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Government rubrics under $5
Create Your Own Government Project
Students will compose a project that will help them understand the foundations of government. Students name their country, create a flag, define their government, analyze 7 characteristics of their government, & create rules/consequences. Lots of fun & creativity! Great for assessments & project based learning.FULLY EDITABLE to adapt to your specific needs!Directions & Rubric IncludedPairs perfectly withTypes of Government Gallery Walk for students to learn about different types
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6th - 12th
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Create Your Own Country Project-Step by Step Guide-Editable
In this project, students will be working in pairs to create their own country from scratch. They will also choose a type of government for their country. Their final product will be a brochure and a PowerPoint presentation.This resource includes:PowerPoint presentation with complete project detailsStudent Handout following the Power Point Presentation (PDF and MSWORD)Rubric for grading the brochure and presentation (PDF and MSWORD)PowerPoint Presentation Images are flattened but all titles and
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Three Branches of Government Brochure Project & Rubric
This resource is an engaging project for teaching the branches of our government. Students can create a brochure with a cover illustrating how the three branches are rooted to the Constitution and open the fist fold to read The Preamble. Inside the brochure the students will list characteristics of each branch as a trifold. As an extension students can use the illustration to observe and sketch the buildings ( The White House, The Capitol, and The Supreme Court) where each branch is housed. Sco
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2nd - 5th
Create Your Own Government Project: Google Product
Teaching about Government? Want a fun project? Creating your own government? Create Your Own Government Project is designed for success in middle school or high school. The lesson includes detailed step by step project for students to Create their own government. The comprehensive Project guides rigorous instruction allowing students to research, organize, understand, and create their own countries government. Boost students' knowledge on Governments and allows them to have a more creative take
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6th - 12th
AP US Government & Politics FRQ Cheat Sheet
AP® U.S. Government & Politics - resource for updated 2019 Exam"Cheat Sheet" for student use on Free Response Questions (FRQs) I have a laminated class set of the FRQ Cheat Sheet pages 1-2, which covers FRQs #1-3. I pass it out to students each time they are working on an FRQ. Ideally, if we use these Cheat Sheets every single time we work on FRQs in class the students should internalize the main points of the Cheat Sheet by the time they get to the AP Exam in May.Page 3 of the FRQ Cheat She
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9th - 12th
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Create your own Bill: Writing a Bill Project
Teaching American Government? Learning about how a bill becomes a law?Create your own Bill: Writing a Bill Project is designed for success in middle school or high school. This project includes detailed directions for students to create a bill and understand the process of how to create a bill and a presentation to go along with it. This comprehensive project provides rigorous instruction allowing students to understand the process of how a bill becomes a law. Allows students to have a creative
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Tracking legislation Unit: How a Bill Becomes a Law
American Revolution Battle of the Battlefields Project
Sometimes learning about battles can be boring for students. In this project, students research and debate which battle was the most important in The American Revolution in a collaborative, engaging and authentic manner. This can be done as a research project or you can use the provided background information on each battle so you can do it as self contained project in the classroom.
What is included:
1. Project directions for teachers.
2. 2 rubrics for the presentation and letter to The Pr
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5th - 11th
Public Opinion Poll Project - AP US Government
This poll project is designed for an AP US Government course, but can also be used in regular government courses during their unit on public opinion polling. For this project, students will design their own public opinion poll on an issue area and poll at least 25 people. They will then create a graph or chart from the data and present an analysis to the class.
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12th
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Branches of Government Research Project for ELA CCSS and Social Studies
This research project incorporates student comprehension of various informational texts, explanatory writing, planning and publishing opinion writing, creativity, and presentation! Students will benefit from this all inclusive Branches of Government unit that aligns with 16 of the 3rd grade ELA CCSS, 20 of the 4th Grade ELA CCSS, and 22 of the 5th Grade ELA CCSS.
This 23 page project includes the following:
*Lists of all 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade ELA CCSS
*Notes for the Teacher
*Student Research
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3rd - 5th
Good Citizens Lesson Plan with Social Studies Writing Prompt for Back-to-School
Searching for the perfect back-to-school lesson plan to teach your students about being good citizens? Look no further than this detailed lesson plan! This social studies lesson begins with an engaging read-aloud of the book "David Goes to School" by David Shannon. Then, students will discuss the qualities of good and bad citizens during a fun sorting activity. To conclude, assess student understanding with the Good Citizen Writing Prompt page, complete with answer key and rubric for easy gradin
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1st - 3rd
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Government & Civics: Current Events Activity & Media Literacy Project Option!
