JTrue Posted May 5, 2020 Group: Member Topic Count: 152 Content Count: 19,395 Reputation: 6,097 Days Won: 233 Joined: 01/13/2011 Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) (this is an add on to my post a month or so ago about helping if anyone has kids doing online and you're struggling to find something educational and entertaining to do with them...it's also posted in the Trough, so if you decide to move this, delete if you need) Since right now I'm teaching 7th grade early American history and a couple HCC classes, both at Dale Mabry and MacDill AFB, we've been doing some civics stuff. It obviously fits in with early American history for the younger guys, but civics is also part of the curriculum for college students and my class is one of a couple that satisfies their requirement. This is a game I make everyone play so they get a little bit of a handle on the Electoral College. Since some of you (not anyone in particular, but YOU means the general public) have no idea how this works, I thought I'd provide a link to the game I use. Also, if you're not familiar, iCivics is a bad ass organization who I'm lucky enough to work for. The gist of the organization is that it was founded by Sandra Day O'Connor: To cultivate a new generation of students for thoughtful and active citizenship. Civic knowledge is a prerequisite for civic participation. Yet for decades, civic education had largely disappeared from school curricula and the repercussions are undeniable. Anyways, it has a bunch of educational and fun games that I use all the time in my middle school AND college classes. Here is the one I use when I'm teaching how the election works (there are a ton of others and I suggest playing People's Pie and Do I Have a Right). I generally offer extra credit to anyone who can get themselves elected. That isn't going to work here, so how about any of you who win can post their total number of electoral votes and see how you stack up. My middle school record is 450 electoral votes. Can any of you beat a 7th grader? I know you don't have anything better to do right now. https://www.icivics.org/games/win-white-house (feel free to play on Elementary) Edited May 5, 2020 by JTrue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrue Posted May 5, 2020 Group: Member Topic Count: 152 Content Count: 19,395 Reputation: 6,097 Days Won: 233 Joined: 01/13/2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinRicky Posted May 5, 2020 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 583 Content Count: 22,719 Reputation: 5,860 Days Won: 109 Joined: 09/13/2007 Share Posted May 5, 2020 It is early and I'm just running through the 'pen but have to remember to come back to this.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrassBulls12 Posted May 5, 2020 Group: Member Topic Count: 399 Content Count: 4,679 Reputation: 517 Days Won: 4 Joined: 02/03/2017 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I used this last year when I taught 7th grade civics because we do civics before Am history. Not sure why, I have yet to get a straight answer for, but anyways. It's pretty fun and enjoyable. I would sometimes play the games with my students who were finished with their assignments. Win the white house is fun, I think there's another one where you are the president that is pretty interesting too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smazza Posted May 5, 2020 Group: Member Topic Count: 9,898 Content Count: 66,091 Reputation: 2,434 Days Won: 172 Joined: 01/01/2001 Share Posted May 5, 2020 HOW FUN and interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Posted May 5, 2020 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,615 Content Count: 74,714 Reputation: 10,932 Days Won: 424 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted May 5, 2020 13 hours ago, JTrue said: The only real positive that I can see in this scenario would be that we as a country, for at least 4 years, would never have to worry about a toilet paper shortage ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrue Posted May 5, 2020 Group: Member Topic Count: 152 Content Count: 19,395 Reputation: 6,097 Days Won: 233 Joined: 01/13/2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 37 minutes ago, Triple B said: The only real positive that I can see in this scenario would be that we as a country, for at least 4 years, would never have to worry about a toilet paper shortage ... Is that not good enough? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puc86 Posted May 5, 2020 Group: Member Topic Count: 147 Content Count: 19,272 Reputation: 6,157 Days Won: 255 Joined: 10/13/2002 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Just now, JTrue said: Is that not good enough? I mean it used to be one pretty much a given but in the world in which we live now? Probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyperBullee Posted May 5, 2020 Group: Member Topic Count: 2 Content Count: 153 Reputation: 35 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/13/2015 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Not gonna lie, that was pretty fun. Sending it to a few of my PoliSci friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Posted May 5, 2020 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,615 Content Count: 74,714 Reputation: 10,932 Days Won: 424 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 hour ago, JTrue said: Is that not good enough? You'd have my vote ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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