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Identifying State and Local Legislators Lesson PlanIdentifying State and Local Legislators Lesson Plan
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Identifying State and Local Legislators

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Students utilize a variety of resource materials to identify their local and state legislators, and discuss how local and state representatives are elected and how laws are created. They examine environmental issues as they relate to current laws.

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environmental laws, local legislature, state legislature, social studies
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Grade
5th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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