1.   Assessing Canada's Federal Election 2000 Results This lesson uses the 2000 Federal Election results to demonstrate to students Canada's political representation by population and region, as well as enable the students to learn more about their own electoral riding.

2.   Working Together As a Team Turn the tables and let our class govern itself. In this unit exercise, students appoint leaders and write their own constitution.

3.   The Importance of Religion in Political Life in the 19th Century This lesson plan explores the importance of the Second Great Awakening on the political influence of religion in the 19th century.

4.   United States Patriotic Symbols - Documents of Freedom Students will use teacher-bookmarked Web sites to research four documents that have been instrumental in the development of our nation's freedom. In cooperative research groups, the students will create Microsoft PowerPoint presentations on one of the documents as assigned by the teacher.

5.   Patriotic Symbols - A Research and Graphing Exercise This is one part of a cross-curricular unit on American Patriotic Symbols. In the social studies component of the lesson, the students will research and create Microsoft PowerPoint presentations about American patriotic symbols. The student presentations will be combined into a single large presentation to be printed out to make a book of patriotic symbols.

1.   Government Action Time Lines Government Action Time Lines Government Action Time Lines Social Studies Students create a time line to chart news coverage of a government action. You can use an Assessment Rubric to assess students' mastery of the objectives. What You Need Magazines or newspapers Scissors Glue Ruler Paper What to Do 1. Select a news story about legislat...

2.   Exploring the Relationship between Government Policy and Children Exploring the Relationship between Government Policy and Children Home K-12 Objectives Materials Needed Procedures Assessment Skills Resources Discipline: Government, Sociology, or Psychology Specific Topic: Child Advocacy Methodology: Primary Source, Statistics, and Databases Center for Technology and Teacher Education, University of Virginia,...

3.   National City Government Resource Center National City Government Resource Center Dr. Roger L. Kemp, Webmaster Website Directory Links Introduction Elections and Voting General City Links Capitols on the Internet Functional City Links Job Opportunities Regional City Links Intern'l City Resources Other Related Links Roger's Home Page National Think Tanks Comments S...

4.   Grade 4 Lesson at a Glance: Chapter 13, Lesson 2 Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Oh, California Lesson at a Glance Chapter 13, Lesson 2 California Fights Smog (pp. 296-300) The Big Idea Framework Concepts: Continuity and Change Certain environmental problems require the efforts of state government. Write the following sentences on the board using each of the key terms: 1. Lawmakers chosen by the citizens of California make up the legislative branch of state government. 2. The governor is the highest official of state government. 3. The executive branch of state government has the power to see...

5.   Kristi_selander Local Government Internet Project Teacher: Kristi Selander School: Clinton High School Grade Level: 8 Subject: Local Government SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS ADDRESSED: 8.6.5 Describe how public policy is formed and carried out at the local, state, and national levels. 8.7.3 Explain the importance of perso...

6.   Limited Government Lesson Plan, Unlimited, Amendments, Officials, Teaching Activity Worksheet InstructorWeb LIMITED GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES LESSON PLAN US RULES RIGHTS CIVICS PRIMARY TEACHING CITIZENSHIP READING COMPREHENSION LEARNING UNITED STATES ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS IDEAS CURRICULUM KIDS THEME UNIT RESOURCES ACTIVITY WHAT IS GOVERNMENT AND WHAT SHOULD IT DO? LESSON 8: Why Do We Need Limited Gover...

7.   Chuck_black2 Three Branches of Government A Visual Representation Teacher: Laura Jeffers School: Bethel-Hanberry Elementary Grade Level: 3 Subject: South Carolina History/Social Studies Objective: The purpose of this lesson is for third grade students to be able to identify the three branches of government, describing their functions, and t...

8.   You Decide: Should the United States government reinstate the military draft? - KQED EdNet KQED _ KQED Home Support KQED About KQED Radio TV Programs A-Z Topics KQED Education Educator Resources New Search Network You Decide: Should the United States government reinstate the military draft? This educational guide focuses on whether or not the United States government should reinstate the military draft. Students are invited to examine the arguments on both sides of the debate, developing critical thinking skills as they work through the activities. Student...

9.   Education Place Activity:Finding Facts about Local Government Finding Facts about Local Government Finding Facts about Local Government Social Studies Children find out about their local community government by analyzing a news story. Background Most local newspapers have articles about town or city government decisions or actions. You may want to plan this activity around a Language Arts unit about writing news stories so that chil...

10.   Government Authority Lesson Plan, Elected Figures, Appointed, Safety, Teaching Activity InstructorWeb US GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY LESSON PLAN CIVICS PRIMARY TEACHING CITIZENSHIP READING COMPREHENSION LEARNING UNITED STATES ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS IDEAS CURRICULUM KIDS THEME UNIT RESOURCES ACTIVITY WHAT IS GOVERNMENT AND WHAT SHOULD IT DO? LESSON 3: Where does Government get its Authority? Overvie...