I Need Your Help Connecting Video Games with the Iowa Core Curriculum

Everyone says that strategy games can useful in learning social studies. But where is the alignment between gaming experiences and Core Curriculum Standards?

I have ventured into the process of making such an alignment.

Recently, I tried to connect game, Civilization IV, with the Iowa Core Curriculum. Amazingly, it happened to fit almost every goal and benchmark.

I need your help.  Please review my alignment and tell me if I am on track or not.

Don't be nice.  Tell me what you think. I welcome any criticism so that we can share this with the world . . . or at least Iowa.

Thank you for your time!!!

Tyler Richmond

University of Northern Iowa

Here is the Iowa core page for Social Studies, Which I used to Align the game. Iowa Core Social Studies.