Lauren+Robinson+-+Simulations

The Web-based activity simulates an event. In other words, a theoretical account based on a similarity between the model and the phenomena that are to be explained - a computer (Internet) simulation of problem solving.
 * Simulation **


 * **GEO NET**
 * http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/
 * This game reinforces topics covered in Geography. Students can pick from a United States map or a world map and then choose from 6 categories (The World in Spatial Terms, Places and Regions, Physical Systems, Human Systems, Environment and Society, or The Uses of Geography) and answer questions.


 * **The Traveler IQ Challenge**
 * [|http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq
 * This site is great for reviewing world geography for students of the middle and high school age. You can test you knowledge on cities, famous places, world capitals, and much more. It is timed and you can work your way through the different levels (easy to hard).


 * **EchoPhotoGraph**
 * http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/keys/games/6
 * Here you have to listen to sounds and match what you heard to one of the four pictures in front of you. This is great for auditory and visual learners.


 * **Middle Ages**
 * http://www.quia.com/cc/4179.html
 * Students can test their knowledge of the Middle Ages by playing concentration. There are 20 cards, flip one card over at a time and find its other half. The game will keep track of your score. The student and / or teacher could keep a record of the students’ scores and see if the student improved by the end of the unit.


 * **Destroy the Castle**
 * http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/destroywave.html
 * After learning about what weapons were used to attack a castle have students visit this site so they can build their own trebuchet and then see if they can attack the castle with it. This incorporates math and science as well as social studies.