Article by John K. Lee and Jeffrey Probert

Civilization III and Whole-Class Play in High School

Social Studies

Presentation by Stephanie Blaher

Underachieving students

Engaging the Un-engaged

Using a game to grab their interest

Teaching while they play

Game PlayBuilding a New City Western Expansion

Manifest Destiny

Exploration

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Game PlayTrading with a

Foreign CultureInternational TradeAlliances & Treaties

Diplomacy

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Game PlayDeclaration of War Spanish American

WarWorld War IWorld War II

War

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Small number of students per game

Necessary Elements

Detailed Content Knowledge

Flexibility

Civilization III [Computer Software]. Sparks, MD: Firaxis Games.

Lee, J. K. & Probert, J. (2010). Civilization III and whole-class play in high school social studies. The Journal of Social Studies Research, 34(1), 1-28.

Reference List—Article and Game

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Radford University. (2004). Westward Expansion WebQuest. Retrieved from http://www.radford.edu/~sbisset/westward.html.

Simone CIMA. (17 October, 2010). Curious about TPACK? Retrieved from http://simonecima.blogspot.com/2010/10/curious-about-tpack.html.

Ulmer, G. (25 August, 2010). The Online Investing AI Blog. Retrieved from http://www.onlineinvestingai.com/blog/tag/currencies.

University of Connecticut. (2011). Retrieved from http://lc.uconn.edu/communities/exploratory.

The Waffler. (16 December, 2010). Flexibility tricks: bending in the wind. Retrieved from http://whitepaintedwoman.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/flexibility-tricks.

Reference List—Images