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Free middle school civics projects
7 Principles of the Constitution One Pager Activity
Looking for a way to wrap up your 7 principles unit? Use this free 7 principles of the constitution one-pager activity. There are 2 versions of the one-pager in these resources 1. 7 principles one-pager 2. Individual principle one-pagerIn this resource, you will receive1. Instructions for one-pager 2. Templates to help students start Want to watch a tutorial? Check out my one-pager tutorial!Want access to ALL of my civics resources? Join the Civics and American Government Member Club!Customer Ti
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: American Government and Civics Constitution Bundle
FREE Timeline Autobiography Project and Practice
This free resource is great for developing students' abilities to use timelines! It is also a great back-to-school introductory project in the social studies classroom.In this project, students will create a timeline of their lives with five events. There is a brainstorming worksheet, timeline checklist, and timeline template included in this project. There is also a timeline practice handout where students will answer questions about a timeline about the American Revolution.Click here to follow
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Middle Grades Social Studies Projects Bundle
Island Project, Civics, Create your own government
This project can be used in a social studies setting. Specifically for civics courses, students are given a description of creating their own island and their laws. This gives learners a solid foundation that will lead into the various types of governments around the world and students become highly engaged in the activity.
Students will have to create 10 absolute laws that they expect their citizens to follow, a fun project for the class. Can be done in groups or individually.
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6th - 10th
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Corporations Project for Middle School
This is the initial assignment for a research project in which students will focus their study on a particular corporation and analyze the workings of that company.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Hanging Around the Three Branches
UPDATED: Hanging Around the Three Branches brings the tedious task of learning about the three branches of government into the realm of interesting for students. Prior to creating their mobiles, students will use the United States Constitution to complete a worksheet on each branch of government. Once students have a basic concept of the three branches, they create mobiles. Students will use required information, such as terms of office, qualifications for office, positions within each branc
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7th - 12th
Bill of Rights Amendment Poster Project with Rubric (FREE!)
I have assigned this project to both 8th and 11th graders in their US History classes. It can also easily be used in a US Government/Civics class. It's a great way for students to demonstrate their knowledge in a more creative, artistic, and engaging way, as opposed to simple tests or essays. In US history, assign this after learning about the failure of the Articles of Confederation and the drafting of the new Constitution.Considerations:For this poster I provide the students with larger, legal
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8th - 11th
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Bill of Rights Collage Project
This is a fun, engaging, and interactive way for students to look for modern day applications of the Bill of Rights in their own lives. They will be clipping selections out of magazines that represent rights they find important to them and pasting them to a poster. Can easily be modified for different ideas.
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4th - 9th
100 Days of School Math Worksheet: What Will One Hundred Dollars Buy?
Using an approximation of Washington State's minimum wage, students look at how long it takes to earn $100.00 and the buying power of that $100.00. Great for a 100 days of school celebration for upper elementary students. Could be used to accompany teaching factors of 100, estimating, and rounding.
Potential Common Core Correlations 4.OA.B.4 (Use approximations for purchased items as factors of 100)
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4th - 6th
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Bill of Rights Project
This is a Project that demonstrates the importance of the Bill of Rights while taking a roundabout way to teach what rights are protected under the Bill of Rights.
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7th - 12th
The Embargo Act Role Play Discussion Activity
Looking for a role play activity where students can learn about the Embargo Act? Have students step into the shoes of key decision makers as they debate the merits of the Embargo Act with this role play from Living Through History. In this role-playing mixer activity, students will take on the roles of different citizens who could be affected by Thomas Jefferson's critical decision to sign off on the Embargo Act. This free download resembles some elements of our paid role-play content but does n
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6th - 9th
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Powers of Government Branches: Speech Rubric
This one-page rubric is all you need to introduce and evaluate a project-based approach to learning about the balance of powers among the three branches of government: judicial, executive, and legislative. A project overview and letter to be sent home at the beginning of the project are also included.
Students can easily understand how their preparation, as well as their one- to three- minute speech content and presentation will be evaluated. Using a simple check list, the teacher can easily
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3rd - 8th
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Small Business Loan Activity
Students attempt to start their own business and become entrepreneurs. Students must determine costs of land, labor and capital. They have to weigh options of sole proprietorship, partnerships, or corporations. Also they will have to make a pitch to get the loan. This is a real world learning experience. Pairing this along with a pitch/presentation this activity can be as large or as small as you would like.
