Students complete a post-trip discussion after visiting the capitol building in Austin. As a class, they review how soldiers received their allotment of land for participating in the Texas Revolution. Individually, they write a letter...

Learners take a virtual tour of the Capitol Visitors Center in Austin, Texas. In groups, they receive a list of the artifacts and symbols they are to look for during their exploration of the building. To end the lesson, they make a...

Learners decide why George Washington was so revered and why a monument was built in his honor. They discover how monument design changes over time.

Students identify the core democratic values. They explain how the values affect their life in America. They also relate the topic of philantrophy to the core values.