The Urban Game: an Industrial Revolution Simulation (Google Version)

This simulation focuses on the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England in 1745 and going until 1850.

• Microsoft Office Version
• Want the same product but about Ancient Mesopotamia? Check out the Mesopotamian Urban Game!

It's set up for Distance Learning/Remote Learning/eLearning:

• Your students can do it at home on their devices and share/email you their "drawing"
• A video portion guides teaches them about life in England before the Industrial Revolution, models how to set up their village and then takes them from 1745-1850 and the changes happen. Students add to their own village as the video directs them.
• Has closed captions in the video

It's simplified

• The information is read out loud to them and is simplified language as compared to the Urban Game's found online to suit my behind grade level students.
• Some parts of the Urban Game I based it off of aren't included as I wanted this to be less info dumping on my kids and more them visualizing what happened during this time period.

What's Included?

• A document with directions, all the links below and a key for the wrap up chart
• A link to an entertaining YouTube video that teaches and models what the students should be doing with both historical visuals and entertaining relevant gifs
• A link to a google drawing that the students will be making their village one
• A link to a wrap up comparison chart

The video portion will likely take students one and a half 45 minute class periods to complete on average and the wrap up chart can be done in 15-30 min for most students.

IN State Standards

• WH.5.6 Explain the causes and conditions of the Industrial Revolution in England, Europe, and the United States. 
• WH.5.7 Examine the economic, social, and political changes caused by the Industrial Revolution and their impact on the development of political and economic theory

*There are many versions of the Urban Game online, so I'm not sure who to give credit to for the original version.* If you are able to verify which online paper version of this resource is the original please contact me.