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Online Platforms
- How many simulations or classes can I make with my subscription?
A: As many as you want. - Can students use their computers, laptops, iPads to access the maps?
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American Revolutionary War Simulation Activity & Lesson Plan
- Age group: 5-12
- Time/Length: orientation: 30 min, simulation (4-5) 40 minute periods.
- Materials: word and excel documents, no online platform at this time.
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European Imperialism Simulation Activity & Lesson Plan
- Age Group: 7-12
- Time/Length: orientation: 20 min, simulation (2-3) 40 minute periods.
- Materials: word and excel, pages documents.
- Online Platform: One-year subscription included with a lesson plan.
- Renewal: $18.00/year.
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American Civil War Simulation Activity & Lesson Plan
- Age Group: 7-12 (has been done as low as 4th grade)
- Time/Length: orientation: 40 min, simulation (3-4) 40 minute periods
- Entire Class Simulation: whole class is involved in the simulation.
- Materials: word and excel documents.
- Online Platform: One-year subscription included with a lesson plan.
- Renewal: $24.00/year.
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World War I Simulation Activity & Lesson Plan
- Age Group: 7-12, Elementary Version: 4-8 and works well for lower-level classes
- Time/Length: orientation: 40 min, simulation (5-6) 40 minute periods.
- Online Platform: One-year subscription included with a lesson plan.
- Renewal: $24.00/year.
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World War II Simulation Activity & Lesson Plan
- Age Group: 9-12 (Has been done as low as 5th grade and college).
- Time/Length: orientation: 40 min, simulation (7-8) 40 minute periods
- Resources: Countries that don’t have any won’t show up.
- Alliances: I announce the public ones and have them keep the secret ones.
- Online Platform: One-year subscription included with a lesson plan.
- Renewal: $24.00/year
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Add Troops
When you add troops, they appear in the bottom left-hand corner of the map- then you move them where you want them.
View Resources
This is the problematic part of the program. We would have students keep track of the spreadsheets they have. The program is accurate, but the viewing part on resources can give false information. You have to trust it and explain to kids that it may look wrong-but inside the program, it’s working correctly.
Resources on the Map
The resource values located in each country that appear on the map do not change. The reason for this is that you can’t move an oil well or a coal mine. Resources transfer when captured or transferred inside the program, but they still originate from those zones to which they are located. That’s one of the things that makes those regions of strategic importance.
How to Change alliances
Cold War Simulation Activity & Lesson Plan
- Age Group: 7-12 (Has been done below 7th and college)
- Time/Length: orientation: 40 min, simulation (2-3) 40 minute periods.
- If you have more students than countries, appoint foreign ministers to each.
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- Renewal: $24.00/year.
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Online Platform Trouble Shooting
- I always start with an Incognito window: Chrome or a Private Window: Safari. This should start you with a clean cache.
- Always clear the cache/history before each session/class period. This will dramatically reduce the chances of glitches.
- If you have issues, log out of the website, clear the cache/history, and log back in.
- If the program duplicates forces by accident, just drag them off to a corner of the map.
- If you make a mistake-use the Add Forces Button to correct it.
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