{"id":53,"date":"2019-12-03T11:04:07","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T11:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2025-08-18T21:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T21:44:16","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"header-page header-home \">\n  <div class=\"header-inner d-flex align-items-center height-60\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"container text-center\">\n              <h1 class=\"page-title\">Welcome to Mission US<\/h1>\n                    <div class=\"container-md mx-auto mt-2\">\n          <h2 class=\"title-md-sans fancy-line-around\"><span><\/span>Serious history, serious games<span><\/span><\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <video class=\"bg-video\" poster=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110412\/bitmap%403x-1024x444.png\" id=\"bgvid\" playsinline=\"\" autoplay=\"\" muted=\"\" loop=\"\">\n        <source src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/12193246\/MUS_Reel_New_Site_v2-reworked.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n      <\/video>\n          <\/div>\n      <div class=\"additional-actions container\">\n      <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n          <div class=\"box\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/2025\/08\/18\/5-reasons-to-start-your-school-year-with-spirit-of-a-nation\/\" class=\"link-to-all\"><\/a>\n            <h3 class=\"title-xs-sans title-primary\">5 Reasons to Start Your School Year with \u201cSpirit of a Nation\u201d<\/h3>\n            <p>Guest blogger and veteran social studies teacher Paul Frankmann shares five ways &#8220;Spirit of a Nation&#8221; supports U.S. and World History curricula.<span class=\"icon-arrow-right-long\"><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-md-6 pt-2 pt-md-0\">\n          <div class=\"box\">\n                          <a href=\"#modal-notes\" class=\"link-to-all\" data-toggle=\"modal\"><\/a>\n                        <h3 class=\"title-xs-sans title-primary\">a note to parents and teachers<\/h3>\n            <p><i>Mission US<\/i> is committed to teaching complex topics in American history. We recommend that educators and parents\/caregivers preview game content to ensure it is appropriate for your students\/children.<span class=\"icon-arrow-right-long\"><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/header>\n  <div class=\"modal fade modal-front-notes\" id=\"modal-notes\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-notes\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display: none;\">\n    <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n      <div class=\"modal-content\">\n        <div class=\"modal-header\">\n          <h3 class=\"title-md-serif\">A note to parents and teachers<\/h3>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n            <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"modal-body\">\n          <div class=\"default-content\">\n            <p>Developed for use by middle school students in the classroom and beyond, <i>Mission US<\/i> is a deeply-researched, award-winning educational media project with proven positive impact on history learning.<\/p>\n<p><i>Mission US <\/i>is part of an expanding body of &#8220;serious games&#8221; that immerse users in historical and contemporary problems in ways that encourage perspective-taking, discussion, and weighing of multiple kinds of evidence.<\/p>\n<p>The missions are not simulations, nor truly games in the sense that there is no \u201cwinning\u201d or \u201closing,\u201d nor do users get a score or grade. The games are sophisticated interactive narratives grounded in historical scholarship, developed in collaboration with community stakeholders and scholars who are experts in the historical periods that are depicted. We also conduct formative testing with diverse students, and involve educators who help ensure that the material is developmentally and academically appropriate for children in the target age group, grades 5-8.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to serving a growing base of more than five million users in all fifty states, <i>Mission US<\/i> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/proven-impact\/awards-and-praise\/\">garnered praise<\/a> from educators, parents, students, and critics, and received endorsements from Common Sense Media, the Parents\u2019 Choice Award, the Japan Prize for Educational Media, the International Serious Play Awards, and the Games for Change Award for \u201cMost Significant Impact.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/proven-impact\/research-and-outcomes\/\">Research<\/a> has shown that the series increases students\u2019 history knowledge and skills, and is especially effective for reaching struggling learners who have difficulty learning from a textbook.<\/p>\n<p>Before integrating a mission into the curriculum, we strongly encourage parents and educators to preview the entirety of that mission themselves, and make certain it is appropriate for their children\/students and community. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/teach\/\">TEACH<\/a> section of this website, we have provided a vast array of background information, activities, discussion starters, primary source documents, suggestions for further reading and research, and other resources to assist in contextualizing missions for students and helping them to understand the difficult choices and circumstances faced by Americans of different backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about <i>Mission US <\/i>and our development process, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/\">ABOUT<\/a> section of this website and, as always, please feel free to reach out to the <i>Mission US <\/i>team at <a href=\"mailto:missionus@thirteen.org\">missionus@thirteen.