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7th - 12th
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Constitution Vocab Project
Teachers can edit these slides to fit their teaching style! Step one: Assign a vocabulary word/term for each student in the class. (Of course you can give one term to two students or more than one term to a student according to your students’ needs.)Step two: Students complete the boxes and color/decorate the entire page. Step three: Students can either present their work to the class, or it can be posted on a bulletin board for everyone to see.
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: US Constitution Bundle
Shopping Activity/Budget Job Cards
*Part of a Bundle**This is a mini-lesson that I did while teaching the Great Depression. They did a comparison of trying to raise a family then (1930's) and now. I teach freshmen in high school but this can easily be modified.Basic Directions:You'll need: calculatorscut up slips of jobsbag to shake up jobs for random choosing organizer for them to write onclass set of entertainment, miscelleanous, and housing pricesinternet accessI cut out the jobs and shook them up so they would be random. Feel
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Shopping Activity/Budget Lesson Materials
Juneteenth: A Journey from Slavery to Freedom Lesson Plan, PPT, Activity
Juneteenth: A Journey from Slavery to Freedom - Comprehensive Lesson Plan for Grades 6-12Grade Levels: 6-12 Subjects: History, Social Studies, English Language Arts Resource Type: Lesson Plans (Bundled), Activities, MultimediaCelebrate and explore the profound significance of Juneteenth with our comprehensive lesson plan designed for students in grades 6 through 12. This meticulously crafted educational resource takes students on an enlightening journey from the origins of Juneteenth in Galvesto
Grades:
6th - 12th
Cambiaré Mi Comunidad - Heritage Spanish Community Project Slideshow Outline
This is an outline of a slideshow for a project in Heritage Spanish middle school classes where students select a problem from their community and propose a solution. This is the outline of the final assignment and has titles on each slide to guide students about what should be written on each slide.Slides:TitleStating the problemStating the solutionFirst reason to support the solutionSecond reason to support the solutionThird reason to support the solutionA problem with the solution and how the
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6th - 8th
Jury Simulation
This is a reading packet intended to give students a real life experience of our court system. There are multiple testimonies, courtroom vocabulary, and critical thinking expectations. This is a group work assignment, and can be branched out into multiple lessons.[Teacher Notes: It is advised that you read through the court case a few times before teaching this lesson. However, this can be used as a quick substitute activity, as well. Annotating and notetaking will be very important for compr
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8th - 11th
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Political Campaign Ad
This is a simple project to help students better understand the election and voting process. They have to include the requirements for the political office of their choice along with details about themselves to encourage people to vote for them. I made this for my 7th grade Civics students and they seemed to really enjoy it! Hope your students have fun too!
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4th - 8th
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Cyber Bullying Team Activities
Allow your students to work in teams to find out about the importance of not cyber-bullying. Activities are fun and informative and will allow students time to research cyber-bullying and make a variety of posters and informational materials for display.
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3rd - 9th
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Entrepreneur Team Project (creating a product or service) with Rubric
This is the main entrepreneur project worksheet created for an 8th grade class. This also comes as a full unit (meant to take 2 weeks in class) with pre and post surveys, HW assignments, quiz, vocab, and test.
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7th - 10th
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Letter to the President Activity
This is an activity you can do with almost any grade! At the end of the project just send the letters to the White House and hope for a response! (The President will be more likely to respond if you send each letter individually in its own envelope).
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Climate Club Challenge: Learning about Climate Change and Taking Action
This complete unit on climate change invites students to research interdisciplinary aspects of the topic and develop a hands-on action plan. This month-long curriculum guide with supporting materials directs students to learn about climate change in a positive "what can we do about it" way. Students will form a "Climate Club" charged with coming together to identify a class project that helps them see that they CAN make a difference!The unit includes: Suggestions for introductory background kno
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4th - 8th
Bill of Rights Creative Project
It can be difficult for students to realize how important the Bill of Rights is to their daily lives, even though it affects nearly everything that they do. Help your students gain an understanding of the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution with this fun and creative project.
A sample project percentage breakdown is included.
8th-grade history TEKS included in document footer.
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8th
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Consumer Education Project - Creating a Monthly Budget
A fairly basic consumer education project for high school students.
Grades:
8th - 12th
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