Get Kids Involved in County Government

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iCivics Origin

§  Justice O’Connor retired from the Supreme Court in 2006 and she soon discovered that:

66%  can  name  a  judge  on  American  Idol.  

36%      can  name  the  three  branches  of  government.  

44  average  number  of  hours  students  spend  in  front  a  screen  each  week.      

97%  of  Americans  teenagers  play  video  games.  

§  iCivics reaches students using their media:

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iCivics.org

iCivics is free!

Resources are accessible and ready to go: Games are browser-based & don’t require download.

Lesson plans are self-contained, practical, & engaging.

Our resources are standards-aligned for all

50 states & DC.

iCivics has reached more than one million students

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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!

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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.

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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.

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Lesson Plan The Capable County lesson plan reinforce game concepts. All resources

are aligned to state standards and easy to use.

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Supporting Resources

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

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Fun For Students

v Leader boards

v Save & load for all games

v Achievement badges

v Customizable profile pages

v Avatars

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