Social Studies Games
The Sortify Game: A New Experiment in Playful Assessment
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Sortify is a brand new offering from BrainPOP's GameUp that's designed to be used as a playful assessment. It’s an open-ended tool that is flexible enough to work for all grade levels (K-12) and many ...
Do I Have a Right? Teacher Support and Assessment Ideas
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Check out this brief screencast to learn about assessment ideas and teaching and learning resources available for the Do I Have a Right? game....
Do I Have a Right? Overview Game Trailer
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Watch this brief overview game trailer to learn more about the game Do I Have a Right? by iCivics....
Do I Have a Right? Social Studies Game: Tips and Tricks
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Have your students try these tips and tricks as they play the iCivics social studies game Do I Have a Right?:
Pay attention to a partner’s constitutional specialty. This information appears on th...
Mission US: Cheyenne Odyssey Ideas – for Building Background Knowledge
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Prior to implementing the Cheyenne Odyssey Lesson Plan and Game, it is important to build students' background knowledge about the Cheyenne and Plains Indians.
We recommend familiarizing yourself w...
Essential Questions: LawCraft Social Studies Game
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What fundamental beliefs about rights and responsibilities are evident in the laws our country has passed?
How do citizens (individually and collectively) influence laws and government?
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Fed Chairman Tips and Tricks
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Top Tips for the Fed Chairman Game:
Inflation can be lowered when the federal funds are set higher, but this will also temporarily increase unemployment.
Unemployment rates can be lowere...
Executive Command Essential Questions
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How and why are governments established?
What are the potential advantages and disadvantages of the checks and balances system?
What are the benefits and problems of being in charge of the exec...
Executive Command Game Trailer
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Check out this thirty second Executive Command game trailer video from Filament to see the game in action!...
