Counties Work
Talking about government spending, it’s worthwhile for you to experience government spending. This is a game that lets you run a small government and make spending decisions.
Go to https://www.icivics.org/games/counties-work
You don´t have to register. Feel free to click ¨No Thanks.¨
Then click ¨new game.¨ Play at normal speed.
Name your county, parish, or borough, then select your character to run the government by browsing faces and outfits. Give yourself a title (I like ¨Grand Poobah¨). Last, select a special department to add to the map. Not every county has the same departments and services, so pick one that works for you!
The main goal of Counties Work is to keep citizens happy by responding to their requests. Residents have many requests for the county and will need your help to carry them out! Once a resident is following you, you must bring the resident to the department on the map that can best fulfill their request. Over time, you’ll want to develop new areas of your community to attract more residents and grow the county’s population. More population means more tax revenue!
Play through the game twice, then answer the questions. It may help to look at the questions ahead of time. The form is at: https://forms.gle/fXaBCJeFHZZQSVP66
- The Market Failures Slideshow was due last week. It is the biggest assignment of the quarantine so far. If you haven’t already, turn it in! (https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/rauscher/2020/03/20/homework-market-failures-slideshow/).
- The Chapter 7 Objectives were due this past Sunday. If you haven’t already, turn them in! (https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/rauscher/2020/03/24/homework-market-failures-learning-objectives/).
- The Chapter 10 Objectives are due on Friday (https://classroom.google.com/u/2/w/NTMzNjMzMDYzMjVa/tc/NTczNDMzMDU0OTZa)
Posted in Blogs and tagged chapter 10, Counties Work, game-based learning, government spending, iCivics, video game by Adam Rauscher with no comments yet.
Economics: iCivics People’s Pie
On Friday before break, we completed an activity based on the game “People’s Pie” at iCivics. If you were absent, you do not have to complete this assignment, but doing so will certainly help your grade. Go to https://www.icivics.org/games/peoples-pie and play through successfully at least once. Then complete this sheet of questions: iCivics People’s Pie
I will accept this assignment through Wednesday, January 9th.
Posted in Economics and tagged chapter 10, civics, economics, game-based learning, government spending, people's pie, video game by Adam Rauscher with no comments yet.