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Autumn civics research for Microsoft Word
Foreign Government Research Study Comparative Country Project Editable
This project is fully editable, so teachers may personalize it for their own Civics, Government, AP Government, AP Comparative Government, or other relevant class. This resource contains the project assignment, task, and prompt, as well as a four page research worksheet, and a detailed rubric. Each element of this resource can be edited to work with your specific curriculum. With this study, students will analyze the characteristics, and development of different political systems, with emphasis
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9th - 12th
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Global Issues Awareness Project(s)
This comprehensive project challenges students to inform, raise awareness, and advocate on a global issue of their choice. Students research and plan an awareness campaign to deliver to their community, school, and/or student body. Turn students from passive learners into advocates as they assume the role of teacher as they are challenged to inform and educate their peers about their topic. The project requires students to be creative, innovative and use 21st century skills as they complete
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9th - 12th
Legislative Branch - Who Represents Me? Webquest / Guided Research Worksheet
Here is a two page, guided research assignment / web quest that has students find out who their two senators are and locate their House representative based on their home zip code. Students explore the specific websites of their representatives and enter information they find. This can be used in conjunction with a Constitution unit of study.
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6th - 8th
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Letter to Congress Legislative Branch, House of Representatives Senate worksheet
Assignment to write a letter to a congressperson about an issue the student feels strongly about. A template is included in business letter format.
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8th - 12th
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Create Your Own Government Project
Creative-based project where students create their own government and will address all questions that arise when creating a new nation. There are 19 questions/concerns for students to address which include:The type of government you have and two reasons for choosing it3 ways your government will raise moneyHow will citizen's views be taken into accountStudents are to use computers to assist them in research and to put together a PowerPoint presentation. This project goes great with Civics and
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8th - 12th
Congressional Committee online research assignment
This assignment guides student research online to find out more information about the committee work done by their House member and Senator. The students will learn about their representatives' service in their committee, legislation they have created, and students will also have a short reflection piece to write about each representative. It's a great way to connect students with the real-life work being done by their representative and also understand the role of the committee in the lawmaking
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10th - 12th
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Contemporary Issues WebQuest
This is a great introductory activity for students new to a Contemporary Issues class. In this WebQuest, students are asked to identify an issue, give a brief statement supporting and opposing it, then rank their interest in the topic. I use this as a way to gauge my student's desire to learn about certain issues, and focus on those throughout our class.
In addition to the WebQuest, there is also included an exhaustive list of topics for the teacher to look over in case you would like to swit
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9th - 12th
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CE.5c Evaluating Campaign Ads
This activity will have students analyze campaign commercials from the 1960s - 2016. While watching the videos, students will be tasked with answering questions that will lead up to them determining which evaluation strategy the video most closely relates to. The strategies include:
- Separating Fact from Opinion
- Detecting Bias
- Evaluating Sources
- Identifying Propaganda
The students had fun seeing old campaign attack ads. You could either conduct this activity whole group or in small grou
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6th - 8th
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"Run a Campaign" - VIRTUAL Election Final Project (Works for Virtual/Hybrid too!
In this Project, students will decide upon an office, political party, and platform for which they will run a campaign to try to win. They will also have to write and deliver a campaign speech and come-up with some creative ways to advertise for themselves which they will also share! Students will be able to express their knowledge in various ways!This project gives students 4 specific tasks to complete, so it allows them to have the choice of what they prefer to work on and the pace at which th
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6th - 12th
Supreme Court Case Comic Strip Activity
I have been using this activity as long as I've been teaching, making many changes along the way. I think I've finally gotten to the point to where I really like it and the kids also seem to really enjoy it. The idea is pretty simple, each group is assigned one major Supreme Court cases from our history (you choose any cases you wan to focus on) and they create a very comprehensive poster that includes a title, storyboard (comic strip), summary, and analysis. They are required to give details su
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8th - 12th
AP Human Geography Case Study Final Project
This is a End of Year Final Project for the AP Human Geography Course. This is an independent research based exploration into some current issues of global and local importance: climate change, coral reef loss, deforestation, socialized healthcare, gender equality, etc. Students are asked to conduct research on a single self selected topic and produce two different research based products: a visual presentation and a written essay.The objective of the assignment is to recognize and understand
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Grading the Presidents: Evaluating Presidential Leadership
Have your students critique the presidents on what they view as ideal presidential leadership. With this project, students create criteria to "grade" each of the seven roles of the president and then apply this to a president that they research. Students can present their findings in the form of a digital report card while their peers compare presidents during the presentations. This activity helps incorporate both US history and government concepts to create a dynamic project-based learning les
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6th - 12th
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Types of Government Project
This project is designed for students to learn about a specific type of government more in-depth. They will research and answer general questions, such as: How do leaders become leaders, and how do citizens participate? They will also research a country that currently has that type of government in place. This works well after learning about the different types of government in my Types of Government PPT and Types of Government Handout.
