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Slow-moving Process

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explain why the Framers designed a long and complicated legislative process, and evaluate how effectively the legislative branch of the government is serving the purposes for which it was created.
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Supplies

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders determine what supplies they will take with them in order to survive their trip through the Amazon. The use estimation and basic math skills to determine how much they can carry and what they can use to survive in the Amazon.
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State Report

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students create a state report/ presentation. They research U.S. state information using the Internet and retrieve information about specific topics (Individual States in the USA) using technology resources.
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Capitol Trading Cards

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars view slide show, research and collect facts on items having to do with the Capitol Building, and use construction paper to design three illustrated trading cards in their own words using at least three facts related to...
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Tough Decisions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine different problem situations that could be encountered during the building of the capitol building. They are divided into small groups and given a card with a problem written on it. Then students brainstorm in order to...
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Raising Money for Government Services

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate how money is raised to pay for government services. They describe why governments need revenue to provide goods and services. They create a list of government expenditures at the federal, state and local levels. They...
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Paying for Government Services

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify major sources of revenue for government spending and identify the type of tax that makes up the largest percentage of the federal budget. They are introduced to the major services provided by local, state and national...
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How Should Congress Allocate Money?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover and examine how the government spends money and then determine what they this are priorities for national spending by illustrating their ideas on a pie chart. They research the national spending allocations on the...
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50 States Word Search

For Students 5th - 9th
In this fifty states worksheet, students identify and locate all fifty states of the United States of America. There are 50 states located in the word search.
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Let's Celebrate Our Land!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate Woody Guthrie's beliefs. In this citizenship lesson, students research and discuss the beliefs of Woody Guthrie and write down several facts that they learned.
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Social Action Project-Phone Calls

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate how to make a professional telephone call. In this communications lesson, students choose an organization to volunteer at and place a call to the organization to ask questions. Students discuss the phone conversation...
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Breaking News English: World's Oldest Man Dies

For Students 4th - 8th
In this English worksheet, students read "World's Oldest Man Dies," and then respond to 20 fill in the blank, 15 short answer, 8 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Good Judgement and Honesty

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders write about the importance of honesty. In this character education instructional activity, 7th graders reflect about the value of honesty and following the rules. This instructional activity is part of a larger unit on...
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Natural Wonders

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this natural wonders learning exercise, student unscramble words, using lyrics to a song titled "Natural Wonders." An answer key is included on page 3. No song link is given.

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