History Games for Older Kids

Discover Babylon

(17 votes)
babylonscape free logo_windows_miniMesopotamia's diverse contributions in writing, mathematics, literature, and law come alive again in Discover Babylon, a joint project of the Federation of American Scientists Learning Technologies Project, UCLA's Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative, Escape Hatch Entertainment, and the Walters Art Museum. Located in what is now modern Iraq, Mesopotamia was the birthplace of written language, the first cities, the concept of the 360° circle and the 24-hour day, and a great deal more, yet its contributions are not well known to many Americans. 
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Jamestown Online Adventure

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jamestown_adventure free play_online_mini In 1606, some 105 adventurers set off from England to try and establish the first permanent English colony in the New World. They settled in what is now the state of Virginia and called their colony first James Fort, and then James Towne, in honor of James I, the King of England. The early years of the colony were nearly a total disaster. Almost half of the settlers died due to poor choices in settlement location, management of resources, and quarrels with the indigenous Powhatan Indians.

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Liberty's Kids

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libertyskidslogo_windows_miniapple-logo-mini Liberty's Kids immerses students in the colonial adventures of Sara Phillips and James Hiller, two fictional print shop apprentices, as they get swept up in the history of the American Revolution.

Beginning at Benjamin Franklin's print shop in Philadelphia, students embark on a journalistic exploration of seven historical events. Each event leads them on a different re-playable quest as they pursue the latest "scoop" for the front page of the Pennsylvania Gazette daily newspaper. 

 

 

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Presidential Profiles: The Game

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presidents logo_windows_mini tryitfree Presidential Profiles is a fun and exciting game that teaches kids to recognize the photographs of all the United States Presidents and learn interesting facts about the American Presidency.

  • Who was the only president to never marry?
  • What did Thomas Jefferson look like?

 

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