Silk Road Trade Routes FUN Game Activity | Cultural Diffusion and Geography
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Grade Levels
5th - 12th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSSL.6.1
CCSSRH.6-8.2
CCSSRH.6-8.7
CCSSWHST.6-8.2d
Formats Included
- Zip
Pages
12 pages
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What educators are saying
My students were very engaged with this activity! They liked the blend of competitive fun with the score card portion and the data gathering and classifying portion. I am impressed with the creativity, engagement, and learning opportunity this activity offered my students. Thank you!
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Description
Play a FUN “Travels on the Silk Road” game that students LOVE! They must identify goods & ideas spread on the trade routes while competing to amass the greatest fortune along the way! Print & interactive, digital versions of the materials are included. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!
Includes:
- Explain Slides: Game Directions
- Fill-in Scorecard & Chart
- Game Task Cards
- Game Board
- Answer Key
- Teacher Reference Guide
Vocabulary:
- Silk Road, Trade Routes, Merchants, Globalization, Cultural Diffusion, Barter System, Empires, Mongols, Romans, Geographic Barriers, Caravans, Confucianism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Age of Exploration
Aligned with Social Studies Standards: CCSS, TEKS, ELPS, and NCSS
Also included in an entire Intro to the Silk Road 5-E lesson:
The Silk Road Trade Routes 5-E Lesson and Game | Cultural Diffusion | Microsoft
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Total Pages
12 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
50 minutes
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Standards
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CCSSSL.6.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CCSSRH.6-8.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
CCSSRH.6-8.7
Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
CCSSWHST.6-8.2d
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
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