Establish Educational Objectives for 7th Grade Social Studies Game

You have just been hired as the Project Manager for a PT3 Grant that develops educational materials for use in the seventh-grade classroom. Over the past year, discussions and workshops with state teachers have identified social studies as a key area where teachers could use well-developed educational tools. There are a lot of materials available online, but they would like you to put something together in a professional, effective manner. Your task is to identify possible educational objectives.

It may be natural to begin brainstorming different types of games that can help meet the educational objectives. While this is fine, don't get lost in the details of the game. At this point, you want to emphasize what you want your users to learn.
The game that is eventually developed may not meet all the educational objectives. You are developing a starting point from which to begin game brainstorming.
It may be helpful to define both specific content-related goals (students will be able to identify world leaders with their countries), and more general, conceptual goals (students will appreciate the power of culture to shape politics).

For help, review the NM Standards for middle school-social studies.


Scope and Objectives	Projects and Assignments	Required Readings and Games	Schedule	Instructor & Participants
Establish Educational Objectives for 7th Grade Social Studies Game You have just been hired as the Project Manager for a PT3 Grant that develops educational materials for use in the seventh-grade classroom. Over the past year, discussions and workshops with state teachers have identified social studies as a key area where teachers could use well-developed educational tools. There are a lot of materials available online, but they would like you to put something together in a professional, effective manner. Your task is to identify possible educational objectives. It may be natural to begin brainstorming different types of games that can help meet the educational objectives. While this is fine, don't get lost in the details of the game. At this point, you want to emphasize what you want your users to learn. The game that is eventually developed may not meet all the educational objectives. You are developing a starting point from which to begin game brainstorming. It may be helpful to define both specific content-related goals (students will be able to identify world leaders with their countries), and more general, conceptual goals (students will appreciate the power of culture to shape politics). For help, review the NM Standards for middle school-social studies.