Curated OER
Economics Using SimCity 2000
Fifth graders build a city and balance a budget for the population.
Curated OER
World Cities
High schoolers examine the settlement patterns of world cities. In groups, they are given a region of the world and asked to create a city in the location. They are given a set of characteristics of the city and determine what would be...
Curated OER
Creating and Maintaining a Budget
Students explore the videogame, Sim City to create functioning cities. They develop and maintain a budget for their cities, and present their city using a Powerpoint presentation.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Plan a City of the Future With Sim City
In this video and computer games science fair project, design and build a city of the future using SimCity. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Learning Sustainability With Sim City
Helps educators develop SimCity-based lesson plans that will encourage students to think critically about the challenges facing modern cities. SimCity is a city-building simulation computer game where players become the mayor and design...