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All About Democracy Interactive Game | Digital with Paper Option

All About Democracy Interactive Game | Digital with Paper Option

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Review concepts related to the origins of democracy and its founding documents as part of your democracy unit. Stop searching for resources for the new Alberta social studies curriculum because we've done everything for you.

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Even though this resource was written for Alberta, it works for any democracy lesson.

This engaging activity includes:

  • 30 self-checking questions related to:
    • direct Democracy in Athens: social classes, The Ecclesia, The Boule, The Dikasteria, the lottery
    • representative democracy in Rome: magistrates, three branches (executive, legislative and judicial)
    • Haudenosaunee Confederacy: Clan Mothers, Chiefs, Great Law of Peace, Grand Council, consensus
    • principles of democracy: equality under the law, freedom, justice, representation
    • roots of democracy documents: Magna Carta, Habeas Corpus Act, Bill of Rights
  • suggestions on how to play in different ways and groupings.
  • instructions and troubleshooting tips for using the digital version. You must download the PDF to access the link.
  • a link and instructions for how to use the game with Google Slides. It have been specifically formatted to be used with Google Slides.
  • instructions for how to use the game with Microsoft PowerPoint (which may affect formatting).
  • instructions for printing the game and turning it into a set of self-checking task cards so you can play without technology.
  • loose text in the digital version which can be read by your assistive technology. This is especially helpful since some of the text may be beyond the Grade 6 reading level (especially at the beginning of the school year).
  • editable slides so you can personalize your set for your classroom.
  • list of Alberta outcomes.

This resource is a review. It does not teach the concepts. Use it to introduce or review your democracy unit, but not as the sole resource to teach it.

Ninja Note: If you teach in Alberta, this resource has been written for the new social studies curriculum. Learn more about how we're writing and adjusting resources for the new curriculum. https://brainninjas.ca/social-studies-in-alberta/

This activity aligns with:

This activity supports learning about:

  • roots and principles of democracy

Looking for more social studies for Alberta teachers? Our unit plans include extra vocabulary supports and assessments.

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Ninja Note: To access the digital version, download the PDF and click on the access link in the file.

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