The Simulation Lab
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Carol Stream, Illinois, United States
About the store
We don't just sell a Google Doc or a PDF. We build interactive web experiences.
The Simulation Lab creates ready-to-deploy web applications that turn passive learning into active decision-making. Our students don't fill in blanks—they make choices, face consequences, and engage with content the way they engage with everything else in their digital lives.
Every product is built by a classroom teacher with 10+ years of experience in AP and dual-credit courses. These aren't theoretical EdTech concepts—they're tools I built for my own students, tested in real classrooms, and refined based on what actually works.
What makes us different:
Interactive simulations and choose-your-own-adventure experiences:
- Auto-saving student responses to YOUR Google Sheet
- One-click deployment (no coding required)
- Works on any device with a browser
⚡ Want a Custom Built Web App for Your Classroom? ⚡
Email thesimulationlabedu@gmail.com for pricing information.
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JFK Assassination Interactive Investigation | Digital US History Simulation App
Transform your US History classroom with this immersive, noir-themed interactive investigation where students analyze real evidence from the JFK assassination. Built on Google Apps Script — no subscriptions, no student accounts, complete data privacy. Perfect for APUSH, US History, and Government courses.🔍 WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISUnlike static PDF worksheets, this is a living web application that turns your students into investigators. They examine authentic primary sources, analyze forensic evid
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History, World History
CCSS
RH.9-10.1
, RH.9-10.2
, RH.9-10.3
+17
Vietnam War Interactive Simulation | Choice-Based US History Activity | APUSH
Transform your US History classroom with this immersive interactive simulation where students experience the Vietnam War era through personal choices. Built on Google Apps Script — no subscriptions, no student accounts, complete data privacy. Perfect for APUSH, US History, and Modern World History. ⭐ WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS ⭐Unlike static PDF worksheets, this is a living web application that puts students inside the most divisive conflict of the 20th century. Students make real decisions with re
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History, World History
CCSS
RH.6-8.1
, RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.3
+17
Reconstruction Simulation | Freedmen's Bureau APUSH Activity | Interactive CYOA
🎮 TRANSFORM YOUR RECONSTRUCTION UNIT with an immersive, choose-your-own-adventure simulation that puts students IN history! Students don't just learn about Reconstruction—they LIVE it. They make decisions as a Freedman, White Southern Planter, or Northern Carpetbagger, experiencing firsthand how race, class, and region shaped this pivotal era. Three-perspective Reconstruction simulation — students play freedman, planter, or carpetbagger across 42 scenes + 10 mini-games. No logins, no subscripti
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Black History, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
CCSS
WHST.9-10.1
, WHST.9-10.1a
, WHST.9-10.1b
+36
Watergate Scandal Interactive Simulation | Nixon Investigation APUSH Activity
Interactive Watergate investigation where students analyze primary sources, decode the Smoking Gun tape, cross-examine Dean vs. Haldeman, and build a constitutional verdict against Nixon. 9 APUSH mini-games. Built on Google Apps Script — no subscriptions, no student accounts, complete data privacy. ─── WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISUnlike a PDF primary source packet, this is a living investigation. Students enter a digital case file as federal investigators assigned to Operation: Watergate, work throug
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Government, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
CCSS
RH.6-8.1
, RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.3
+17
McCarthyism Interactive Simulation | HUAC Red Scare US History Activity | APUSH
Transform your APUSH classroom with this interactive McCarthyism simulation where students play as a Hollywood professional — screenwriter, actor, director, or composer — subpoenaed by HUAC in 1950. 30+ branching scenes, 8 mini-games, 7 unique endings, and 4 analytical writing prompts. Built on Google Apps Script — no subscriptions, no student accounts, complete data privacy.─── WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISUnlike a PDF reading packet, this is a living web application that puts students in the impos
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History, World History
CCSS
RI.6.1
, RI.6.2
, RI.6.3
+37
Urban Land Use Interactive Simulation | AP Human Geography Unit 6 City Planning
Students zone a living city — homes, factories, parks, transit — and a live engine scores density, sprawl, commute, and equity as they build. Solo or whole-class. No prep.───WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISMost Unit 6 lessons stop at "label the Burgess model." This one recalculates. Students paint land-use zones onto a city grid — homes, factories, parks, transit, a downtown core — and a live engine answers back in real time: population density, jobs–housing balance, commute, sprawl, public health, green
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Geography, Other (Social Studies)
Black Death Simulation | Plague 1347 Interactive AP World History Activity 8-12
