Activities / simulations

Checkology interactives:  3.checkology.org/join/RAG-BRING-REALLY
Checkology is fantastic! You'll learn how to evaluate information online to determine whether it's trustworthy.  Want to learn more about why you should explore this resource?  Read this article from the News Literacy Project, featuring a testimonial from your instructor! 

Constructive Dialogue (for this course):  constructivedialogue.org/app/user?AccessCode=8O5I-FALL22
How we interpret new information is largely based on what we already believe and what we've experienced. OpenMind helps you explore your beliefs and see how they may be impacting your ability to see the world clearly. 

Redistricting games:
1)  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/learning/lesson-plans/lesson-of-the-day-a-gerrymandering-game.html
2) http://gametheorytest.com/gerry/  
Can you complete the challenge?! Engage in this process of drawing districts with a partisan tilt, then write a short reflection on what you discovered about how gerrymandering works. (You can do each one for separate reflections. The second one has increasingly difficult challenges as you progress; do at least 15-20 minutes worth of playing for this to count and share in your reflection how many levels you completed.)

Explore the 100  million voters site -- watch the embedded videos and read the information. (Alternatively, you can read the Executive Summary of the report and skim the rest.) -- added 11.4.22

Play a game! iCivics.org has lots of them -- each one counts as a learning activity.

Learn practical skills for talking across political differences -- attend any Braver Angels workshop/event. Each counts as a learning activity.