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5318\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/30020257\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/30020257\/Picture1.png 494w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/30020257\/Picture1-365x205.png 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 85vw, 494px\" \/><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <section class=\"block-games-list py-sm bg-light-blue\">\n          <a class=\"title-colored-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/play\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n        <h3 class=\"block-title title-colored mb-4\">Play Mission Us<\/h3>\n      <\/a>\n        <div class=\"row grid-square grid-square-hover small-gutters my-n1 my-xl-n2 justify-content-center\">\n      \n        \n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4 py-1 py-xl-2\">\n  <div class=\"grid-card\">\n    <div class=\"grid-card-content\">\n      <div class=\"grid-card-header\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stretch-image\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/16175251\/mu8-title-screen-500x500.jpg\">\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"grid-card-body\">\n        <h4 class=\"title-sm-sans\">1500 Early Encounters<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"line-top\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"title\">Spirit of a Nation<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"grid-card-buttons\">\n                      <button class=\"btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary mt-2\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#trailerModal-0\">Watch Trailer<\/button>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/games\/spirit-of-a-nation\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary mt-2\">Start Mission<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"modal fade modal-trailer\" id=\"trailerModal-0\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-sidebar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display: none;\">\n    <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n      <div class=\"modal-content\">\n        <div class=\"modal-header\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n            <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"modal-body embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n          <iframe style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; width: 100%; border: 0;\" id=\"partnerPlayer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/partnerplayer\/e409jGJuIBVRR3Uc36BlfA==\/?start=0&#038;end=0&#038;topbar=false&#038;autoplay=false&#038;muted=false&#038;endscreen=false\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n        \n      \n        \n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4 py-1 py-xl-2\">\n  <div class=\"grid-card\">\n    <div class=\"grid-card-content\">\n      <div class=\"grid-card-header\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stretch-image\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110411\/crown-500x419.jpg\">\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"grid-card-body\">\n        <h4 class=\"title-sm-sans\">1770 the american revolution<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"line-top\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"title\">For Crown or Colony?<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"grid-card-buttons\">\n                      <button class=\"btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary mt-2\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#trailerModal-1\">Watch Trailer<\/button>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/games\/for-crown-or-colony\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary mt-2\">Start Mission<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"modal fade modal-trailer\" id=\"trailerModal-1\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-sidebar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display: none;\">\n    <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n      <div class=\"modal-content\">\n        <div class=\"modal-header\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n            <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"modal-body embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n          <iframe style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; width: 100%; border: 0;\" id=\"partnerPlayer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/partnerplayer\/MmeXOPB2uu-IPI5tv4oCKQ==\/?start=0&#038;end=0&#038;topbar=false&#038;autoplay=false&#038;muted=false&#038;endscreen=false\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n        \n      \n        \n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4 py-1 py-xl-2\">\n  <div class=\"grid-card\">\n    <div class=\"grid-card-content\">\n      <div class=\"grid-card-header\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stretch-image\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110412\/Cheyenne-500x415.jpg\">\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"grid-card-body\">\n        <h4 class=\"title-sm-sans\">1866 westward expansion<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"line-top\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"title\">A Cheyenne Odyssey<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"grid-card-buttons\">\n                      <button class=\"btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary mt-2\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#trailerModal-2\">Watch Trailer<\/button>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/games\/a-cheyenne-odyssey\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary mt-2\">Start Mission<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"modal fade modal-trailer\" id=\"trailerModal-2\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-sidebar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display: none;\">\n    <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n      <div class=\"modal-content\">\n        <div class=\"modal-header\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n            <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"modal-body embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n          <iframe