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Stranded: Island survival icebreaker/team-building

By Gov Games and Lessons

Thieving monkeys. Angry ghosts. And there's SOMETHING in the jungle. Can YOU survive the island until help arrives?Many students have played the classic critical thinking game in which they prioritize a list of items to survive on a remote

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Games, Simulations

$1.95

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Tragedy of the Commons - environmental simulation/game

By Gov Games and Lessons

Why do people do what's in their own best interest when it hurts the larger community? Is there any way to get around this? This simulation/game makes use of Garrett Hardin's central metaphor in his seminal article, "The Tragedy of the Commons."

Subjects:

Environment, Civics, Political Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Games, Simulations

$4.95

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Down with the machine! A game about parties, machines, Progressives and voting

By Gov Games and Lessons

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, political machines controlled most of the major urban areas of the country, including New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago. These organizations were often corrupt and brutal, using underhanded

Subjects:

Civics, U.S. History, Political Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Games, Simulations

$4.95

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Toxic Waste Game - Icebreaker fun!

By Gov Games and Lessons

Start the school year out right with an active, fast-paced, creativity-promoting game! This game is good for team-building and promoting divergent thinking.In teams, students select from a pile of reaching things, scooping things and attaching

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Back to School

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Activities, Games

$1.95

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Building Communication: A fun team-building game/Ice Breaker

By Gov Games and Lessons

Start the school year out right with an active team-building game! Each team has an "architect", a "runner", and one or two "builders." The architect designs a building using interlocking building blocks, but the builders are unable to see the

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Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Back to School

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

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Activities, Games

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Team Egg Drop: Ice breaker, team-builder, leadership and STEM activity

By Gov Games and Lessons

Need a fun and action-packed activity as an ice-breaker? A team-builder? A leadership activity? If so, then Team Egg Drop is the activity for your classroom.In the main version of the activity, teams will select items for a contraption that can

Subjects:

Math, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

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Activities, Games

$1.95

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voting and participation lesson plan

By Gov Games and Lessons

Are you in a hurry and need a comprehensive lesson plan on voting and participation that fits most civics and political science curricula?This 38 slide Power Point contains the following:-Turnout - how US turnout compares to other countries and

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Civics, Government

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Lesson

$1.50

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Minefield: Ice-breaker, teambuilding obstacle course

By Gov Games and Lessons

Start the semester off right with a fun, engaging activity. In this game, students try to develop a unique communication strategy that will help their team reach the goal before the other teams. But in the meanwhile, they'll have to navigate

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Staff

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Activities, Games

$1.95

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The benefits of Interest Groups - Fun game (American Politics)

By Gov Games and Lessons

Although many people get frustrated by the influence of interest groups, the Founders intended citizens to have the right to petition the government. So what makes some groups successful while others never get started? Economist Mancur Olson

Subjects:

Civics, Political Science, Economics

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Games, Simulations

$4.95

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Platform game - A simulation about median voters, parties & Electoral College

By Gov Games and Lessons

In America, how does a political party gain more votes than its competitor? A bigger question is how to secure that all important median voter? Mathematician Harold Hotelling provides an answer: the median voter theorem. Namely, in a 2-party

Subjects:

Civics, Political Science

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

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Games, Simulations

$4.95

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Political parties lesson plan

By Gov Games and Lessons

Are you in a hurry and need a comprehensive lesson plan on political parties that fits most civics and political science curricula?This 28 slide Power Point contains the following:-Basics of Political Parties-The Spatial Theory of Elections-Third

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Lesson

$1.50

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Interest groups lesson plan

By Gov Games and Lessons

Are you in a hurry and need a comprehensive lesson plan on interest groups that fits most civics and political science curricula?This 39 slide Power Point contains the following:-Basics-Getting around the collective action dilemma-How interest

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Civics, Government

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Lesson

$1.50

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Aristotle's Governments: A game about different systems of government

By Gov Games and Lessons

In this game, students play the role of the 6 different types of government that Aristotle describes in "Politics": monarchy, tyranny, aristocracy, oligarchy, polity and democracy. Students will make binding decisions as rulers or live with the

Subjects:

Government, Philosophy, Political Science

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Games, Simulations

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've been a full time instructor for both elementary school and college students. My specialties in college teaching are American politics, political theory and research methods. I also spent two years as a substitute teacher; during this time, I taught all grade levels and subjects.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My experience as an elementary school teacher has been invaluable to my success as a college professor. It showed me that well designed games help students learn - at any age. The games and lessons featured in my stores were tested multiple times in college classrooms, but can be easily adapted to K-12 education, as well.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a B.A. in Elementary Education and Political Science and an M.A. and PhD in Political Science (University of Iowa).

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Specialty, Math, Science, Environment, Social Studies, Civics, Government, U.S. History, Critical Thinking, Economics , Problem Solving, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School