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- 9th - 11th
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Students examine how the Constitution lays out the design of the United States Government. While compromises solved some problems, the underlying problems of slavery and states' rights remained and eventually led to the Civil War. The Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students research and examine Canada's New Constitution. They create either a timeline or a list of key terms and concepts related to patriation of the Canadian constitution. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students are introduced to the Constitution and discuss the functions and structure of the document in simple language. They say the Pledge of Allegiance and discuss its meaning in student-generated language. Student recite the Pledge again. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the history and process of amending the U.S. Constitution, particularly in light of the current issue facing the courts of legalizing gay marriage. They read a variety of articles and develop a position to discuss with the class. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students choose a topic to research that relates to the United States Constitution. Using the internet, they gather information on their topic and discover the impact it still has on the world today. They create a float to show what information they have gathered instead of writing a paper. They present their creation to the class. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students analyze one major constitutional document and the events surrounding it. They examine primary sources (historical documents) and draw conclusions from evidence. Students write an essay and may prepare a presentation of their findings. Full Review »
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- 10th - 11th
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Students go on a Web quest to learn about the origins and formation of the Constitution of the United States. They search for "A Roadmap to the Constitution of the United States and answer the questions included in the lesson. Finally, students create a quiz from their assigned questions to share with the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a lesson to compare and contrast the use of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. They use class notes and outside resources to create a writing project or make a graphic organizer to point to advantages and disadvantages of each. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in an assessment of knowledge that is taught in a unit about the Constitution. The purpose of it is to measure the amount of knowledge transfer that took place. The questions of the assessment are in a multiple choice format. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a lesson about the framers of the Constitution. They create biographical sketches of them using internet resources and focus upon those who attended the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. Students also create a class chart with the information. Full Review »