style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; width: 100%; border: 0;\" id=\"partnerPlayer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/partnerplayer\/Ki9_DA6mdRGd7_Ia9hyb3w==\/?start=0&#038;end=0&#038;topbar=false&#038;autoplay=false&#038;muted=false&#038;endscreen=false\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n        \n      \n        \n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4 py-1 py-xl-2\">\n  <div class=\"grid-card\">\n    <div class=\"grid-card-content\">\n      <div class=\"grid-card-header\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stretch-image\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110409\/imigrants-500x419.jpg\">\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"grid-card-body\">\n        <h4 class=\"title-sm-sans\">1907 THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"line-top\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"title\">City of Immigrants<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"grid-card-buttons\">\n                      <button class=\"btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary mt-2\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#trailerModal-3\">Watch Trailer<\/button>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/games\/city-of-immigrants\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary mt-2\">Start Mission<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"modal fade modal-trailer\" id=\"trailerModal-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-sidebar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display: none;\">\n    <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n      <div class=\"modal-content\">\n        <div class=\"modal-header\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n            <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"modal-body embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n          <iframe style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; width: 100%; border: 0;\" id=\"partnerPlayer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/partnerplayer\/KrjYQrNnnW3sDUEuELCWqA==\/?start=0&#038;end=0&#038;topbar=false&#038;autoplay=false&#038;muted=false&#038;endscreen=false\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n        \n      \n        \n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4 py-1 py-xl-2\">\n  <div class=\"grid-card\">\n    <div class=\"grid-card-content\">\n      <div class=\"grid-card-header\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stretch-image\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110410\/depression-500x410.jpg\">\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"grid-card-body\">\n        <h4 class=\"title-sm-sans\">1929 THE GREAT DEPRESSION<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"line-top\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"title\">Up from the Dust<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"grid-card-buttons\">\n                      <button class=\"btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary mt-2\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#trailerModal-4\">Watch Trailer<\/button>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/games\/up-from-the-dust\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary mt-2\">Start Mission<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"modal fade modal-trailer\" id=\"trailerModal-4\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-sidebar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display: none;\">\n    <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n      <div class=\"modal-content\">\n        <div class=\"modal-header\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n            <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"modal-body embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n          <iframe style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; width: 100%; border: 0;\" id=\"partnerPlayer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/partnerplayer\/yNntaeINbPEe8oufiugswg==\/?start=0&#038;end=0&#038;topbar=false&#038;autoplay=false&#038;muted=false&#038;endscreen=false\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n        \n      \n        \n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4 py-1 py-xl-2\">\n  <div class=\"grid-card\">\n    <div class=\"grid-card-content\">\n      <div class=\"grid-card-header\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stretch-image\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110405\/group%403x-500x412.jpg\">\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"grid-card-body\">\n        <h4 class=\"title-sm-sans\">1941 WORLD WAR II<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"line-top\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"title\">Prisoner in My Homeland<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"grid-card-buttons\">\n                      <button class=\"btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary mt-2\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#trailerModal-5\">Watch Trailer<\/button>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/games\/prisoner-in-my-homeland\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary mt-2\">Start Mission<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"modal fade modal-trailer\" id=\"trailerModal-5\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-sidebar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display: none;\">\n    <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n      <div class=\"modal-content\">\n        <div class=\"modal-header\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n            <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"modal-body embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n          <iframe style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; width: 100%; border: 0;\" id=\"partnerPlayer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/partnerplayer\/OxdJ9ntSzrri2SMQfsGfAA==\/?start=0&#038;end=0&#038;topbar=false&#038;autoplay=false&#038;muted=false&#038;endscreen=false\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n        \n      \n        \n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4 py-1 py-xl-2\">\n  <div class=\"grid-card\">\n    <div class=\"grid-card-content\">\n      <div class=\"grid-card-header\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stretch-image\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/01153527\/m7_hero2-500x374.jpg\">\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"grid-card-body\">\n        <h4 class=\"title-sm-sans\">1960 The Civil Rights Movement<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"line-top\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"title\">No Turning Back<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"grid-card-buttons\">\n                      <button class=\"btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary mt-2\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#trailerModal-6\">Watch Trailer<\/button>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/games\/no-turning-back\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary mt-2\">Start Mission<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"modal fade modal-trailer\" id=\"trailerModal-6\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-sidebar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display: none;\">\n    <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n      <div class=\"modal-content\">\n        <div class=\"modal-header\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n            <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"modal-body embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n          <iframe style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; width: 100%; border: 0;\" id=\"partnerPlayer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/partnerplayer\/ndWnTqERpY7SChBqDZs3qg==\/?start=0&#038;end=0&#038;topbar=false&#038;autoplay=false&#038;muted=false&#038;endscreen=false\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n        \n      \n        \n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4 py-1 py-xl-2\">\n  <div class=\"grid-card\">\n    <div class=\"grid-card-content\">\n      <div class=\"grid-card-header\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stretch-image\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110411\/antebellum-500x419.jpg\">\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"grid-card-body\">\n        <h4 class=\"title-sm-sans\">1848 the antebellum era<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"line-top\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"title\">Flight to Freedom<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"grid-card-buttons\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/games\/flight-to-freedom\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary mt-2\">Start Mission<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  \n\n\n<section class=\"block-teach-features-list bg-secondary py-md \">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stretch-image\"\n    alt=\"\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110408\/p-0-edes-at-desk-1024x577.jpg\"\n    srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110408\/p-0-edes-at-desk-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110408\/p-0-edes-at-desk-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110408\/p-0-edes-at-desk-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110408\/p-0-edes-at-desk-365x206.jpg 365w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110408\/p-0-edes-at-desk-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110408\/p-0-edes-at-desk.jpg 1440w\"\n    sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\"\n    style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n     >      <a class=\"title-colored-link\" href=\"\/teach\" target=\"_blank\">\n      <h3 class=\"block-title title-colored mb-3\">Teach mission us<\/h3>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"container-xs mx-auto\">\n      <div class=\"default-content\">\n        <div class=\"lead\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">Mission US includes extensive teaching materials for each mission. The educator guides feature:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"container-lg mx-auto\">\n              <div class=\"row pt-2 mb-n2\">\n                  <div class=\"col-lg-6 d-flex py-2\">\n                          <a href=\"\/teach\" class=\"link-to-all\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\n                                      <div class=\"icon mr-2\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110409\/video-player-1.svg\">\n              <\/div>\n                        <div>\n                              <h4 class=\"title-md-sans\">Mission Preview<\/h4>\n                                            Links to preview or play the mission.                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"col-lg-6 d-flex py-2\">\n                          <a href=\"\/teach\" class=\"link-to-all\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\n                                      <div 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                               Curriculum overviews, implementation guides, standards alignments, and more.                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"col-lg-6 d-flex py-2\">\n                          <a href=\"\/teach\" class=\"link-to-all\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\n                                      <div class=\"icon mr-2\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/28110409\/video-player-2.svg\">\n              <\/div>\n                        <div>\n                              <h4 class=\"title-md-sans\">Professional Learning Resources<\/h4>\n                                            Webinars and other resources to support using the missions in the classroom.                