Literature or SS Simulation – Behind Closed Gates

I took this video showing students talking about thinking and learning experienced while using a simulation about relationships of power. The simulation was designed in partnership with teachers and the Creative Learning Exchange. The simulation is loosely based on an experiment that was conducted at Stanford University in 1971. The psychologist who designed that experiment, Phillip Zimbardo, wanted to see how typical people would act if they were asked to take on roles of prisoners and prison guards for a two-week period. Students explore the simulation and then connect the results to one or more contexts, e.g., novels, historical events, and current events. To use this free simulation and download the lesson: http://www.clexchange.org/curriculum/simulations/prison_simulation.asp