Jamestown- Can you survive? Interactive Decision Making Game

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“Can you survive Jamestown?” Allow your students to step back in time and experience the perilous journey of America’s first settlers in a more personal and educational way with this unique interactive decision-making game. Your students will be tested with choices and decisions on everything from everyday life and personal finances to farming difficulties with this Jamestown game. It is proven students retain 90% of information if they “do” the task. Well, in this simulation, they are not just learning history but doing it! Plus there is a score sheet and reflection questions that will deepen understanding of this important part of American history!

THIS ACTIVITY IS PERFECT IF YOU:

– are stressed out, overworked, and don’t have time to plan a fun lesson

– want your students to “do” history, not just learn it

– need students to apply real-life problems, apply deductive and critical thinking reasoning to solve problems

– want to cover all important content on Jamestown in 1 engaging lesson

– struggle to bring fun and engagement in a meaningful and purposeful way into your Jamestown chapter that’s not another boring worksheet

– are short on time or don’t have time to prep

– need more independent work for your students

– need an assessment

– need an enhancement on your Jamestown or 13 colonies chapter

– want your students to be more excited about social studies

– OR just want something different for students to discover while teaching Jamestown

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS “CAN YOU SURVIVE JAMESTOWN” SIMULATION:

14 (instead of 8) different scenarios, each scenario is realistic to the Jamestown experience – researched for accuracy and authenticity

teacher guide with lesson ideas – for no prep lesson

digital student copy of game on google slides™ – just post the link and go

each scenario has at least 2 options to choose from. Each option provides an explanation of what was going on in Jamestown – allows students to practice critical thinking

3 checkpoints 2 bonuses – for extra fun

Added 2 randomized dice roll rounds – for extra engagement

score sheet digital and print option available – for taking accountability of ones work

5 reflection questions digital and print option available – to deepen understanding and reflect

student print ready score sheet – if not using the interactive game option – for differentiation

all slides are 100% editable if you want to change the questions or the score points (make sure you do not add or delete slides) – for modification of the content

NO GOOGLE ACCOUNT? NO PROBLEM! – present the student version of the game for a whole class experience. Students make choices on print-ready score sheet

Engage your students with this extraordinary Jamestown decision-making game and make learning about the 13 colonies more exciting than ever! With each real-life scenario, students are faced with decisions based on authentic Jamestown events. This will allow your students to develop problem-solving skills, think critically, and collaborate as a team. Don’t let yet another worksheet take away from an exceptional experience that can captivate your students’ imaginations. Add some adventure to your Jamestown or 13 colonies chapter with this engaging simulation!

Don’t forget to follow my store for other fun interactive games that will include:

Lewis and Clark

Oregon Trail

Immigrants Journey through Ellis Island

Stock Market Crash and life in 1920

Causes of American Revolution

California Gold Rush – 49ers experience

and more!

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