Here you will find background information concerning the Articles of Confederation. Underneath the photo of the document, click on each page to view the original document.
Overview of the men primarily responsible for writing and revising the Declaration of Independence. Includes links to the signers of the document, an image of the Declaration, and information on the drafting of the document.
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a complete description of the Federalist Papers. Links to related sites are available.
Information within a Learning Adventures game and module discusses elections and voting in the U.S., including age and citizenship restrictions.
Learning Adventures provides background information on what a law is and why we have them. Part of a learning game for all ages.
Oil spills are real disasters that plague our oceans every day. This lesson will offer students a chance to work in teams to develop possible solutions to ways to clean up oil spills.
This lesson will allow the student to work through three stations. The stations will focus on creating and analyzing circle graphs. The students will be using technology to create their graphs along with a hands-on activity using M&M's.
This lesson is a great small group reading lesson that has a social studies connection. In this lesson, students will be comparing and contrasting schools from long ago and schools of today using informational texts. Included are printables to make a book and a bubble map. Examples of student work are also provided.
This introduction to time allows students to explore the terms we use with time and connects telling time to measurement. Included in this lesson is a video of the lesson in action, a sample anchor chart, and a "My Day" printable booklet for students to complete.
Students will write about what they would trade for gold and practice inventive spelling in the process. After reading "In 1492", students will discuss how Christopher Columbus traded with the natives and then write what they would trade the native people for gold. End the lesson by playing the Environmental Trading Game.
How you teach problem-solving to kids depends on their age. Read on to learn key strategies for teaching problem-solving to kids, as well as some age-by-age ideas and activities.
Yale's School of Law provides the text of the ten original amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.
An interactive experience with the Bill of Rights. The Our Documents group allows you to view a copy of the original Bill of Rights. There is a brief information section along with links to larger images, a typed transcript, and downloadable PDF (Adobe) files.
Contains plans for seven lessons that ask students to examine Supreme Court cases that have impacted civil liberties in the United States. Students work in groups and report their findings using PowerPoint presentations. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.
Free lesson plans concerning the Bill of Rights and the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Included are lessons on important news stories occurring today, as well as lessons on famous Americans and how they executed their rights.
This site discusses how women were involved in the moral reform of the 1830s and 1840s. Links to original documents.
In the following video students will learn how the environment impacts human health and the ecosystems around us, on both a small/local and large/global scale. [15:42]
The University of Groningen provides information about the 17th century British liberal philosopher. Includes concise biographical information and a link to the text of "A Letter Concerning Toleration." Read about what part of his philosophy was adopted by Thomas Jefferson and included in the Declaration of Independence.
In this video, Daphnee, a high school student, takes after-school classes at a community college to learn more about this field and shows her job-shadowing experience at a biotechnology company.
An exhaustive look at the first Congress during George Washington's presidency. Find out about the precedents that were set and the interpretations that had to be made about the new Constitution. A fabulous site from George Washington University.