http://www.mission-us.org/
Mission US is an interactive adventure game designed to improve the understanding of American history by students in grades 5 through 8.
Players become a 14 year old boy (Nat Wheeler). Along the way, students will have to select Nat's actions in the game. Depending on the choices the player makes, Nat will end up either being a Patriot or a Loyalist. The great part of the game is that the players will learn both sides of the story leading up to the Revolutionary War. In addition to building historical knowledge, the Mission engages students with exciting plotlines and a sense of daily life in the 1770s. Each student playing the game will have a unique gameplay experience based on individual choices, skill, and understanding of the period.
There are also a TON of resources (great primary source links) and lesson plans in the "Teacher Section" to go with the game.
You will need to set up a teacher account. Once you do, your students will log in with a code. Once they are linked to your teacher account you can see how far they have gotten in the game and what vocabulary words they have collected.
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