Govern a city through the Black Death in this interactive simulation — students make life-or-death decisions and reach 1 of 5 historical outcomes. No logins, no subscriptions.─── 🏛️WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS🏛️Most Black Death resources hand students a reading and a worksheet. This puts them in the council chamber of Marenza — a Mediterranean port-republic — in the year the pestilence arrives, and asks: what do you do? Every decision moves five competing pressures, and there is no clean win. Thi
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
European History, Other (Social Studies), World History
CCSS
RH.6-8.1
, RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.3
+27
Great Depression Interactive Simulation | Choice-Based Activity | APUSH
⭐ WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISUnlike static PDF worksheets, this is a living web application where students LIVE through the Great Depression as one of SIX real Americans — making daily survival decisions that defined the era. Students don't just learn about the Depression. They experience the impossible choices — sell the family farm or take on debt? Cross a picket line or go hungry? Send a child to work or ride the rails looking for a job? ✅ 6 unique character paths — Factory worker in Detroit, Du
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History, World History
CCSS
RH.6-8.1
, RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.3
+17
Manhattan Project Simulation | Race to the Atomic Bomb APUSH Activity 9-12
Put students inside the race to build the atomic bomb in this interactive Manhattan Project simulation — branching choices, 5 endings, 3 iPad-safe mini-games. No logins, no installs.───WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISMost Manhattan Project lessons hand students a timeline of names and dates to memorize — Einstein's letter, Oak Ridge, Oppenheimer, Trinity. This one makes them live it. Students step into the role of a War Department liaison to the Manhattan Engineer District and follow the bomb from a 1939
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History, World History
CCSS
RH.6-8.1
, RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.3
+89
Iran-Contra Affair Interactive Simulation | APUSH Cold War Investigation 9-12
Students become junior counsel to the Tower Commission in this interactive digital simulation: analyze 6 declassified Iran-Contra documents, trace the diversion, map the arms deals, and argue what the President knew. ─────────────── 🔍 WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISMost Iran-Contra lessons hand students a textbook paragraph and a worksheet. This flips that: a full interactive investigation where students work the actual evidence and reach their own verdict — no answer key, no spoon-feeding. ✔ Student
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Government, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
CCSS
RH.6-8.1
, RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.3
+27
Gerrymandering & Redistricting Simulation | Interactive AP Government Activity
Students digitally redraw congressional districts and watch results recalculate live—the gerrymandering lesson no worksheet can teach. For AP Gov Unit 2. No accounts, no installs. ─────────────── WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISEvery gerrymandering worksheet asks students to color a map. None of them can show what happens next. This one does. Students drag district lines across a grid of precincts and the results recalculate instantly — the same voters producing a fair Congress, a one-party sweep, or a
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Civics, Government, Other (Social Studies)
CCSS
RH.9-10.1
, RH.9-10.2
, RH.9-10.3
+17
My Lai Massacre Simulation | Vietnam War DBQ Investigation | APUSH Grades 9-12
Interactive My Lai Massacre investigation: students become CID agents who examine the photographic record, interrogate witnesses, apply the Geneva Convention, and render a written verdict. Built on Google Apps Script — no subscriptions, no student accounts, complete data privacy.─── ⭐ WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS⭐ This is not a worksheet and not a slide deck. It is a cinematic web application that seats your students at a Criminal Investigation Division desk and asks them to do what real historia
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Government, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
CCSS
RH.9-10.1
, RH.9-10.2
, RH.9-10.3
+56
Columbian Exchange Simulation | Aztec Conquest APUSH Period 1 Tlaxcala 1519
Dual-perspective Columbian Exchange simulation: Tlaxcalan noble or Spanish friar, 1519–1525. Google Apps Script — no subscriptions, no accounts, total data privacy. ─── WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISAPUSH Period 1 usually gets taught through textbook narrative — students read about Cortés and the Aztec collapse from outside, never inside the decisions. This is the first simulation that puts them on BOTH sides: a Tlaxcalan noble in the council building at Ocotelolco AND a Spanish friar working under enco
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History, World History
CCSS
RH.6-8.1
, RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.3
+27
US Iran 2026 Interactive Investigation | Primary Source Analysis | APUSH/USH
Transform your US History classroom with this immersive interactive investigation where students analyze real primary sources from the February 2026 US-Israel strikes on Iran. Built on Google Apps Script — no subscriptions, no student accounts, complete data privacy. Perfect for APUSH, US History, and Government. ——————————————————————— 🔍 WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISUnlike static PDF worksheets, this is a living web application that turns your students into intelligence analysts. They examine 8 aut
