Hands-On History – serie

Making learning fun and interactive builds excitement for your social studies students. This book includes game-formatted activities for the study of Ancient Civilizations such as ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, Greece, and Rome. These hands-on activities are aligned to state and national standards and supports college and career readiness skills. The hands-on lessons foster engagement, teamwork, creativity, and critical thinking. In addition to history-based lessons, this resource includes grading rubrics and ideas for assessment. The games in Hands-on History Activities will help you take an active approach to teaching while inspiring your students to make their own explorations of history.

Making learning fun and interactive builds excitement for your social studies students. This book includes game-formatted activities for the study of important events in American history such as Colonial America, The American Revolution, American Indian Experience, The Civil War, the Oregon Trail, Immigration, and the Civil Rights Movement. These hands-on activities are aligned to state and national standards and supports college and career readiness skills. The hands-on lessons foster engagement, teamwork, creativity, and critical thinking. In addition to history-based lessons, this resource includes grading rubrics and ideas for assessment. The games in Hands-on History Activities will help you take an active approach to teaching while inspiring your students to make their own explorations of history.

Making learning fun and interactive builds excitement for your social studies students. This book includes game-formatted activities for the study of land and water forms, map components, latitude and longitude, climate, vegetation, plate tectonics, natural disasters, global water issues, economics, and political systems. These hands-on activities are aligned to state and national standards and supports college and career readiness skills. The hands-on lessons foster engagement, teamwork, creativity, and critical thinking. In addition to history-based lessons, this resource includes grading rubrics and ideas for assessment. The games in Hands-on History Activities will help you take an active approach to teaching while inspiring your students to make their own explorations of history.

Open this scrapbook to discover how precious ancient treasures are - not for their gold, but for the stories they reveal about the past. With prized artefacts from key ancient civilizations to uncover and embossed treasures to touch on every spread, this interactive book is a keepsake for the whole family to cherish.Featuring ten treasures that have been unearthed from around the world, including:- Ötzi's copper axe (from prehistoric Europe)- The King of Kish's war helmet (from ancient Mesopotamia)- The golden hat of Schifferstadt (from Bronze Age Germany)- Tutankhamun's sandals (from ancient Egypt)- Antikythera, the world's first 'computer' (from ancient Greece)- A Roman dog mosaic (from ancient Rome)- Vinkovci's lion plate (from ancient Rome)- The golden belt-buckle of Sutton Hoo (from Anglo-Saxon England)- The Chacoan jet frog (from Chaco Canyon, New Mexico)- The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries (from Medieval France)Expertly written by award-winning author, broadcaster and archaeologist Raksha Dave. A perfect gift for budding archaeologists and curious historians.Praise for The Archaeologist's Discoveries"A glorious trove of touchable treasures - Raksha Dave turns history into a hands-on archaeological adventure for curious minds and fingers alike." - Sandi ToksvigAlso available: The Fossil Keeper's Treasure "Featuring beautifully produced embossed 'fossils,' this gorgeous scrapbook is a delight for all budding archaeologists." -Waterstones