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Online Interactive Simulations
The following sites link to online simulations, interactive web sites, virtual museums and lessons for face-to-face simulations. There are some very cool things out there! This is a partial list; there are new constantly being added! Find your own by doing google searches with keywords such as "interactive", "flash" and "simulation" along with content words like "Civil War" or "George Washington."
You can also check out the Video Games page here at Social Studies Central for more research, resources and sites for more complex video games.
| 1628: Across the Continent Who was in North America in 1628? How far did European influence reach? Which American Indian tribes were powerful? The answers may surprise you! Atlas of the Human Journey A National Geographic interactive map of the genetic movement of humans over time BBC History page Some neat interactive games such as Viking Quest and Hunt the Ancestor. Click on the categories, most have interactive sims and games to the right Civil War Online Civil War OnLine is a military, economic, and political simulation of the American Civil War involving both wargaming and roleplaying aspects Colonial House Explore these pages to learn all about the Colony, the project, the colonists, and life in the "New World" in 1628 Colonial Williamsburg for Kids Flash interactive site that describes life in colonial Virginia / be sure to also check out A Day in the Life Conqueror! A turn-based, multiplayer strategy game that takes place on a map of medieval Europe. Play on the web against as many as 16 human or AI opponents Decisions in American History Play a role in history. As a juror, senator, and U.S. president you will consider some of the most important decisions in our nation's history Ease History Over 600 videos and photographs are currently available, has three entry points: Historical Events, Campaign Ads, and Core Values Educational Simulations A generic list of a variety of available online Fantastic Voyage! It's 1629, and you have recently been appointed Governor of a New World colony on the wind-swept coast of the province of Mayne. You're charged you with the tasks of selecting colonists and safely guiding them across the sea Fantasy Music League Your goal? Create a record label that, based on real world chart movements, generates the most income possible Fiction Books and Online Adventure games Over 600 sites that let you experience online interactive fiction and fantasy games Field Museum / Chicago Online interactive activities including the story of chocolate, Egypt, Cleopatra problem solving and The Sue Files Flight to Freedom Slaves resisted. In nearly every conceivable way, they registered their protest against their enslavement. One of the most important ways they resisted was by running away From Cave Art to Your Art In this adventure, you can explore the way that artists use art media, then create your own video Feudalism Vanquish foes! Slaughter enemies! Recruit and equip your armies! Conquer foreign lands! Tax citizens and provide municipal services! Oh, ok, you can skip the last part FutureLab Projects Features innovative work which reflects the latest thinking in interactive media, educational ICT and digital technologies Gold History! On January 24, 1848 James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill, touching off the California gold rush. Try your luck! Go West with Lewis and Clark Wild rivers. Rugged mountains. An unknown continent to explore. This great expedition will face them all and need your help on this incredible adventure! HIP Pocket Change A fun, educational tool that generates interest in coins, the US Mint and U.S. history History Detective Kids! Geared towards kids ages 8-12, The History Detective Kids Web site encourages critical thinking, inquiry, problem solving, dramatic play and fun through learning / based on the great PBS series History Mystery How would you like to become a great investigator — of history! I challenge you to solve the History Mystery! If you figure out the mystery in fewer clues, you earn a higher title as an investigator. Immigrant Rights Through History The United States of America was built by many generations of immigrants. What legal rights do you think America's first immigrants had? Should a United States resident be denied citizenship under any circumstances? Interactive Fiction Consider your favorite genre of fiction; Then think of the main character in that type of story. Now imagine that you have become that character Hot Shot Business Create a business, make money, learn econ stuff LavaMind Economic Sims These three sims look great! In Gazillionaire the player runs a trading company in outer space, Zapitalism is a business simulation where students runs a retail business on an imaginary island. In Profitania, the player manages and operates a factory in a subterranean world LegSim A virtual legislature populated by your students that emphasizes non-scripted, personalized politics in a 24/7 learning environment designed for history and government classes Mapmaker! Mapmaker! Make Me a Map! Imagine that you are a mapmaker for the king and queen of Spain. One day, one of your friends returns from his travels and asks you to make a map of his journey MarsQuest Online On this site, you will launch a spacecraft to Mars, explore canyons, solve mysteries, and search for life. Use it to compare to early explorations on Earth! Museum of Online Museums You will find links to online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of interests |
