Election Day is coming! In Cast Your Vote, students will discover what it takes to become an informed voter — from knowing where they stand on important issues to uncovering what they need to know about candidates. Students:

• Learn about the importance of local elections
• Watch candidates discuss important issues in Town Hall debates
• Identify issues that matter to them and rate candidates’ stances
• Collect their own notes on candidates within an in-game app

Objectives -

• Establish, explain and apply criteria useful in selecting political leaders.
• Evaluate candidates based on their qualifications, experience, voting record, endorsements, and messaging.
• Evaluate information and arguments from various sources to identify stands taken by candidates on issues.
• Compare different perspectives and prioritize issues according to personal views.

This game offers a keyboard navigation mode, as well as a screen reader to supplement the use of sound effects and voiceover. Support is also provided for English Learners.

 

 

Source

https://www.icivics.org/games/cast-your-vote

iCivics is a nationally-renowned site founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor that provides innovative and interactive curricula and activities for civics/government classrooms.