Create A Civilization
Students create their own parallel version of a civilization, choosing their location and biome, designing their river, creating currency, and more! A wonderful, year-long activity.
Create A Civilization Introduction
Combine social studies, science, and language arts in this year-long creative project!
Create A Civilization: From Hunter Gatherers to Farmers
What happens when your civilization suddenly has a surplus of food? Think of the possibilities!
Create A Civilization: A Change In Government
It's a great moment for your civilization! Power is moving from the hands of a few to a more democratic government.
Create A Civilization: The River
The Nile, the Tigris, the Euphrates, the Seine, the Thames, and now... your river!
Create A Civilization: Design A Flag
What makes for a good flag? What makes a bad flag?
Create A Civ: Capital City
How are capital cities a combination of natural and human-designed features?
Create A Civilization: Currency
What type of currency will your civilization use? What symbols will be on it? Why are they significant?
Create A Civilization: Calendars
Why 12 months? Why 30ish days? Why 7 days in a week? Your civilization could organize a year in any way you want!
Famous Structures
Students explore famous structures from around the world, put them into related categories, pick some winners, and then design their own.
Prefixes and Suffixes in Other Languages
Let's go beyond merely memorizing word parts and instead analyze across languages. How do other languages make a word the opposite?