WHAT IS L I BERTY B ELLE ’ S R ESPONSI BI LI TY L AUN CHER ?
Responsibility Launcher is a fun and interactive online game that teaches students about the responsibilities of
citizenship. Students will be asked to match citizens’ problems with civic duties that provide solutions. The
objective of the game is to help students understand how civic responsibilities empower people, improving
their lives and communities.
WHAT DO MY STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW BEFORE THEY PLAY?
Nothing! Responsibility Launcher is designed for students to use common sense in learning and applying civic
responsibilities.
WHAT KIND OF TIME AND TECHNOLOGY ARE REQUIRED?
 All you need are functioning computers, Internet access, and Adobe Flash Player 10, which is available
as a free download.
 Responsibility Launcher takes approximately 15-20 minutes to play.
 The game is experienced best in a multi-computer classroom or computer lab. We recommend that
students work with partners.
HOW TO RUN R ESPON SI BI LI TY L AUN CHER IN YOUR CLASSROOM:
1) Go to www.icivics.org/games, scroll down, and click on the game icon.
2) Wait for the game to load and then click “New Game.”
3) On the first screen, students will see a citizen, a launcher, Liberty Belle, and a box depicting different kinds
of golden anvils. These anvils represent different civic responsibilities: Community Service (“C”), Getting an
Education (“E”), Staying Informed (“I”), Jury Duty (“J”), Military Service (“M”), Following the Law (“L”),
Respecting Others (“R”), Speaking Your Mind (“S”), Paying Taxes (“T”), and Voting (“V”).
4) The citizen will briefly explain his or her problem. Students should look through the civic responsibilities
(using the arrow buttons) to find the one which could solve the citizen’s problem. Students may curse over the
citizen to reread his or her issue.
5) Students should select the correct anvil and then click the launcher, and Liberty Belle will move it
into place.
6) After the anvil is loaded, students should move Liberty Belle to the “Launch!” handle in
the bottom right of the screen. Pulling the handle will send the anvil towards the citizen.
7) If the student has selected the correct civic responsibility, the anvil will lift the citizen, and he or she will
give a positive response in a green box. If an incorrect civic responsibility has been launched, the anvil will hit
the citizen, and he or she will give a confused response in a red box. The student moves on to the second
level once the correct responsibility has been launched at the problem. A score sheet will appear at the end of
each level. There are five levels.
8) As students advance to higher levels, they will need to help an increasing number of
citizens and will have an increasing number of civic responsibilities to choose from. Each
citizen requires a different civic responsibility to solve his or her problem. Students may launch
multiple anvils at once.