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History, World History
CCSS
RH.6-8.1
, RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.3
+56
Women's Suffrage Interactive Simulation | 19th Amendment APUSH CYOA Activity
Transform your APUSH or Women’s History classroom with this interactive suffrage simulation where students role-play as an organizer navigating the final push for the 19th Amendment (1917–1920). 78 branching scenes, 5 mini-games, 6 unique endings, and 4 analytical writing prompts. Built on Google Apps Script — no subscriptions, no student accounts, complete data privacy. ─── WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISUnlike a PDF reading packet, this is a living web application that drops students into the heart
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Elections - Voting, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
CCSS
RH.6-8.1
, RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.3
+16
Jimmy Carter Interactive Choice Based Simulation | Cold War | US History
Students step into the Oval Office as Jimmy Carter navigates the Iran Hostage Crisis, Camp David Accords, and Cold War pressure in this choice-based digital simulation. Built on Google Apps Script — no installs, no subscriptions. ——— WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISForget passive note-taking. This simulation puts students directly in the seat of power during one of America's most turbulent presidencies. Every decision has real consequences — negotiate with Iran or hold firm? Broker peace at Camp David
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Government, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
CCSS
RH.6-8.1
, RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.3
+17
Atomic Bomb Decision Interactive Simulation | WWII US History Activity | APUSH
Transform your APUSH classroom with this interactive atomic bomb simulation where students analyze 11 primary sources, debate Truman's decision, and write evidence-based analytical essays. Built on Google Apps Script — no subscriptions, no student accounts, complete data privacy. Perfect for AP US History, honors, and any WWII or Cold War unit. ─── WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISUnlike a PDF worksheet or a reading packet, this is a living web application that walks students through one of history's mos
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History, World History
CCSS
RH.6-8.1
, RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.3
+56
AP US History AI Writing Tutor & Diagnostic | Auto-Feedback for SAQ, LEQ, DBQ
Stop grading every single practice paragraph. Give your APUSH students immediate, rubric-aligned feedback.This AP US History AI Practice Tool is a web-based application that lives entirely in your Google Drive. It allows your students to practice writing SAQs, LEQs, and DBQs and receive instant, personalized feedback powered by Google Gemini AI—using actual AP-style rubrics. 🚀 WHAT STUDENTS GET:Instant Writing Feedback: Students type their responses and get immediate specific critiques on thei
10th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
CCSS
RH.11-12.1
, RH.11-12.2
, RH.11-12.3
+7
Cuban Missile Crisis Interactive Simulation | Cold War US History Activity APUSH
Transform your APUSH classroom with this interactive Cuban Missile Crisis simulation where students serve as NSC analysts during the 13 most dangerous days of the Cold War. 6 phases, 5 mini-games, branching consequences, and 14 analytical writing prompts. Built on Google Apps Script — no subscriptions, no student accounts, complete data privacy. ─── WHY TEACHERS LOVE THISUnlike a PDF reading packet, this is a living web application that puts students inside the Situation Room during the most da
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History, World History
CCSS
RH.6-8.1
, RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.3
+17
CER Lab Conclusion Builder | Add UNLIMITED Labs | Customizable Science Tool
🚨 Stop recreating CER worksheets for every single lab. 🚨 The CER Lab Conclusion Builder is a customizable framework that works with ANY science lab—not just one worksheet. 6 ready-to-use labs included, plus add unlimited scenarios of your own without any coding. Just type your lab data into a spreadsheet, and it appears in the student interface automatically. 🔧 ONE PURCHASE, UNLIMITED LABSThis isn't a single worksheet—it's a complete system: ✅ 6 labs included — ready to use immediately ✅
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Chemistry, General Science, Other (Science)
NGSS
MS-LS1-5
, MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS4-3
+15
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About the store
Experience
We don't just sell a Google Doc or a PDF. We build interactive web experiences.
The Simulation Lab creates ready-to-deploy web applications that turn passive learning into active decision-making. Our students don't fill in blanks—they make choices, face consequences, and engage with content the way they engage with everything else in their digital lives.
Every product is built by a classroom teacher with 10+ years of experience in AP and dual-credit courses. These aren't theoretical EdTech concepts—they're tools I built for my own students, tested in real classrooms, and refined based on what actually works.
What makes us different:
Interactive simulations and choose-your-own-adventure experiences:
- Auto-saving student responses to YOUR Google Sheet
- One-click deployment (no coding required)
- Works on any device with a browser
⚡ Want a Custom Built Web App for Your Classroom? ⚡
Email thesimulationlabedu@gmail.com for pricing information.
My own education history
BA and MA+40 in Illinois and Arizona universities.
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