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Free middle school government projects
Three Branches of Government & Constitution Project: Help Wanted Ad
Students create a Help Wanted Ad to find qualified people to become the president, senator, representative or Supreme Court justice. This activity really helps government and the U.S. Constitution come alive for students! It also helps students develop the skill of using evidence in their writing, along with incorporating their creative touches. The resource includes specific requirements and a rubric. Related Resources:Presidential Election 2020 Complete UnitLegislative Branch StationsLegis
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Constitution and Bill of Rights Unit: Activities & Projects Bundle
United States Government Brochure
Students create a tri-fold brochure that explains and illustrates the 3 branches of the U.S. government along with their powers. In addition, the brochure includes a diagram of Federalism and the concept of Separation of Powers. The directions are presented in a very clear, step-by-step process that is easy to follow, for both students and teachers. Creating this project will help give students a clear understanding of how the Constitution divides power between the federal and state governments,
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
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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Current Events Project
This is a project for middle school and high school students. Students explore credible websites and research current events that interest them. Students will write summaries about what they have read and can share them with the class. This is a great way to start a dialogue about current events in local, state, federal, and global politics, economics, and social issues.
Students are challenged to write in expository and persuasive formats. This allows students to dig deeper into the materia
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6th - 12th
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Project-Based Learning Activities - Social Studies - Government and Economics
These Project-Based Learning Activities are designed as starting points for educators. Students will use inquiry to explore a topic related to the Flint Hills eco-region. These activities can be adapted to various grade levels and can serve as single lessons or developed into larger projects. Educators are permitted to copy, distribute, modify, and use these activities for non-commercial purposes only. Part of the Flint Hills Learning Center, a project of the Flint Hills Discovery Center, made p
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
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FREE - U.S. States | USA Star Spangled Banner Flag Poster
FREE - U.S. States - Classroom Décor - U.S. State Flags - Clip Art & Posters - U.S. History - Social Studies.In this free U.S. States sample: Star Spangled Banner flag (1795-1818).U.S. States Flag is part of the larger 65 USA Flags, which includes the following flags:• Alaska• Alabama• American Samoa• Arkansas• Arizona• California• Colorado• Connecticut• Delaware• District of Columbia• Florida• Georgia• Guam• Hawaii• Iowa• Idaho• Illinois• Indiana• Johnston Atoll• Kansas• Kentucky• Louisian
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K - 12th
Also included in:Â Student Teacher Binder - Student Teacher Bundle
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
Constitution Children's Book PBL
Here is a copy of my challenge brief for the Constitution Children's book. It was a really fun Project Based Learning Activity. Our students created these books and read them to our feeder elementary school's 4th graders. Let me know if you want more information. I can send you the PDF if you want. Just send me an email.
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8th - 11th
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Gilded Age - Project Based Learning Overview
This is my first run at this and just a basic outline. If you happen to use it and change it add to it or anything let me know! I am currently teaching middle years IB with a PBL theme. I am calling them CPBL's now to focus my students and parents that the work should occur in class. I am excited about the real world element to this project. The grade level is 6th and it is USII 1865 to present. I will be developing a checklist for them, finding readings to create a Venn Diagram with on the
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6th - 11th
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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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Presidential Profiles: Andrew Jackson Freebie!
This free profile is a sample of my newest line of products!
Are you looking for a way to guide your students research of the Presidents of the United States? Presidential Profiles are a guided research platform to assists students in looking for key information about the Presidents of the United States. In addition to the profile sheet, teachers have the option of assigning an extension of having the students write a biographical sketch with their research.
Included in purchase:
A 2-page
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4th - 12th
Also included in:Â Presidential Profiles: Presidents 6-10 Mini Bundle
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
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
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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3 branches of the United States government project
This project allows students to demonstrate the 3 branches of the U.S. government in a format of their choice. It also allows for extra credit by showing the checks and balances system. Project comes with description and a rubric for grading.
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5th - 11th
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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:Â US Constitution Bundle
Constitution Day Pennant
Student design a pennant with patriotic words and shapes like stars and stripes. The class then attaches the pennants to a string to hang in the classroom, hall or take to a local VFW or American Legion Facility. Print on card stock paper for durability.
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PreK - 12th
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A Service Learning Project: Give Back to your Community
An open (but well guided) project that gets kids thinking and giving back. Great to use during a unit on civics and government. I had great success with this project in my classroom. This is a handout that includes a description of the project, ideas, a simple rubric, and a place for students to write their proposals and for you, the teacher, to approve of before they begin.
Grades:
7th - 10th
Current Conflicts in Africa Project: Letter to a Senator
In this project, students research a current conflict in Africa. Topics range from health issues to environmental issues to military conflicts and other current events, like the uprisings in Libya. They write a letter to their U.S. Senator or Representative, describing the conflict and urging him or her to take a positive action to help end the conflict. To share their research with classmates, students will create either a PowerPoint or a poster. This lesson develops skills in research, per
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7th - 12th
Texas Revolution Differentiation Stations
Comes with 4 choices on how students can show in their own way their understanding of the Texas revolution
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4th - 7th
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Three Branches of Government Construction Project
Using construction paper the students will create a fold-able, detailing the Three Branches of Government including the powers, responsibilities, and people which compose each branch.
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5th - 7th
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FREEBIE President Cards
I have created a set of cards with the name of each president, the years he served, and his ordinal number in the line of presidents. The cards can serve a variety of purposes. Use them for students to draw a name when completing a research project. They are perfect with my "All About" Presidents poster. Create a "Memory" game or students can use them to create President trading cards. Using a U.S. map, place the cards in the homestate of each president. The list goes on!
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2nd - 6th
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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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Running for President
This project is meant to be a fun way to teach presidential elections! This project encompasses various learning styles and gives each student the option to really flourish! Allow your students to design and advertise their presidency and compete to see who would win the election. Once they are done set up a poll booth and elect your new class president!
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7th - 12th
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