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War Crimes: The Thirty Years’ War: Europe’s First World War
$6.00The Thirty Years’ War refers to a series of wars that ravaged the European continent from 1618-1648. It began as a religious struggle, spawned from the Protestant Reformation, over the “Peace of Augsburg,” that had provided for...$6.00 -
RENAISSANCE ALUM MONOPOLY GAME
$5.00Alum is a transparent mineral salt essential to the manufacturing of fast, vivid dyes. It is also used in glass-making and tanning of animal hides. Up until 1460 nearly all European supplies of alum came from Asia transported in Genoese ships. But in...$5.00 -
Vulnerable and Fearful: Could you survive in 14th Century France?
$4.00The 14th century provides us with two opposing images: on the one hand a dazzling time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry and exquisitely illuminated books and tapestries; on the other hand, an age of ferocity, suffering and spiritual...$4.00 -
American Revolutionary War 1775-1783: A Lesson in Military History
$4.00It took eight years of bitter fighting for Americans to win their independence from England. Most U.S. history courses concentrate on the causes that led Americans to seek independence, and then move to the end of the conflict and the struggles of the...$4.00 -
MAKING A PURITAN SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA
$4.00In this activity students work individually and in small groups to decide where to set up their colony in wilderness America. They must try to reach a class consensus on the best site taking into consideration the challenges they will face including a...$4.00 -
4. Treason on the Hudson
$5.00This play introduces students to one of the greatest spy stories in American history. Had Benedict Arnold’s treasonous plot to turn West Point over to the British succeed the success of the American Revolution would have been placed in great...$5.00 -
Lexington v. Concord: Where did the Revolutionary War Really Start?
$3.00Where did the War for American Independence actually begin? Was it on the early morning of April 19, 1775 on Lexington Green, or later in the day at Concord Bridge? The debate began almost immediately after the fighting on that fateful day and continues...$3.00 -
RIGHT AND WRONG IN PURITAN BOSTON
$4.00In this activity students play the part of the Puritan General Court deciding on several cases of people in their tight-knit religious community who had allegedly broken the law and deserved to be punished. They must identify the specific crime they...$4.00 -
2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Simulations, Interactive Activities for Developing Skills in Economics
$2.99Product Description These two simulations are designed to allow students to engage in a hands on activity to exemplify the importance of how GDP is calculated and the difference between Nominal and Real GDP. I use these for my on-level...$2.99 -
Gross Domestic Product GDP Power Point and Guided Note Packet Economics Google 1:1 Distance 1 to 1 Interactive Notebook
$12.50Are you looking for a power point and cloze note bundle that is focused on Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Then this is the product for you! Included is a power point that is used to introduce GDP, per capita GDP, GDP deflator, and more to a high...$12.50 -
Gross Domestic Product GDP Power Point, Guided Note Packet, Test, Webquest, Economics, Google 1:1 Distance Learning 1 to 1 Interactive Notebook
$24.50Are you looking for a power point and cloze note bundle that is focused on Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Then this is the product for you! Included is a power point, cloze notes, webquest, worksheet, simulations, projects, and more! All are used to...$24.50 -
Paul Revere, William Dawes or Samuel Prescott
$4.00Who actually warned the countryside on April 18, 1775 that “the Regulars were coming?” Generations of school children heard, and in many cases memorized, Wadsworth’s Poem The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere elevating this Boston...$4.00