Napoleonic Wars Online Napoleonic Wars OnLine is a multiplayer simulation of combat and diplomacy during the Wars of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars National Budget Simulation Students serve as an Economic Advisor to the President, who must increase military spending out of political necessity, but needs to reduce spending in other programs to limit the deficit National Geographic / Remembering Pearl Harbor Photos, footage, firsthand accounts, and narration bring the attack on Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, to life—moment by moment, target by target NationStates You create your own country, fashioned after your own political ideals, and care for its people. You can also join the U.N. and help solve international problems Online Games Online games that offer a "good experience" - good game design with an overall attention to quality Online Jamestown Adventure You are the Captain of the Jamestown Colony: Can you do any better than the real colonists? You will have a copy of the London Company's Instructions to help guide you OOPS Virtual Field Trips A virtual field trip is the next best thing to being there! Choose a destination below and click your trip into action Rags to Riches Rake in as much cash as you can taking "Groovy Gravy" on a 10 week concert tour. Choose music venues, set ticket prices, record new songs and decide how much to spend on advertising Road to the Capital Roberta Glass is running for a seat in the U.S. Congress so she can keep kids away from movies, music, books and video games that aren’t "approved" by the government. You need to enter the race to stop her and protect the basic freedoms of America's kids! Re-Living the Wright Way Lots of goodies that recreates and documents the work and flights of the Wright brothers Renaissance Connection Be a patron of the arts. Design your own innovation. Investigate Renaissance artworks in depth. Discover how past innovations inform life today Renaissance Florence: Time Machine Adventure Your job? Stop the evil headmaster from kidnapping five of the greatest thinkers ever known! SimMummy In this simulation, kids participate in all the stages of an ancient Egyptian mummification, from removal of the organs to placing the mummy in the tomb Tour the Town An interactive tour of Colonial Williamsburg / explore the Historic Area and Colonial Williamsburg Trades in Colonial Williamsburg Experience life in early Williamsburg by viewing photos and descriptions of specific jobs Underground Railroad Created by National Geographic: You are a slave. Your body, your time, your very breath belong to a farmer in 1850s Maryland . . . but your soul lights up when you hear whispers of attempted escape. Freedom means a hard, dangerous trek. Do you try it? Unicef Games Helps kids rescue others, provide food, help clean water, etc and learn about the world at the same time! Virtual Fieldtrips at Tramline A portal for online virtual museum field trips Virtual Fieldtrips from LDS Homeschoolers This page has a huge list of virtual museum tours, nature tours, regional tours and webcams. Want to know how they make Legos or bubble gum? The site also has a cool list of virtual factory tours! Viking Quest Travel back in time to the year 793 AD. Can you build a ship, cross the seas, loot a monastery and return home to claim your prize? Virtual Jamestown A neat interactive site that asks kids to solve problems and use primary sources Welcome to Adventures at Dry Creek An exciting adventure to learn about life in Montana 60-70 million years ago. You will receive help from mentors, use lots of tools, and keep track of your ideas in a notebook Welcome to Deadwood Illustrated What was the Old West really like? Explore the frontier gold rush town of Deadwood, Dakota Territory to find out! Westward Ho! Travel West on the Wagon Train Load those wagons . . . kiss the kin goodbye . . . get ready for adventure, drama, comedy, tragedy, and fantastic learning as we head out west! Who Killed William Robinson? A wonderful site that asks kids to solve the actual murder of an African American using primary source documents. Was an innocent man convicted / did the real killers escape? Racism, history and CSI all in one! World War I: Over the Top An interactive adventure game that allows YOU to experience life in the trenches during the First World War World War II: The Homefront This simulation will follow the lives of five families during the school year of September 1943-June 1944. This specific time period was chosen because the war was in full swing, yet it was not yet clear what way it would go You are the Historian! Plimoth Plantation has put together this very cool historical investigation for elementary & MS kids Xerxe's March to Greece You are Xerxes, King of the mighty Persian Empire, and you are about to embark on one of the greatest military campaigns in history |
