Social Studies Games
Court Quest Essential Questions
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How does our country's court system affect the lives of citizens?
What are the rights and responsibilities of being a citizen?
What are the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in a democ...
Court Quest Game Trailer
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Check out this thirty second Court Quest game trailer video from Filament to see the game in action!...
Court Quest Teaching Strategies
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Allotting Time for Court Quest:
Plan on approximately 15-30 minutes of play time, depending on the learner’s reading speed and selection of timed or casual modes.
Court Quest as an Individual or Gro...
Argument Wars Social Studies Game: Essential Questions
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What characterizes civilization and what enables it to flourish?
What is the purpose of government/the court system?
Is it ever okay to break the law?
Talk with students about these essentia...
Make President’s Day POP with GameUp and the Mixer!
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Between the State of the Union address, the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address and President's Day, there's a reason that our February Spotlight is US Presidents! Between GameUp, the Mixer an...
Win The White House Game Play Strategies
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These Win The White House Game Play Strategies can help students to keep a close eye on the map while battling over electoral votes and popular support. The electoral college is a tricky concept to un...
Preparing to Play Supreme Decision
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Make sure learners have the background knowledge when preparing to play Supreme Decision. Students should know:
What the Constitution and the First Amendment are
The job of the Supreme Court, ...
Law Craft Game Play Strategies
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Activating Prior Knowledge:
Students can play and learn from the Law Craft game without any pre-teaching. However, they may get more out of the game if they have some background knowledge and game pl...
Executive Command Game Play Strategies
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Gaining the Support of Congress:
The game play strategies key to the Executive Command game is to focus on winning support from Congress for the President’s signature issue that was chosen in the S...
Branches of Power Social Studies Game
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Visit the Lesson Ideas page to find resources for Branches of Power, a free online civics and social studies game....
