Steam - Sid Meier's “Civilization vi”

Requestor Work Location:

West Valley Elementary

Requestor Title:

ALC 6th Grade Teacher

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Description:

Steam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront that, when installed on a computer, acts as a driver for video games associated with the account.

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https://store.steampowered.com/about/

Purpose/Use/Notes:

I would like to use Sid Meier's “Civilization vi” to build an interactive unit on ancient civilization. In order to access the game, however, students need to be able to download Steam. Students would be under full supervision while the software is in use and no other program besides Civ would be downloaded/played. Below is a quick overview of my interest and intentions with Civ. The 6th-grade core includes ancient civilizations, and I think a really fun way to approach a problem-based learning experience to this standard would be by using Sid Meier's Civilization VI (Civ for short). The task I'm envisioning is for students to play as an assigned ancient civilization and make their journey as close to historically accurate as possible. Resources for researching their civilizations would be provided, class discussions would be held, and progress/notes/reflection journals would be kept. I think it could be really fun and engaging for them and give them the motivation and reason to learn all they can about their civilization. The effects of geography, religion, and government on the development of civilization and culture are demonstrated well in this game, as are the cause-and-effects of events, which is another standard spanning the 6th-grade core. There would be just as much opportunity to learn for those who successfully guide their civilization through their timeline and those who don't through reflection journals and critical thinking prompts. Extension is built in as well, as they could use it to test out 'how would things change if...' questions that tap into depth and complexity, challenging students to consider how single events or location can change some aspect of their civilization's development, and extrapolate where ancient civilizations (such as Summeria) might be today if they'd continued in the same trend. I know that using Civ as an anchor point in a problem-based unit exploring ancient civilization would open my students up to launching their own investigations, figuring out ways of governing, and so much more.

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Lower Grade Range:

5th Grade

Upper Grade Range:

12th Grade

Category:

Social Studies, K-12

Utah State Core Correlation Standard(s):

Standard 6.1.1 Discern characteristics needed for the transformation from simple societies to civilizations, and compare those characteristics in at least three different ancient civilizations found in different regions of the world (for example, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, China, Inca, Aztec, Persia, Greece, Carthage, Gupta, Rome). Standard 6.1.2 Throughout their study of world history, recognize the origins of major world religions (including Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Taoism). Evaluate the role religion played in the development of civilizations, colonization, imperialism, and independence movements. Standard 6.1.3 Use maps to analyze how physical geography affected the development of three civilizations found in different regions of the world. Standard 6.1.4 Identify some of the economic systems and technologies (for example, irrigation, writing systems, farming techniques, trading and bartering, coins and currency) created by three civilizations found in different regions of the world, and categorize how they met specific human needs or wants. Standard 6.1.5 Use primary and secondary sources to compare the cultures of three civilizations found in different regions of the world and identify examples of cultural expression (for example, architecture, writing, philosophy, artwork). Standard 6.1.6 Compare the purposes and functions of early governments (for example, monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, pure democracy, republic, theocracy) to modern governments.

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