The Big Picture of History
Computer Resources	Software: Sid Meier's Civilization II or Sid Meier's CivNet.
Software	MicroProse Software, copyright 1996 Platform Win95, Win 3.1(CD_Rom) Designed for ages 12-adult. There are other simulations including newer versions that are also available.
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Life Skills	Using Information Technology | Problem Solving | Learning to Learn
Age Level	12 years (6th grade) to Adult.
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*Do	Introduce software: 5 minutes; let learners work with software 30 minutes. Reluctant users may be engaged by shorter work periods and more frequent instruction periods. These may be user led discussion and sharing periods. Three 40 minute sessions would be the minimum for engaged users.
*Reflect	How realistic is the software about history. What strategies were successful in advancing civilization? What were the key systems in Civilization II? (technology, transportation, military).
Apply	Interview grandparents or others in the community about technology through their lifetime. (automobiles is one idea) Explore the Web for timelines, try www.yahooligans.com. Then, make a timeline of significant developments that have happened in the learners lifetime. Invent something or check out a web site on inventions. Try http://inventors.about.com/education/invention Make a PowerPoint presentation about technology: alphabets, chemistry, flight, etc. How did the future look to people in the past. Try http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.html Great thinkers and visionaries are identified at this site www.lucifer.com/~sasha/thinkers.html
More Activities	Look at food storage and/or transportation. Is there a river or a railroad that is used for transportation in your community. Visit a site of food storage or transportation. Ask a collecter of old technology(cameras, cars, etc.) to be a guest speaker. Visit an exhibit of old machines-a car museum, history museum, etc.
Extended Activities	Other simulation games in CD-Rom: Civil War or World War II, Age of Empires, Oregon Trail, AlphaCentari, etc. 4-H Cooperative Curriculum System: Citizenship-Public Adventures at http://www.n4hccs.org Diplomacy is one approach for resolving conflicts. Peer mediation is a version of diplomacy for today's youth. Ask a guest speaker to speak about peer mediation or explore the Web for lesson plans on peer mediation. Try www.csmp.org .
Time	2 hours minimum to play; learner directed.
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* see Experiential Learning Model