Looking for ideas for memorable learning? Try a simulation. Have students experience an arrival at Ellis Island, an argument before the Supreme Court or unfair taxation. Want to learn more about these active, engaging and content-rich lesson formats? Check out this interview with Max Fischer on Education World. Fischer is a simulation enthusiast and an author of a book on simulations. In this short article, Fisher answers several questions about using simulations in the social studies classroom and suggests ideas for using them in other subject areas too.
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