History Mystery on the Scholastic website is a great game. It lets the students guess presidents by using clues given. With this game, students use problem-solving and critical thinking skills, analyze clues, and use search terms to conduct Internet research. It can be used from grades 3- 8 to learn the names of the presidents. I like the game because the students get good clues that let them learn quick facts they might not have known about the presidents. Also, when they guess the correct name, the game gives them a quick summary on the important things that particular president did during his term and just gives important information they should know.
I would use this game during a history lesson on the Constitution, presidents, or Independence Day. This game would be useful with any of these topics. It gives them a chance to learn facts that they probably wouldn't find in a text book. I'm not planning on being a history teacher, but this would be a perfect game to use in a history class or in an elementary history lesson.