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"col-lg-6 d-flex py-2\">\n                          <a href=\"\/teach\" class=\"link-to-all\" 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       <div>\n                              <h4 class=\"title-md-sans\">Additional Resources<\/h4>\n                                            Additional support materials and suggestions for further reading, viewing, and research.                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"mt-4 text-center\">\n        <a href=\"\/teach\" class=\"btn btn-border-primary mr-lg-3\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section\n  class=\"block-testimonials py-sm bg-light-blue\">\n          <h3 class=\"title-md-serif text-center mb-4\">What people are saying about Mission US<\/h3>\n    \n        <div class=\"testimonials container-sm mx-auto\">\n      <div class=\"owl-carousel owl-carousel-testimonials owl-fade owl-nav-outside\">\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;Thanks for all you do to bring Social Studies to life with honesty, empathy, multiple perspectives, and challenging complexity.  Mission U.S. games help students connect, care, and think.  Your games are the closest thing to a holodeck or a Magic School bus that there is out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Paul Frankmann<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">8th grade social studies teacher, Aurora, OH<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;The thing I appreciate most about mission-US games is that it allows students to better understand the lives of people involved in these events. Often middle schoolers struggle to connect the information to real lives and Mission US helps build that bridge. I appreciate your consideration and dedication to creating such meaningful engaging resources for classrooms!&#8221;<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Elizabeth Thompson<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">7th grade language arts\/history teacher<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a 22 year old history student. But I wasn&#8217;t always. Once, I was a little homeschool girl that found this site&#8230; I loved these games, and then you kept making more, and I kept loving them, and then I grew up.\r\nThese games showed me the side of history that is everything I love about history; the people that build it. I got to see and imagine for myself what it would have been like to live in different times, as different people, to understand perspectives not my own. I think that the understanding and perspective it gave me has stuck with me, all the way into adulthood. I was exposed to history that no one was teaching me as a kid. You gave me the chance to learn in a way that I could grasp and relate to and understand, and I&#8217;m always going to be so grateful that this site exists. It means the world to me, and I know I&#8217;m not the only one.&#8221;<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Kelly<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Student<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I can\u2019t even express how incredible the whole of @Mission_US is. I used it with students for many years. It is moving and exceptional. I cannot recommend it enough. It is designed for students, but I love it with my heart and so have the adults I know who have played it. The teaching materials (free!) are impeccable. From awareness and basic understanding, to a multitude of writing prompts and primary sources, to connections to current events, they are amazing!&#8221;<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Carrie Garrett<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">School librarian and teacher of 27 years, Lexington, KY<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I have used parts of it in 7th grade Social Studies class for several years now and have been consistently impressed by the quality of the content and support materials\u2026 My students were very engaged by the game and often played it on their own at home and\/or play it multiple times.  They identified with the characters and had a much better understanding of the events that they \u201cexperienced\u201d in the game.  This, combined with the quality of the content, has convinced me that gaming can (and will?) have a place in education.&#8221;<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Anneke Radin-Snaith<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Living is Learning, Educator\/Blogger<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I just want to give your team a sincere thank you for creating the Mission US modules. I shared the lessons with my 11 year old son and he played both modules with boy characters and helped his sister with the two &#8216;girl&#8217; modules&#8230;for fun! He wanted to keep playing and playing. He enthusiastically completed every piece of the modules, even the knowledge reviews&#8230;voluntarily&#8230;on his own! I have thoroughly enjoyed watching him and his sister interact with the lessons. I know they are both better off for having completed them. I highly recommend your team&#8217;s Mission US to any family with middle school-aged students.&#8221;\r\n<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Miriam Pacheco Plaza\u200e<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Parent<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;Dear Mission US, Thank you so much for creating your website! Your games are super fun. I am a 6th grader and, your games made me love history more and made me want to learn a lot more about history! Completing your missions made me feel like I was in that part of history, and was part of it. But now that I have completed all of your missions, and watched all of the videos, I have nothing to do after school. So because me and many other kids love history, PLEASE, make a 4th, and 5th, and 6th mission,and on and on, and on. PLEASE!!!!!! Thank you sooooo much!