Turn learning into a game by asking pupils to play an online interactive activity! Learners choose their own characters, departments, work toward building the population of their towns, earn money, and must maintain an approval rating from citizens much like in real life, The game's effectiveness shows through its ability to serve as challenging, interesting, and a great learning experience.

Concepts

counties, finance, human resources, education, building community, community planning, community service, local government, local businesses

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Correlate each department with where the department is located in your local community to help your high schoolers relate the game to real life

Classroom Considerations

• Access to some materials requires a free iCivics account, including saving in-game progress
• The resource functions as the third in a seven-part Local Government-High School unit

Pros

• Characters must accomplish different tasks that also teach the different roles of each elected or appointed leader in the community 
• Teaches problem-solving skills
• Easy to learn and navigate

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.7 RH.11-12.7