Argument Wars

In Argument Wars, you debate historical Supreme Court cases by advancing arguments and backing them up with supports. Play New Jersey v. T.L.O., Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda v. Arizona, Texas v. Johnson, or Gideon v. Wainwright today!

Argument Wars is a game designed to highlight the role of argumentation and reasoning in civic engagement. Step into the shoes of a lawyer and participate in trials ripped straight out of the history books. In order to win points with the judge, you must analyze your arguments and evidence carefully and be prepared to not only back up yours claims, but to pop your opponent's bubble when they make a misstep. Can you tip the scales of justice in your favor?

Our Courts and Filament Games

Flash

English

http://www.ourcourts.org/play-games/argument-wars

6-13

yes

short

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The Redistricting Game

The Redistricting Game is designed to educate, engage, and empower citizens around the issue of political redistricting. Currently, the political system in most states allows the state legislators themselves to draw the lines. This system is subject to a wide range of abuses and manipulations that encourage incumbents to draw districts which protect their seats rather than risk an open contest.

By exploring how the system works, as well as how open it is to abuse, The Redistricting Game allows players to experience the realities of one of the most important (yet least understood) aspects of our political system. The game provides a basic introduction to the redistricting system, allows players to explore the ways in which abuses can undermine the system, and provides info about reform initiatives – including a playable version of the Tanner Reform bill to demonstrate the ways that the system might be made more consistent with tenets of good governance. Beyond playing the game, the web site provides a wealth of information about redistricting in every state as well as providing hands-on opportunities for civic engagement and political action.

USC Annenberg Center for Communications

Flash

English

http://www.redistrictinggame.org

United States

1950 2009

8-13

yes

medium

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The China Game

Geography based china history quiz game. This flash interactive is based on the board game Feilong: The China Game. A fun-to-play educational game expressly designed for Families with Children from China, Asian Studies educators and students, and others interested in testing and expanding their knowledge of the culture and history of one of the world's most fascinating countries - CHINA.

University of Vermont

Flash

English

http://www.asiasociety.org/node/8688

China, Asia

0000 2000

7-12

yes

short

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Do I Have A Right

Do I Have a Right? explores the Bill of Rights in the context of operating and growing a Constitutional law firm from obscure to distinguished status. Hire lawyers with special talents and areas of expertise and assign them to distraught clients with legal quandaries of varying validity. Wield the Bill of Rights like a high power microscope, examine a variety of fun and quirky legal cases, and ultimately become a prestigious purveyor of expert legal advice.

Filament Games and Our Courts

Flash

English

http://www.ourcourts.org/flashgames/dihar/index.html

1770 2009

6-13

yes

short

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1066: The Game

1066 is the most famous date in British history, but how might events have been different if you had been commanding the armies that fought for control of England? Take part in our unique and historically accurate strategy game and you'll take the field with the Saxons, the Normans and the Vikings to fight out the visceral, dynamic battles which decided England's fate.

1066 The Game puts you into the thick of the action, giving you direct control over every arrow barrage, cavalry charge and defensive stand taken by your armies. On-the-button mini-games add to the tension of issuing commands, and a striking visual and dramatic animation deliver a distinctive portrayal of medieval warfare.

A multiplayer option offers the chance to test your mettle against friends or other 1066 players. Rather than just relying on factual statistics, victory also depends on the morale of your troops, which played a crucial role on the eleventh-century battlefields. Taunts, chants and the presence of a strong leader will all prove key to winning the day.

channel4

Flash

English

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/0-9/1066/game/index.html

England

1000 1100

8-13

yes

medium

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My Culture Quest

My Culture Quest opens up the world of museums and galleries, giving you the opportunity to explore objects from many different countries and answer questions correctly in order to create your own exhibition.

On the adventure you are aided by one of the mini museum guides; choose from the language expert Manaza, the very intelligent Ravi or the navigator Suzi. Points awarded depend on collecting similar objects from different cultures, objects with the same theme (conflict, religion, celebrations) and the number of objects. This scoring system encourages you to think about themes that affect both your community and other communities around the world. It will also show you how all cultures around the world, including your own can all be linked in a variety of different ways.

Once you have finished collecting objects they will be arranged into an exhibition. You will then be given a score based on the success of the exhibition. You can even enter your name on the international scoreboard.

museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire

Flash

English

http://www.mylearning.org/interactive.asp?journeyid=238&resourceid=587

World Wide

0000 2000

6-10

Oregon Trail: Virtual Apple 2

Play the Apple II version of Oregon Trail in your browser for free courtesy of Virtual Apple. Below is the original game description.

Try taking a journey by covered wagon across 2000 miles of plains, rivers, and mountains. Try! On the plains, will you slosh your oxen through mud and water-filled ruts or will you plod through dust six inches deep?

How will you cross the rivers? If you have money, you might take a ferry (if there is a ferry). Or, you can ford the river and hope you and your wagon aren't swallowed alive!

What about supplies? Well, if you're low on food you can hunt. You might get a buffalo... you might. And there are bear in the mountains.

At the Dalles, you can try navigating the Columbia River, but if running the rapids with a makeshift raft makes you queasy, better take the Barlow Road.

If for some reason you don't survive -- your wagon burns, or thieves steal your oxen, or you run out of provisions, or you die of cholera -- don't give up! Try again... and again... until your name is up with the others on The Oregon Trail Top Ten.

Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium

Brøderbund The Learning Company

Flash

English

http://www.virtualapple.org/oregontraildisk.html

United States, Oregon,

1820 1860

4-12

yes

long

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Franklin’s Interactive Lifetime

Explore Franklin's Interactive Lifetime through a variety of interactive exhibits and learn about his life-long interest in self-improvement, communication, community, science, politics and diplomacy. Try to make your way from Boston to Philadelphia or chart the Gulf Stream in our interactive computer games, match your skills against our "matching games," amuse yourself with funky animated stories, while learning about Franklin's vast curiosity, extraordinary genius, and human strengths and weaknesses.

Flash plug-in is required. Broadband and 1 GHz or faster machine is recommended.

franklin300

Flash

English

http://www.benfranklin300.org/timeline/

New England

1706 2006

4-13

yes

short

fulldata

S.O.S. History

Montreal's history game for student sleuths. S.O.S. History is an adventure game challenging students to solve five mysteries at pivotal points in the history of Montreal. From the early days of the Ville de Montreal and the Great Peace of 1701 to the St. Helen's Island, site of Expo 67, site visitors need to find artifacts from the history of Montreal by solving historic problems, and return them to the Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History.

Shockwave

English

http://www.memoireenperil.net/PACEN.htm

6-12

yes

long

Fulldata

Safe Harbour, Treacherous Seas

The treacherous shores of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada contain 1.5 shipwrecks per mile. This virtual exhibition offers a wealth of information about the numerous ships that have foundered on the Island's shores as well as the fascinating human and social history that went down with the ships.

British Columbia Maritime Museum

Flash

English

http://www.pacificshipwrecks.ca/english/game.html

5-12

yes

short

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