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Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans
Are you planning a Veterans Day celebration for your school this year? This Veterans Day program script will help you get started as you plan your Veterans Day program.Our school's Veterans Day program has been my absolute favorite event of the year for over fifteen years!I have found that a program that celebrates Veterans is one of our favorite activities to bring together community members of all ages and students in our school. I have used this script at our school-wide Veterans Day progra
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Being a Good Citizen at Home, at School, and in the Community
You can use these cards in many ways.
1. Print these cards, cut them out, and use them as a visual introduction to citizenship.
• Show the students these cards and ask them if the children shown are being good citizens or if they are following rules at home, school, or in the community.
• Use these cards as discussion starters. Show a particular card and ask the students what they should do if someone else is not being a good citizen.
2. Print these cards, cut them out, and laminate them.
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PreK - 4th
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Bill of Rights Scenarios
This is a great activity for a unit on the Bill of Rights and/or the U.S. Constitution. In this activity/ assignments students are assigned to read 12 different scenarios. After reading each scenario they are to figure out if the individual in the scenario had their Constitutional rights violated or not. All scenarios deal with the first 10 amendments. This product comes complete with an answer key. This product WILL generate interesting debate and in-class discussion. Product could also
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Articles of Confederation Worksheet - description and comparison to Constitution
Articles of Confederation Worksheet - description and comparison to Constitution
one page description of Articles of Confederation and back is a worksheet with discussion questions and a chart to compare the Articles to the US Constitution
Also includes info on John Hanson - first US president
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8th - 12th
Civil Rights Movement: Jim Crow Era Literacy Test (with Answers)
Here is an opportunity to really bring history to life in a memorable fashion. This is a 30 question Literacy Test given by the state of Louisiana to disenfranchise African Americans in the early 1900's. As stated in the directions on the actual document, individuals were given 10 minutes and had to receive a perfect score. This is virtually impossible, especially since some questions appear to have more than one possible right answer -- but that was the point. I tell students the day before tha
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8th - 12th
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The "Other" Amendment Scenarios: Constitutional Amendments 11-27
This is a great activity for a unit on the U.S. Constitution. In this activity/ assignments students are assigned to read 18 different scenarios. After reading each scenario they are to figure out if the individual/group in the scenario had their Constitutional rights violated or not. All scenarios deal with the Constitutional Amendments 11-27.
This product comes complete with an answer key.
This product WILL generate interesting debate and in-class discussion.
Product could also b
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7th - 12th
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USA Citizenship Test
Need a relevant activity for teaching Government or Contemporary Issues? This is a 40 question test compiled with need-to-know knowledge for the actual US Citizenship test. Use this multiple-choice activity as an introduction for Government class to see if your students would even qualify to be American citizens! Or, use it to show how difficult it is for foreigners to become citizens in your Contemporary Issues class. Fun and eye-opening for students as they experience a real-life activity! C
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8th - 12th
Psychology - Nature vs. Nurture activity
Students will determine whether certain characteristics are a result of genetics or environment. Using the chart of character traits, students will categorize them as Nature or Nurture. On the back, students will describe ten traits about themselves and then explain why they would be considered genetic traits or learned behaviors.
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11th - 12th
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Twelve Angry Men / 12 Angry Men Video Guide Original Questions
This video guide helps to capture the important vocabulary and central ideas that make this video such a valuable tool for use in any government course. I firmly believe this is a video that every high school student should see and this video guide will help ensure they are productive, engaged and gain valuable knowledge from one of history's greatest films!This product is also sold as part of the Judicial Branch Unit Bundle and the Individual Rights, Law and the Internet Unit Bundle! Each bun
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Three Branches Government Bundle
Examining Labor & Working Conditions in the Gilded Age: A Gallery Walk Exercise
Engage your students in developing historical empathy regarding the experience of a worker living through the Gilded Age and Progressive Era with the use of historical photographs. Using a gallery walk format, students will examine the impact of industrial growth and the experience of American workers. Lesson includes a pre-walk political cartoon analysis exercise to foster brainstorming, 15 photo placards, a teacher lesson plan with questions to promote critical thinking for each photo, and an
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6th - 11th
Also included in:Â US History Gallery Walk Activity Bundle
Roles of the President of the United States - Worksheet/ Assessment
This product includes two separate worksheets and/or assessments that help students understand that the President of the United States has many different roles that he must fulfill.
Roles of the President profiled:
- Legislative Leader
- Economic Leader
- Commander in Chief
- Foreign Policy Leader
- Chief of State
- Chief of Party
- Judicial Powers
- Chief Executive
The first activity/assessment has student match a possible task a President may complete with the appropriate 'hat.'
