The Lego civics project

  
As our students build a fully-planned and intricately-designed Lego city, they also learn to govern it. Students learn about elections, laws, city planning, economics and the environment as they serve on a city council which must make key governing decisions about their city. They work on committees to design their official city flag, design their city’s currency and create a constitution of laws. Students have the opportunity to run for mayor, open their own business, debate city issues and design city buildings. Social studies, history and civics have never been so fun! 

In this class, students will:

• Serve on the city council of a fictional town that the class creates as a group
• Learn about constitutions and laws as they prepare to create a city constitution
• Learn about the meaning of symbols on flags as they design their own city flag
• Run for mayor and create a campaign platform stating opinions on each of the campaign issues
• Give a campaign election speech to voters outlining issue positions
• Learn about important civics-related topics such as taxes, immigration and the environment 
• Make key decisions related to urban environmental issues

Class Specifications:

• Elementary (Grade 2-5) or Middle School (Grades 6-8) versions available
• 12-hour program 
• The Lego Civics Project can be implemented as an after-school program, summer camp or in-class project
• Purchase includes teacher training, unlimited support as program is implemented, lesson plan, powerpoints, project guides and marketing materials