The purpose of this game is to help students become familiar with the plants, animals, and diseases “traded” between Europeans and the indigenous people of North and South America in the Columbian Exchange. This game provides context for a larger discussion of the many impacts of European exploration and colonization on the physical and human environments of the New World.
Four-page activity with instructor notes; purpose is to introduce students to various types of resources they might use in an academic research paper and how to find these resources.