games
Games
This is not an assignment or even a strong recommendation, but as I know children will play games, why not a historical games.
Student-Created Games:
Kate Rifken's Game on Early Civilizations
Andy Rifken's Game on Epidemic Diseases
Michael Sheahan (R.I.P.) and Eric Meyer's WWII Game
Clara Chow and Erin Ahler's Indian Ocean Game
Ross Pedersen and Michael Marty's Crusades Game
Scott Burlingham, Jed Grimmer and Gabe Obee's Terrorism Game
Catherine Turng and Yi Yi's Pirates and Merchants Game.ppt
David Hiskins, Amy Yan, and Walter Cai's Opium Game.swf (click to open, it might say it does not work, then open it with a browser (IE, Firefox) and allow it to be opened (so ignore security warnings). Otherwise right click on it nd click on open in Internet Explorer. Explorer will come up with an empty screen and there will be a pop up at the top saying you can't open this file because it's blocked. Click on that and it'll open a little list of some options. One of them is disable the security and allow the blocked content. Click on this, and everything should work. (Instructions on the IE from David, can't verify as I don't have IE).
Online Games:
Wayfinders Game (Polynesians!)
Trading Places - Simulation of British Trading Company
Viking Quest - a fun game, some violence
Games associated with yarn - not as boring as it sounds
Who Wants to Be a Cotton Millionaire
Canadian Museum of History's Over the Top WWI Game
War Games 1983 - no actual login is required, its part of the game
Topography Game - get to know cities, but it is time consuming!
Various games on several history topics, created by British teachers
World History Computer Games Home - from Gaming the Past - lots of links
Various simulations (Wadworth)
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/coldwar/
Fresh prep review site with games, essay questions and raps on global history
Need a laugh?
Board Games:
- History of the World is a fabulous game to play, but note it takes a long time to play (and even before that), to read the directions! http://www.hasbro.com/objects/products/pl/product_id.9614/dn/print.cfm
- Axis and Allies - this is specific to WWII. There are several websites that can help you with this, but this one I felt while commercial was the most helpful and could give you other ideas for games.http://www.boardgames.com/axandalreed.html
- http://www.asia.si.edu/education/asianGameBoards.htm# - These include a Hindu and Islamic version of Chutes and Ladders
Video Games: While generally I am not a fan of promoting most of these kinds of games, but if this is a losing battle in your household there are some that are better than others in terms of historical content.
- Civilization III (or the most recent version) does a good job of showing environmental and geographical factors, technological diffusion, and trade and economics. However there are problems with it, namely that students can in effect change history by their actions and that it takes a long time to play, time which would be better spent reading their textbooks. The other games listed below are far inferior in quality and value http://www.civ3.com/
- Age of Empires – uses European eras and progress is linear, ignores large parts of the globe, and once you are a “Barbarian” you will never advance. Uses only total warfare. http://www.ageofempires3.com/
- Rise of Nations – similar problems to the above, but does okay with trade an warfare. http://www.microsoft.com/games/riseofnations
Mrs. Bond-Lamberty's JMM APWH Website
