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Curated OER

Urban Renewal

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders write down their best guess at the meaning of "urban renewal." students stage a Mayor's press conference announcing a new urban development plan for the Fillmore.
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Curated OER

Building Awareness of the Japanese American Wartime Experience

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars research the Japanese American World War II Camp Experience. They discuss the experience in the context of civil rights and the Bill of Rights.
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Curated OER

Discovering Democracy in Canada: Federal Perspectives

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders research one aspect of government. They teach their peers co-operatively about the key elements of Democracy in Canada at the Federal Level by giving group presentations.
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Curated OER

Beauty Behind Barbed Wire: The Relocation Camp Experience of Estelle Ishigo

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study World War II through art.
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Curated OER

The State vs. The Individual

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explain the roles of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments in regards to due process and eminent domain. They apply their knowledge of the takings issue by creating a political cartoon depicting a takings event.
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Curated OER

Democracy in the Middle East

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explain that President Bush's foreign policy to promote democracy is a departure from the Cold War policy of containment, and examine the reasons this policy has been proposed at this time.
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Curated OER

Why or Why Not Law?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, in groups, study the law on the Internet.
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Curated OER

America Responds to Terrorism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss truths and myths dealing with the subject of terrorism.
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Other

American Civil Liberties Union: Constitution Day Activities

For Students 4th - 8th
Six activities teach students about the U.S. Constitution. Learn about checks and balances, the Bill of Rights, some of the history of the document, and how each of the states became a state. The site also provides teacher resources,...
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Library of Virginia

Virginia Memory: Constitution Day Activities: Middle and High

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How was the Constitution created? What did the delegates contribute in creating the Constitution?
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Library of Virginia

Virginia Memory: Constitution Day Activities: Middle and High 2

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What would life be like without the freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, and the right to petition?
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Library of Virginia

Virginia Memory: Constitution Day Activities: Elementary

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Who were Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Patrick Henry, and George Mason?
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Constitution Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the origin of Constitution Day and the history of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Lists descriptions of the seven articles and twenty-seven amendments in the Constitution. Presents lesson suggestions from teachers and...
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: We the People: Constitution Day Pdf [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This teachers guide has activities for Constitution Day.
Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Constitution Day, Sept. 17

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page offers a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 18 words pertaining to Constitution Day. It also provides an extensive Vocabulary Word List for Constitution Day (229 words) and other links pertaining to Constitution...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: The United States and the Barbary Pirates

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson and activity in which students analyze foreign policy challenges on paying ransom. Students study U.S. response to the Barbary pirates and apply their knowledge to modern day terrorism and foreign policy examples.