&#8221;<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Bailey P<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Student<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>\u201cStudents, even those who identified themselves as not liking history at all, fell in love with mission-us.org. You know you have a great product when moans of &#8216;NOOOOOO&#8217; fill the room when you say it is time to move on. The content knowledge students gained from the simulations allowed for much deeper discussion than I have experienced at the fifth-grade level. I will (along with my team) definitely make mission-us.org a part of my curriculum.\u201d<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Reviewer<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Teachers&#8217; Choice Awards<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;These Missions are the best lessons I&#8217;ve ever found in any subject area, the most motivational, most flexible and thoroughly supported with background material. I will recommend these often as a great example of what modern schooling should look like.&#8221;<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Steve Reiner <\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Teacher<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I teach United States History to new immigrant students (ELLs) at The Brooklyn International High School in Brooklyn, NY. I can&#8217;t tell you how much I LOVE your simulations and what an asset it has been for my ELL students. What a way to bring the history alive for them and give them more context than I&#8217;m able to provide. They struggle with the games but stick with it and enjoy while learning and reinforcing the concepts and ideas we talk about in class\u2026 Thank you for the assistance to my class and my students in learning and enjoying US history.&#8221; <\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Scott Jackson<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Teacher, Brooklyn, NY<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been using MUS in my 7th grade social studies class for about 4-5 years. An excellent engagement tool with an abundance of supporting resources! I constantly introduce the wonderfulness of MUS to teachers! Thank you!&#8221;<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">April Hinds<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Teacher<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I teach 4th grade in CO and this addresses our learning targets in ways I would never be able to reach my students through any other typical medium. THANK YOU! This &#8216;game&#8217; was totally amazing! It teaches history in an empathetic way&#8211; I can&#8217;t WAIT to use it in my classroom next year!!! I love the simple, but real graphics, the authentic voices, and the true consequences good\/bad to my choices as I play.&#8221;<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Colleen Rafferty <\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Teacher, Colorado<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I am an educator from Oklahoma and a Cheyenne\u2026 I appreciate your efforts of providing a perspective of the Cheyenne in Mission 3. Often times, our perspective is omitted or minimized in US history. I taught US history and I believed students should always learn as many perspectives as possible\u2026 I would certainly forward this to teachers and, history teachers in particular.&#8221; <\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Funston Whiteman<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">High school assistant principal<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I&#8217;m 12 and I really like both of your missions I have completed them. I&#8217;m wondering if you could make more, though,the sad thing is that most schools don&#8217;t teach in this way&#8230;The textbooks just don&#8217;t engage kids. if my school would put this in the classroom kids might like history more.&#8221;<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Ben<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Student<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I have really enjoyed using these activities with my students&#8230; We did each part, discussed it, and I used several of the resource work-sheets to check for comprehension.  This is also a great way to teach perspective.  Each student shared what they did, the decisions they made, and their fate and perspective&#8230;  ALL students, regardless of their academic level, were totally engaged throughout the entire time we used this activity.   I hope you will do another in the upcoming years.&#8221;  <\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Debbie B. Miller<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">5th Grade Social Studies Teacher, Somerset, KY<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;Just wanted to say thank you for putting together this wonderful website and having it free of charge too! My son (11yrs old) is homeschooled and he has been enjoying the missions all day today. The only problem I have with it is that I can&#8217;t get him to stop for other subjects!!! Design and mechanics of the missions are so well done and the educational subject matter is presented in an interesting and engaging way. Love it! Keep up the great work and thank you again.&#8221; <\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Elaine<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Homeschooling parent<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I simply wanted to write and thank you for creating such a truly wonderful and immersing mission about the American Revolution. My 8th graders absolutely loved playing today, and at least one went straight home and finished the whole mission. My last period class was so completely absorbed in the mission that I think I could have left and they wouldn&#8217;t have noticed for a good half hour&#8230; It shows many different perspectives regarding the tensions and eventual conflict, and kids don&#8217;t even realize how much they&#8217;re learning. Kudos to you all!