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01: Building a Civilization
01: Building a Civilization
What challenges did river valley civilizations have to experience to develop as a successful civilization?
What challenges did river valley civilizations have to experience to develop as a successful civilization?
02: Your Task
02: Your Task
Design a game of "Civilization"
Design a game of "Civilization"
Using your knowledge and the experiences of ancient civilizations studied this year, develop a game that recreates the journey taken by our ancestors: from tribe to empire!
Using your knowledge and the experiences of ancient civilizations studied this year, develop a game that recreates the journey taken by our ancestors: from tribe to empire!
03: The Game
03: The Game
Players progress through "levels" of development.
Players progress through "levels" of development.
- "Start" at tribe level
- Hunting/Gathering vs. Agriculture
- Solving problems of civilized living
- Establishing a religion
- Choosing a leader
- Working with the social structure
- Creating a legacy
04: Play online or on-board
04: Play online or on-board
Online Game
Online Game
- "Choose your own adventure"
- Interactive
- Google Slides
- Google Form
Online Game
Online Game
- "Chance or Skill"
- Game board
- Move around board
- Google Slides
Board Game
Board Game
- "Chance or Skill"
- Poster-board game board (or similar)
- Cards and/or game pieces
Card Game
Card Game
- Matches, choice, etc.
- Make decisions/ answer questions
- Cards
05: How do I do this?
05: How do I do this?
Start with the HISTORY!
Start with the HISTORY!
Use the FACTS from ancient history to BUILD and DESIGN your civilization first!
Use the FACTS from ancient history to BUILD and DESIGN your civilization first!
- review the history of how early civilizations developed
- gather facts using the website (all pages are visible!)
- map out and plan the "story" of your civilization: what the goal or outcome is...or...what you want players to experience
- design, develop, create your game using the appropriate resources and tools
Google Slides
Google Slides
How to make a "game" with Google Slides
How to make a "game" with Google Slides
Sample Game made from Slides
Sample Game made from Slides
Google Forms
Google Forms
Create a Choose Your Own Adventure Story in Google Forms
Create a Choose Your Own Adventure Story in Google Forms
Using Google Forms to create a "choose your own adventure" game
Using Google Forms to create a "choose your own adventure" game
Creating the "tree" of choices in Google Forms
Creating the "tree" of choices in Google Forms
Sample "choose your own adventure game"
Sample "choose your own adventure game"
Board Game
Board Game
Choose Your Own Adventure
Choose Your Own Adventure
06: What do I need?
06: What do I need?
What did ancient civilizations have to experience to become LEGENDARY?
What did ancient civilizations have to experience to become LEGENDARY?
Required Elements of the Game:
Required Elements of the Game:
- Goal: What do you want the player(s) to accomplish?
- Rules: How do players play the game? (What happens during play?)
- Game Elements: Are the components (pieces, cards, etc.) designed to be themed with the history?
- History: Does the gameplay reflect historically accurate information and present choices rooted in history?
- Playability: Can the game be played by peers who are informed about ancient history?
07: Evaluation
07: Evaluation
08: Shall we play a game?
08: Shall we play a game?
Student Exemplars
Student Exemplars
"Risk" Boardgame
"Choose Your Own Adventure" Using Slides
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