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iCivics
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6th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Court Quest

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This Court Quest interactive also includes:
  • Court Quest: A Game Guide for Teachers (.pdf)
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  • Court Quest Worksheet (.pdf)
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Introduce your learners to the federal and state court systems with a fun, interactive online video game! After reading sample cases, class members identify to which court the case should be assigned and gain a greater understanding overall of the judicial branch.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

the federal court system, courts, the supreme court, the judicial branch, the judicial system

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • If you have limited access to computers, consider projecting your computer screen and playing this game together as a whole class
  • Before having learners work with the online interactive, give a writing assignment that will require them to later summarize what they have learned by playing the game

Classroom Considerations

  • You'll find the link to the online activity in the resource's included materials
  • Requires free online registration to play game and save progress

Pros

  • Detailed instructional guidelines on how the game is played and what materials to prepare
  • Good PowerPoint presentation and worksheet included to supplement game

Cons

  • It will take some time to familiarize yourself and your students with the various components of this game

Common Core

RH.6-8.3 RH.11-12.3

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