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Bridge, Dave – Journal of Political Science Education, 2016
With so many role-playing simulations already in the political science education literature, the recent repeated calls for new games is both timely and appropriate. This article answers and extends those calls by advocating the creation of probabilistic games using Microsoft Excel. I introduce the example of the Stag Hunt Game--a short, effective,…
Descriptors: Spreadsheets, Educational Games, Probability, Role Playing

Morris, Ronald V. – Gifted Child Today, 2000
This article describes a learning activity, the Texas History Walk, in which third- and seventh-grade gifted students learn about life in the 1870s on the Texas frontier. The younger students interact with the actors, seventh graders role-playing characters of the 1870s. Benefits of the activity include its interdisciplinary nature, the cross-age…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Interdisciplinary Approach
Sheridan, Jack – 1977
This unit provides the student with a simulated experience in the development of decision making skills. The acquisition of petroleum resources in a hypothetical republic provides the basic scenario around which the simulation develops. Students are supplied with specific information about petroleum geology, finances, and drilling. With this…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Filvaroff, Joan, Comp.; And Others – 1983
Designed for use in secondary school social studies classes, this guide provides activities for helping students understand some of the fundamental principles of government as well as its structure, politics, and effects on the individual. Information, articles, and cartoons from the Austin-American Statesman form the basis of the readings, along…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Patton, Jan; Murray, Darlena – 1991
This document consists of a curriculum guide combined with separately published "Simulations" and "Test Bank" volumes designed to support instructors using the curriculum guide. The curriculum guide for "business computer applications I" provides office education instructors with detailed units of instruction…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Graphics