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9th - 12th
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TED Talk Viewing Guide: How To Start A Movement
A Viewing Guide to get your class thinking about how to create a social or political MOVEMENT!Derek Sivers is a programmer, entrepreneur, and writer - having written several books on entrepreneurship and personal development. He is most famously known for his work in the music industry, where he founded CD Baby (an online CD store for independent musicians that became the largest seller of independent music on the web, with over $100 million in sales and 150,000 musician clients). In this TED Ta
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â THE TED TALK BUNDLE
Senate Simulation Activity Packet
This is a 3 part simulation in which students work in various committees in the role of a US Senator. The first step is a Bill Writing Committee in which students work with 2 other Senators in a committee of 3 to research a topic and write a piece of proposed legislation. There are step by step instruction, sample bills, and rubrics for students to use. The second step is a Standing Committee in which students work in a committee to mark up another committee's bill and discuss the merits of the
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9th - 12th
Final 5* Examples Teen Laws/ 'How a Bill Becomes a Law" Mock Congress Bill ideas
Here are 5 final examples of actual bills passed in the state of Colorado that are teen-aged appropriate laws meant to initiate discussion and facilitate further individual student research. This sample batch includes the regulation of boxing, safe routes to school bicycle program, P.E. teacher qualifications, high school graduation requirements, and prohibiting date-rape drugs. These are non-editable resources meant primarily as information for middle and high school-aged students. If you are
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7th - 12th
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6 More* Examples Teen Laws/ 'How a Bill Becomes a Law' Mock Congress Bill ideas
Here are 6 examples of actual bills passed in the state of Colorado that are teen-aged appropriate laws meant to initiate discussion and facilitate further individual student research. This sample batch includes limiting K-12 class sizes, selling school property, authorizing wildlife sanctuaries, updating bicycle traffic laws, ensuring college textbook affordability, and mental health / wellness education in schools.These are non-editable resources meant primarily as information for middle and h
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7th - 12th
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5 Examples Teen Laws/ 'How a Bill Becomes a Law' Mock Congress Bill ideas
Here are 5 examples of actual bills passed in the state of Colorado that are teen-aged appropriate laws meant to initiate discussion and facilitate further individual student research. This sample batch includes prohibiting tattooing and piercing of minors, encouraging hybrid vehicles, a resolution on bullying, protecting phone privacy, and prohibiting teen smoking.These are non-editable resources meant primarily as information for middle and high school aged students. If you are doing a 1-2 day
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7th - 12th
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"Fake News" Research and Close Reading Assignment
This assignment requires students to analyze the bias and reliability of three different online sources through a guided close-reading activity.Reading articles, assignment, and key are included.Topic of readings is "cancel culture".
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Speech and Debate Bundle of Year-Long Materials and Assessments
Comparative Government Project & Presentation (w/ Rubric)
Research Project designed to help students compare the governments of twelve different nations to the United States and analyze what those differences mean for the people of those nations. Rubric included. Also included is a worksheet for students to record information from their classmates' presentations.There is also a group activity version (with introductory PowerPoint) of this research project.NOTE: The thumbnail preview pics are not an always an accurate representation of the product, whic
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Comparative Government and Economics Unit Bundle
CE.7 Virginia Constitution Scavenger Hunt
*THIS ASSIGNMENT REQUIRES FINDING AND PRINTING OUT THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ARTICLES OF THE VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION TO COMPLETE.*
By using the Virginia Constitution, students are expected to analyze the Articles pertaining to the Legislative (General Assembly) and Executive (Governor) branches of Virginia government.
The students will conduct a scavenger hunt which tasks them with finding information relating to teh powers of Virginia's legislative and executive branches. The assignm
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6th - 9th
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Checks and Balances Graphic Organizer
This is a break down chart (graphic organizer) for students to understand how each branch of government checks and balances each other. For many teachers who use FJCC Civics lessons in Florida, this is a more student friendly and detailed version for learning and taking notes on Checks and Balances.
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7th - 12th
'How a Bill Becomes a Law' editable Template/Rubric Students create own LAW!
'How a Bill Becomes Law' Template + Student Rubric is one of my Civics/Govt. students' favorite lessons...this editable template allows middle and high school students the opportunity to research and propose their own law! Just like a state legislator or member of Congress would! So if you are doing "How a Bill becomes a Law" this is a great 2-3 day lesson (or longer if your students like researching!)My high school students used examples from several laws I passed to research topics that intere
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7th - 12th
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Bureaucracy Speed Dating: A US Government Activity
Looking for an engaging way to teach students about the federal bureaucracy instead of lecture? This is a fun, two day activity in which each student is assigned an agency of the bureaucracy to research, then teaches their classmates about their bureaucracy in a "speed dating" format.On the first day, students independently research a government agency. On the second day, students are paired up for two minute speed dating sessions with another student. Each student gets one minute to teach th
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9th - 12th
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