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Best Sites for History Activities and Games
Web Sites for History Activities and Games
PBS for Teachers
PBS for Teachers provides lesson plans, teaching activities, on-demand video, interactive games and simulations, and free Webinars. PBS Teachers PreK-12 Social Studies content is organized within the grade-subject pages on the new PBS Teachers site.
BBC Schools
The BBC Schools section of their site offers games, animations, virtual tours, and galleries in all subjects, including history and geography A link in the bottom right takes you to their collection of games.
Best of History Web Sites: Games and Animations
At Best of History Web Sites you will find an annotated list of fun history games and animations organized around broad historical periods. Most of these games and animation are aimed at students ages 10-16. Categories include: Ancient History Games * Medieval History Games * Early Modern History Games * newEarly U.S History Games * newNation-Building U.S. History Games * Modern U.S. History Games * Modern World History Games * Animated Maps *
WebQuest Page
A WebQuest is a form of project-based and problem-based learning in which the resources are located on the Web. The WebQuest page features inquiry-oriented educational activities produced by various educators. Some sites are very impressive --- others are less so. I would suggest consulting the Matrix of Examples which now contains approximately 600 pre-selected Web Quests, cataloged by grade and subject level. Check links of any WebQuest you are interested in to make sure they are active.
ThinkQuest
A large internet-based education program that features about 1000 student-created web sites. Includes teacher resources and contests. Quality of individual sites varies, but some are excellent. Go to Libraries to visit sites on Geography and Cultures from students from various countries. Unfortunately some excellent older sites have been taken down.
Digital History - Link to Games
From the excellent Digital History web site, provides links to games and quizzes on various topics in American history.
Quia
A highly recommended subscription-based service ($49 U.S.) that enables you to make games and quizzes. Or, you may simply peruse their free database of ready-made materials.
activehistory.co.uk
Activehistory.co.uk provides educational games and interactive lessons that can be searched by topic or period. Some are free; some are not. Many deal with topics in European history, especially British history. Some games are student-produced, so check games for possible errors.
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