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Spin the Ages: Early Societies Prize Wheel

Created by Argraide
Updated October 16th, 2026
Spin the Ages: Early Societies Prize Wheel

At a glance

Play mode
📺 Presenter
Format
🧊 3D
Length
⏱ About 20 minutes
Subject
Social Studies
Grade
4
Curriculum
Ontario
Curriculum codes
A3.6
A3.3
A2.6

About this activity

A projector prize-wheel show for 2 or 3 teams: spin a 3D wheel, call letters and solve hidden words about inventions, tools and homes from early societies, using a clue about what each thing was for and who used it. Each solve shows a picture and why it mattered.

What students learn

  • A3.6: Name inventions and tools from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Maya, the Inuit and the Haudenosaunee, and say what problem each one solved
  • A3.3: Describe parts of daily life in early societies (homes, food, travel, writing, sport, decisions)
  • A2.6: Use the right word for each invention or tool (pyramid, aqueduct, kayak, longhouse) when talking it over

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