Tag: Mystery of History 4

  • Oregon Trail dice game

    Oregon Trail dice game

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    I like when projects can hit several different subject areas. In this instance we’re going to hit History and writing with this Oregon Trail dice game, and bonus it’s a game! Kids always love to learn more when it’s a game! So this is going to hit a history lesson, some gameschooling, and a writing…

  • World War 2 bombing run simulation

    World War 2 bombing run simulation

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    Last year I as we studied modern history I was excited to reach two particular events: World War 1 and World War 2. I had an excess of hands on history lessons I planned to complete with the kids. Our World War 1 unit was a huge hit, and our World War 2 unit was…

  • Should we drop the bomb? WW2 history lesson

    Should we drop the bomb? WW2 history lesson

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    Almost 80 years later, we are still talking about the decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. When they did a showing of different World War 2 planes at the Smithsonian, the decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki was still so controversial they had requests not to share or showcase the Enola Gay…

  • Modern history lesson plans

    Modern history lesson plans

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    A few years ago we studied Modern history. We went through history from 1700- current days for some really crazy history lessons. Modern history lessons cover a lot of material. The world changed a lot in the last 300 years. We saw the fall of almost every empire, the rise of democracies and socialism, and…

  • Space Race movies to use in your homeschool

    Space Race movies to use in your homeschool

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    I wrote this Space Race movies post back when we last studied the space race, but with the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing coming up, I figured to update this with a few more movies (okay 1 movie), and add in a few links to relevant historical or science pieces. We are fascinated by…