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Cool online simulations, though I see them more as "Choose your own adventure" types...still I think students will like them! Even come with short answer questions and quizzes!!!

Cool resource for "choose your own adventure" type simulations online where students can read about history, but feel like they are navigating through it! Comes with short answer and quiz questions to check comprehension

simulation of budgeting process to understand government and history

Simulation games that engage in ancient history.

"We talk a lot about civic education, usually about how little of it too many students get in school. In this charged election season, the subject has rarely, if ever, been more relevant. But here's a different kind of discussion: how kids are actually being engaged in it. Below are several examples that could be used in any school. All of the authors are working in Illinois, where a law was recently passed requiring high schools to provide a semester-long civics course that includes community action of some kind. It says, "Civics course content shall focus on government institutions, the discussion of current and controversial issues, service learning, and simulations of the democratic process." But what they say can apply across the country."

"Middle school students learn social studies through Historia, a paper-based simulation game that incorporates a world cultures curriculum aligned to state standards." Edutopia

This game created with UNICEF has students in a simulated version living the life of impoverished people. They must make decisions and see if they can survivie and do better. I played it and REALLY like what it make you think about...tough decisions, but realistic. Would be GREAT wehn teaching about 21st or 20th century issues globally!!!

Excellent distribution of wealth simulation

really engaging simulation for teaching Canadian or American gov't, economics, citizenship

Interesting web-based simulation of natural disasters. Students are expected to problem solve how to deal with prepping for a specific disaster with a limited budget. Obvious application in Geography classes but also could be used in History when looking at a specific disaster in history like Hurricane Katrina.

lessons for jury simulations

meant for a 5th grade room, but the simulation and use of Tale of Two cities could be adapted for an older classroom...

French Revolution Lesson Plan: "Those who have and those who have not"

Both the museum itself and the site are terrific. Lots of primary source narratives.

History game...perhaps good for including in unit on early colonization in North America.

Over 125 free history games.

Fun Victorian life simulation

A site which offers 3D downloads of historic sites. There aren't many there yet but it looks well-resources so should probably grow. Has Macchu Picchu and some sites in Europe and Asia.

This looks very cool. Quite big (2G) but maybe you can talk to the ICT department... I saw a similar thing for Ancient Rome on Google Earth but you need a powerful computer to run it and my laptop wasn't up to the job. Gen-Y is so visual, things like this can be great tools.