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C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Government and Citizens Unit PlanC3 Teachers: Inquiries: Government and Citizens Unit Plan
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4th
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C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Government and Citizens

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A learning module on state government. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students learn how an elementary class was responsible for yogurt becoming New York's official state snack. They examine how government gets its power from the Constitution, the role of governments, and the organization of the federal and state governments. The module can be downloaded in PDF or DOC format.

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organization of government, role of government, roots of democracy, 2002 smoke free air act, inquiry design model, new york state snack

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