8th Grade Effects of the Civil War Resources
Effects of the war
Compelling/Essential: Did the Civil War really change America?
Supporting: How did and do different events that occurred during the Civil War continue to affect our opinion of it?
I can utilize various forms of activities to analyze events during the Civil War.
You will spend about 20-30 minutes on each link below.
Previous module activities if you haven’t done them already:
Civil War interactive
https://www.nps.gov/webrangers/activities/civilwar/civilwar.swf (Links to an external site.)
Who am I? Interactive game
http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/resources/whoami/whoami.html (Links to an external site.)
On-line interactive activity
http://www.civilwarmo.org/assets/flash/game/game.php (Links to an external site.)
New activities / information:
Video clips:
http://havefunwithhistory.com/HistorySubjects/AmericanCivilWar.html
Interactive timeline:
http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/home
Interactive newspaper:
h (Links to an external site.)ttps://sites.google.com/site/mrrudisinswebquestthecivilwar/
Additional Practice Civil War activities
http://mrnussbaum.com/civil-war-for-kids/ (Links to an external site.)
Civil War Quiz Competition
http://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/civil-war-quiz.htm (Links to an external site.)
Blue and Gray Game
Pre-made game cards / score cards in bin
Memory Video clips
http://www.civilwar.org/education/in4/ (Links to an external site.)