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Get Kids Involved in County Government

Get Kids Involved in County Government. iCivics Origin. 66% can name a judge on American Idol. Justice O ’ Connor retired from the Supreme Court in 2006 and she soon discovered that:. 44 average number of hours students spend in front a screen each week.

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Get Kids Involved in County Government

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  1. Get Kids Involved in County Government

  2. iCivics Origin 66% can name a judge on American Idol. • Justice O’Connor retired from the Supreme Court in 2006 and she soon discovered that: 44 average number of hours students spend in front a screen each week. • iCivics reaches students using their media: 97% of Americans teenagers play video games. 36% can name the three branches of government.

  3. iCivics.org iCivics has reached more than one million students Resources are accessible and ready to go: Games are browser-based & don’t require download. Lesson plans are self-contained, practical, & engaging. iCivics is free! Our resources are standards-aligned for all 50 states & DC.

  4. Our Games In May, iCivics launched four new games about the other branches of government. Now students can… Counties Works is our latest game. More than 2 million iCivics games have been played by more than 1 million students across the country!

  5. Counties Work NACo partnered with iCivics to educate and inform K-12 students about the important role and functions of county government. Students across the country will play the game in classrooms while studying civics and social studies. Teachers will have curriculum and quizzes to assist them in their lesson plans.

  6. The Game During the game, students serve as a county official with the tasks of providing services, dealing with citizen requests, setting and raising revenues, and working within a budget. Students match approved citizen requests with the appropriate county department that provides that critical service.

  7. Lesson Plan The Capable County lesson plan reinforce game concepts. All resources are aligned to state standards and easy to use.

  8. Supporting Resources Web quests and other interactive resources form a full curricular unit.

  9. Fun For Students • Leader boards • Save & load for all games • Achievement badges • Customizable profile pages • Avatars

  10. Join Our Team

  11. Connect with Us Contact your state coordinator by visiting: icivics.org/about/in-the-states Join our mailing list – find out about the latest news Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/icivics Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/icivics Or write us at info@icivics.org

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