Our American Government
Let's Celebrate the Constitution:
http://v7.k12.com/constitutionday/lessons/2-3/lesson_holder.htm?preloader.swf?Title=Preview%20%20CH_02_03_01&userType=1000&lessonFile=content_lesson_37036.txt&previewMode=1&subjectID=4&uiType=3
3&targetType=1&stateAbbrev=PA&envID=1%27
Reading Passage
http://education.jlab.org/reading/branches_of_government.html
Presentation about the Government:
http://prezi.com/qaoncdxjky75/branches-of-government/
ICivics Lawcraft--make your own law:
http://www.icivics.org/games/lawcraft
Resources:
Government Vocabulary Flash Cards:
http://quizlet.com/774871/4th-grade-unit-5-social-studies-structure-of-government-flashcards/
Duties of the 3 Branches of Government:
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=SOC5904
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/branches_government.htm
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/branchesOfPower/
Learning to Give:Philanthropy education resources that teach giving
and civic engagement:
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit42/
If you were president:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/electiongame/game.asp
Kid's Government Site:
http://www.kids.gov/
American Government
Your mission is to find:
1.
The names of the 3 branches of our government
2. Facts about each branch, responsibilities of each branch
3.
The names of the people who are working in each branch today.
Directions:
1. You will look over the rubric for the project and turn this in with your
project.
2. You will look through the resources that I am providing for you and
pick the ones that will help you the most.
3. You will use the provided T Chart to write 6 facts about each branch of
government.
4. You will find out the names of the people who are in the following
government offices: President, Vice President, Supreme Court Justices.
5. You will match each person to the corresponding branch of
government.
6. You will use the 3 column T Chart provided to write the government
office, name, and branch of government of each person.
Sites to use for your project:
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/1.htm
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774837.html
http://pbskids.org/democracy/
http://www.senate.gov/index.htm
http://www.house.gov/
http://www.supremecourt.gov/
Fill in the blank page for trumanlibrary.org (DOC 31 KB)
3 column t chart for names of current office holders (DOC 27 KB)
3 column t chart for 6 facts about each branch (DOC 32 KB)
Rubric for 3 Branches of Government Project (DOCX 17 KB)