CIVICS LAB / GRANITE HILLS HIGH SCHOOL

The floor
is yours.

Your phone. Your school. Your future.
Government is already part of your life.
Now it’s your turn to make the decisions.

Real concepts. Tough choices. Room to change your mind.

SIMULATION ROOM01 / LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
A good idea needs
more than a majority.
Illustrated semicircle of congressional seats, with a student’s seat highlighted at the center.
YOUR SEAT AT THE TABLE
535voting seats
2chambers
1idea to start
MAKE
YOUR CASE.
QUESTION THE CLAIMFOLLOW THE EVIDENCEUNDERSTAND THE TRADEOFFMAKE YOUR VOICE COUNT

01 / LEARN BY DOING

Less scrolling.
More “what if?”

Pick a mission. Try a strategy. See what happens.
Every activity ends with something to think about.

YOUR FIELD NOTES0 of 6 missions explored
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BUDGET CHALLENGE5–7 MIN

MISSION 02

You hold the purse.

Fund the things you care about. Then explain what you gave up—and who feels the difference.

DISTRICT EXPERIMENT5–7 MIN

MISSION 03

Change the lines.

Keep every voter. Change the groups. Discover how a 40% vote share can turn into zero seats.

SOURCE DETECTIVE4–6 MIN

MISSION 04

Wait. Is that true?

A viral claim sounds convincing. Follow the evidence before you share it.

DISCUSSION STUDIO8–10 MIN

MISSION 05

Disagree. With evidence.

Make a claim, consider the strongest objection, and build a response that holds up.

RETRIEVAL PRACTICE5–8 MIN

MISSION 06

Make it stick.

Try eight questions. Get the reasoning. Revisit the ones that need another look.

03 / OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

Your voice has
somewhere to go.

You don’t have to wait until you’re 18
to ask good questions or speak up.

Strong opinions. Stronger evidence.

This is a space to understand government, test ideas, and disagree respectfully.
Your reasoning matters more than which side you take.

CIVICS LAB