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10th grade government activities for SMART Notebook
Power Grab Game: Separation of Powers
This activity reinforces and teaching the powers of the three branches of government. Students are broken up into teams and exposed to various situations where one branch steals the power of a another branch. Students need to use the US Constitution to prove that this is a power grab in order to earn a point. Simulation and answers are included in the SMART notebook.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Classroom Voting & Elections
This file is a great way to let students vote. It was made for teh 2008 elections, but could very easily be modified to use at a lower or higher level. Just change the background, and the pictures and you have a Kindergarten voting tool for their favorite fruit or lunch menu. The linking between pages is all done, and is very easy to use. The steps are all listed on the teacher note page. If you purchase this file, please read the directions before changing pages. This way you don't erase links
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Nation Breaking Apart: Civil War
This is a Smartboard Review. It contains games and other activites to give a review of key material throughout the chapter.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Ratification of the US Constitution
A simple SmartBoard Notebook file that starts off with a graphic of a Delaware license plate and the discussion prompt, "Does Delaware deserve to be called the First State?". This is meant to engender discussion of how exactly did the USA form, as a Union or a collection of sovereign states? The following slide lists the names of some of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists and is meant as a research prompt with the objective of teaching students why the Federalists and the Federalist Papers wer
Grades:
7th - 10th
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The US Constitution
A multi-slide SmartBoard Notebook file that contains instructions and prompts for a role-play based on the US Constitutional Congress. Students take on the role of a state delegation and make lists of proposals on the various areas of the US Constitution, such as the Presidency, representation by population vs. equal representation, etc. Then students can follow up with any reading on the real outcomes, including the infamous "3/5 Compromise" and other items to learn how the US system of governm
Grades:
9th - 12th
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The Louisiana Purchase
A SmartBoard Notebook file that contains 4 slides, the first of which has a map with pictures and seven questions that could be used as discussion prompts, a written assignment or as a group exercise. There is also a T-Chart that asks students to note down reasons for and against the Louisiana Purchase, which can then be turned into a discussion about strict vs. loose constructionism in early American politics. The last slide is simply blank for note-making and Socratic discussion. The file is e
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Political Cartoon Andrew Jackson
Smart board component for lesson on how to create a political cartoon on Andrew Jackson. introduces 5 key elements for students to use in their cartoons, project assignment and examples to go over in class.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Checks and Balances Smart Notebook
Easy graphic organizer of checks and balances information to prep for state-level exams. Notebook file contains a graphic depiction of the three branches of government and the checks and balances that exist between the branches.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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