Some world history classes finished a unit Friday by playing a game to show students a real-life scenario of what they had been learning.

“It’s showing students in a time of imperialism the European countries scrambling to get as much territory in Africa as possible,” world history teacher Ben Manning said. “Each student represents a country and they have to fight it out for territories in Africa.”

Students start off the class period finishing up notes on the European colonization of Africa before being thrust into a game resembling what they have been learning since before spring break.

“I’m a hands on learner and so doing things with my hands and playing games helps me learn things better,” sophomore Emily Madden said. “It feels great because it’s more fun and it helps us understand things better when you get to experience it and get to do it through a game.”

The game is being used as a way to help students like Madden remember the material when it comes to taking the test.  

“I just hope they have fun and that it helps them remember these European countries and their scramble for Africa and wanting to gain African territory and their raw materials,” Manning said. “Just by playing games it usually makes it memorable and you can always think back to the fun you had to relate it to the learning.”