&#8221;<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Doug Griffith <\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Teacher, Statesville, NC <\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>\u201cI\u2019ve been playing mission-us since I was in 8th grade and right now I\u2019m currently a junior. I really enjoy all four missions because it helps you get a feel of the historical era people in the past had dealt with. I also like how we get to choose certain paths for the characters. I really hope this program continues to make different missions because I enjoy all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Austin<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Student<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;Games can truly place students in the past \/ build an emotional connection to the past as well as going to a location. My students constantly bring up what happened to their characters in the @Mission_US games! &#8230; I embed the parts throughout my units, which gives kids a concrete basis for more abstract ideas. Their teachers&#8217; guides are amazing, too.&#8221;<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Michelle Moses<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Teacher<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I just wanted to send a thank you for creating this game! My students cheer when they hear we are heading to the computer lab to play. This is the best interactive way for the students to really see what life was like in these time periods, and how their decisions affect the history and the lives of these characters. These games are terrific and I would love to see more available.&#8221; <\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Ticey Christenson <\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Teacher<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>\u201cI will never forget when I found this website in 5th grade. I am now in 8th grade and about to go into high school. Thank you for being with me all the way.\u201d<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Roy<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Student<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;My students LOVE these simulations and Mission US exposes them to history in a completely different way from reading and traditional research. They are placed in situations where they can truly consider many of the factors that have impacted the history of our country. There is quality information and we all love the use of primary documents throughout the missions. I also have many students whose reading levels are far below grade level yet can access these materials with the aid of the audio voice overs and working with partners on something they are enjoying. Thank you for the activity guides which save me so much time in figuring out how to accomplish this task. I love that you provide editable documents that I can customize for my unique groups! I cannot thank you enough. I hope you continue to develop amazing resources like these that are free to our students.&#8221; <\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Topez Patterson <\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">K-5 technology teacher, P.S. 123Q, New York City<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>\u201cYou\u2019ve managed to do something wonderful with interactions that books, movies, and story-telling can\u2019t always offer, and what\u2019s more you\u2019ve made it available to everyone by providing it in a browser and making it free\u2026 I can\u2019t wait to see more productions and would happily volunteer for and support Mission US.\u201d<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Rebekah McFarland<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Teacher<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I just had to write to say that this is a truly remarkable game and a wonderful way to learn about such a rich time in our country&#8217;s history. I hope you make many more of these covering other historical time periods. Kudos to all involved in bringing this to our children. I grew up learning history the old fashioned way &#8211; textbooks! This game makes it all come alive in an interesting way that doesn&#8217;t speak down to the children. Really appropriate for all ages. Completely well done in all regards.&#8221;<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Michele Pullman <\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Teacher<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-item item\">\n                          <p>&#8220;I love it. &#8212; Okay. I was forced to play this for class and we had to answer questions about the decisions we made and it\u2019s due this coming Monday. I ended up playing this and the bonus games sooo many times because it was great and loads of fun. I don&#8217;t know how many praises you get but this was great. I look forward to any updates you create. Thanks soooo much for a good, educational way to spend my free time.&#8221; <\/p>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-footer mt-3 fancy-line-bottom-left\">\n              <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\">\n                <span class=\"name\">Maci<\/span>,\n                <span class=\"position\">Student<\/span>\n              <\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"block-about-us-summary py-sm bg-light \">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n      <h3 class=\"block-title title-colored mb-4\">About mission us<\/h3>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-md-5\">\n      \n              <p class=\"featured-content text-md-right\"><i>Mission US<\/i> is an award-winning educational media project that immerses young people in transformational moments from U.S. history.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-md-7 mt-2 mt-md-0 default-content\">\n                    <p>Developed for use by middle school students in the classroom and beyond, <em>Mission US<\/em> is a deeply-researched, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/proven-impact\/awards-and-praise\/\">award-winning<\/a> educational media project with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/proven-impact\/research-and-outcomes\/\">proven positive impact<\/a> on history learning. 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