iCivics: Power Play
Website Address:https://www.curriki.org/oer/iCivics-Power-Play
Type:
Interactive, Game, Lesson PlanDescription:
An interactive game that helps students understand state and federal powers.
Subjects:
- Social Studies > Civics
- Social Studies > Government
- Social Studies > United States Government
Education Levels:
- Grade 9
- Grade 10
- Grade 11
- Grade 12
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Language:
EnglishAccess Privileges:
Public - Available to anyoneLicense Deed:
Creative Commons Attribution Non-CommercialD2.Civ.1.3-5: College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards
Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.
D2.Civ.5.3-5: College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards
Explain the origins, functions, and structure of different systems of government, including those created by the U.S. and state constitutions.
D2.Civ.4.6-8: College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards
Explain the powers and limits of the three branches of government, public officials, and bureaucracies at different levels in the United States and in other countries.
D2.Civ.10.K-2: College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards
Compare their own point of view with others' perspectives.
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In this lesson, students will distinguish between arguments that states or the federal government should have more power and identify arguments about where each power should lie. Students will coach a team of players competing to win power for state or federal government. Teammates will offer arguments that, if persuasive, will pull power statues toward one side or the other. Detailed instructions are provided to help students playthe game.
Select this link to access the game: https://www.icivics.org/node/407729/resource
