To understand the concept of a county government system, scholars read a short passage, view a helpful visual aid, use the web to conduct some research about their local areas, and then answer related questions online.

Concepts

counties, local government, government systems, human geography, united states geography, geographic regions

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Differentiate for beginning English learners during the activity by using a service such as Google Translate to help them understand the directions
• Consider describing the concept of your local county in an additional way, such as through a physical model, guest speaker, or even a class field trip

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a free iCivics account to gain access to all information
• Fifth in a seven-part series exploring local government

Pros

• Helps make learning meaningful by relating county governments to high schoolers' local areas
• Encourages an Internet-savvy class

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.2 RH.11-12.2