ll decide your signature issue in your first State of the Union address, sign bills into law, delegate new laws to the appropriate federal agency, handle international diplomacy, and command the military during times of war. Your goal is to keep everything running smoothly during your first term in office. =

=[|SUPREME DECISION] Learn about the Supreme Court in this interactive game=

=[|LAW CRAFT] LawCraft is a short game that teaches you how the two houses of Congress compromise to create laws. =

= [|ARGUMENT WARS] The game gives students a meaningful way to use the information they’re learning about the Bill of Rights and the American court system to defend a given point of view during mock trials. =

=[|THE VICTORIANS] Think like a historian=

=[|LARRY FERLAZZO'S AMERICAN HISTORY BLOG]=

=[|WORLD HISTORY TIMELINE MAP]=

=** [|BUDGET HERO] ** Can you restore the federal budget to long-term fiscal health? In this online game, you can make policy changes by playing a variety of policy cards and watch the effects on the national budget deficit/surplus, the size of government as a percentage of GDP, the national debt as a percentage of GDP, and the projected year in which the budget “busts.” =
 * [|COURT QUEST] Court Quest is a fun and interactive game about the federal and state court systems and the appeals process. **
 * [|BRANCHES OF POWER] ** Branches of Power gives you the chance to take part in all three branches of government at the same time! Rather than simply learning about each in isolation, you’ll play all three branches and learn about their constant interactions.

=[|AYITI: THE COST OF LIFE] This strategy game challenges players to manage a family of five in rural Haiti and keep them all healthy, educated and out of debt. =
 * [|LANDFORM DETECTIVES] ** This game provides a fascinating trip through the amazing processes of geology. Look at mountains, valleys, and rivers in a whole new way as you solve the puzzle of how they got to be that way, and think about how long it took to happen.

= [|WIN THE WHITE HOUSE] In Win the White House, you get to manage your very own presidential campaign by choosing your signature issues, strategically raising funds, polling voters, launching media campaigns, and making personal appearances. Keep a close eye on the map as you battle over electoral votes and popular support. =

= [|PHOTOS NORMANDIE] An online archive of creative commons photos from WWII =

= [|10 RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION] =

= [|DEMOCRACY GAME] Interactive game to teach about American Government =

= [|TWEEN TRIBUNE] Trustworthy teen news site with a classroom component = = = = [|ENERCITIES] Build your own sustainable cities =

= = = [|Ancient Greece] Self-directed unit for the flipped classroom = = =

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