The secon
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7th - 12th
Enlightenment Thinkers Webquest
This web quest will have students searching independently for information on 6 enlightenment thinkers as well as following links to articles, web pages and videos. Students are also asked to interpret quotes and answer questions based off their thoughts after study. This is a great reinforcement activity while studying the are of the Enlightenment. Thinkers covered: Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Wollstonecraft, Hobbes and Locke. As always please preview links and videos to ensure you feel the
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9th - 12th
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Articles of Confederation Analysis Activity (Top Seller!)
This activity uses higher level DOK questions to get students analyzing a one-page summary of the Articles of Confederation (summary is included). students can work on their own or cooperatively and the assignment can be classwork, homework, or both. This activity should lead to a robust discussion on the strengths and weaknesses of this important document. Aligned with Common Core Standards for document analysis.
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11th - 12th
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2020 Presidential Election - Political Party Survey
Help your students unearth their ideology (conservative, liberal, libertarian, or moderate) and the political party that they might belong to. Just make sure you use lots of "in my opinion" statements!
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7th - 12th
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You be the Judge! 4th Amendment Search & Seizure
Students read 10 real-life examples to decide whether or not the search was legal, based on the rules (and exceptions) of the 4th amendment. Assignment is totally customizable to suit your needs.ANSWER KEY included!
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9th - 12th
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Boy Scout Motto, Slogan, Oath, & Law in ASL
The Boy Scout Motto, Slogan, Oath,and Law presented in American Sign Language. For each sign, there is an illustration as it is occurs in the slogan, motto, oath, or law. At the end of all the presentations, a chart lists each word/concept in alphabetical order with a corresponding explanation of the action in words.
Note to stringent observers of ASL syntax: American Sign Language is its own language. It is NOT an interpretation of English and therefore does not use English syntax. However, si
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Not Grade Specific
Lifestyle Economics Project Simulation worksheet - career, car, mortgage, bills
Lifestyle Economics Project - career, car loan, mortgage, monthly bills
Students must use the internet once they are assigned a career and given a salary to figure out (after taxes), a car and home they can afford while still paying the monthly bills
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8th - 12th
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Declaration of Independence Primary Source Analysis Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Declaration of Independence Primary Source Assessment Scavenger Hunt Worksheet Homework
17 questions with key attached.
Requires students to read actual Declaration and analyze what Thomas Jefferson was saying in the document.
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8th - 12th
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US Constitution Test and Answer Key
50 Question Test covering the US Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.
Answer Key inlcuded.
25 Multiple Choice
10 Fill in the blank with the right number of the amendment for THe Bill of Rights
15 True False
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5th - 11th
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Bill of Rights Quiz or Test Assessment - Application and Vocabulary
Bill of Rights Quiz or Test Assessment - Scantron ready - Application and Vocabulary
yes or no questions asking if rights were violated in given situations and matching vocabulary questions
kids names can be used in situations
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8th - 10th
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Distance Learning: U.S. Government - Civics - U.S. Citizenship Test
This offers a shortened version of the U.S. citizenship test and answer key. This works great for a pre-assessment or to allows students to become familiar with principles of American democracy, government, rights and responsibilities, U.S. history, independence, and integrated civics.
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7th - 12th
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Comprehensive Constitution Test Study Guide, Review Packet
This is a comprehensive study guide for the Constitution test. It is organized the way the Constitution is. It starts with the Preamble and then goes through each article, explaining the powers of each branch etc. Different districts use different tests and this guide can be adapted to whatever you need. It could be used as a note-taking guide as they learn or used as a review guide at the end. I used this for high school students and if you are teaching middle school US history, perhaps so
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7th - 12th
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Civil vs. Criminal Cases Webquest
The students will conduct a web quest which allows them to gain knowledge and insight into the definition, purpose and procedures of civil and criminal cases. Upon completion of this assignment, students are expected to know that:
-Civil cases are established to settle disputes between two parties in order for the plaintiff to make an attempt to receive compensation from the defendant.
-Criminal cases allows the court to determine whether a person accused of breaking the law is guilty or not g
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6th - 10th
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Political Parties: Find out if your students are conservative or liberal!
Students can have very strong opinions on many of the topics that surround the news today (often their parents' opinions, but opinions all the same). But do they really know if they are truly conservative or liberal: democrat or republican?
This activity explores all of their beliefs and thoughts on a number of world/national issues and begin to filter their political preferences to one side of the spectrum or the other. This IS NOT an exercise to pin students against students, but rather to
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8th - 11th
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