This resource was designed for an AP U.S. Government & Politics course, but can be used in any Government, Civics, or US History course that studies current events! The "Political Analyst" assignment is a great course-long student activity that not only keeps students current on political, social, and economic issues, but also teaches them how to analyze media bias and fairness. My students love this activity! The "Political Analyst" assignment lends itself to a Civic Participation Final
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10th - 12th
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Think Like a Philosopher: Social Contract Theory Small Group Activity
Great Class Opener! Potential for More! Get your Students Thinking About Their World! Students debate and discuss the philosophical question, "Are humans inherently evil or inherently good?"Simple, but engaging, The Think Like a Philosopher: Social Contract Theory lesson has students discuss and debate the question, "Are humans inherently evil or inherently good?" This group discussion activity will introduce students to the enlightenment philosophy made famous by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke t
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Think Like a Philosopher Bundle
Government Project Choice Board for Third Grade Georgia Performance Standards
NO MORE BORING PROJECTS! This Government Choice Board allows you to be one click away from having awesome student projects that you can’t wait to see! The Choice Board allows students to pick one assignment that matches their interests and learning style. The Choice Board offers a variety of assignments, such as: baking a cake, writing a play, acting in a commercial, creating a poster, singing a song, making a model, designing a game board, and much more! It fits all student ability levels
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3rd
Gummy Bear World Government Project
Are you looking for a project to culminate your World Government unit? Have your students show their understanding of how democracies, monarchies, republics, and dictatorships work with gummy bears! Simply grab gummy bears and go!This product will help you lead your students in creating a multimedia presentation to represent their understanding of different world governments. Governments included in this project are democracy, monarchy, republic, and dictatorship. For each government type, stu
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4th - 8th
APUSH Period 3 SAQ Activity - The Albany Plan of Union & French and Indian War
This is a great resource for guiding your students in AP U.S. History (APUSH) through this Period 3 SAQ (Short Answer Question) stimulus based prompt on "The French and Indian War (1754-1763) & The Albany Plan of Union (1754)".This resource includes the following:SAQ stimulus based promptsStudent response handoutSAQ Rubric and Answer Key--This is a great activity to use with introducing the process of how to write a SAQ early in the school year and will help prepare your students for writing
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9th - 12th
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Foreign Policy Research Project Presentation
Do your students need an additional activity to help understand foreign policy???What it is: Instructions and rubric for an activity for students to learn more about foreign policy. What it can be used for:This product is perfect for a government class who has just finished a unit on foreign policy. The project is designed to get students researching a current issue that involves the United States and other countries. Students will need to be familiar with the branches of the federal government
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11th - 12th
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Immigration Assignment
Students must interview a person who has immigrated to Canada. This file contains the assignment outline, student self-assessment rubrics, teacher-assessment rubrics, interview outline and a Passport template. Students also create a suitcase and include 4 artifacts to enhance their presentation.
Students are assessed on their knowledge of the immigration process and their oral communication skills when they present their project to the class.
This assignment aligns with Ontario Social Studie
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4th - 6th
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New Deal Brochure Project- Great Depression Era- Editable
Students research and design a brochure on a set amount of New Deal agencies. List of optional agencies provided, with room to expand. Editable rubric included. This project is based on student research about the New Deal programs. It is a great follow up to an introductory lesson on the New Deal. Can also be used as the introduction by allowing students to create their own understanding and use it in class. Follow up activities to this project could include gallery walks (to preview peer's work
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7th - 12th
The Amendment Project: Directions and Rubric
This is a quick project that can be completed during a unit on the Constitution. I limited the options to 11-27 as most students would select the First Amendment as being the most important. This encourages them to explore the lesser known half of the Constitution and form opinions. This project often facilitates great class discussion regarding human rights.I recommend providing students with this article to aid them in their selection: https://newsela.com/read/primary-source-amendment-constitu
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6th - 12th
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Important People of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 Project Activity
Bring creativity to the research that your US History students will perform when learning about the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Students will choose an important American figure, and create a cereal box inspired by their chosen figure and the era in which they lived. This product includes detailed instructions of what students should put on each side of the box, and a grading rubric to guide them towards acing this project, and to make grading easier for you!HistoTeam- Trust the Team!Want
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5th - 12th
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Civil War: Battle of the Battlefields Research Project
What is included: 1. Project directions 2. Directions for the teacher 3. 2 rubrics 4. Battlefield chart 5. Small group discussion cards 6. Brief overview of each battle 7. SOAP your primary source clean handout with sample primary source from Battle of Gettysburg Here is what students do: 1. Each group researches one of 8 battles. 2. Each group presents their battle to the class attempting to persuade the class that their battle is the most important in the Civil War. 3. As a class, students
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5th - 11th
Student Leadership Application Essay Questions and Rubric
This download is for Student Government/Council Advisors needing to better asses the critical thinking and writing of their candidates. Download includes: two candidate application essay questions and instructions and a scoring rubric for the essay judges. Printable and editable. Questions and rubric could also be used in a Civics or Government class as discussion/critical thinking questions.
This product can be used as a single but is bundled with the Candidate Interview Scorecard, Teacher F
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Not Grade Specific
Supreme Court Cases & The Bill of Rights Project
After learning about The Bill of Rights, I have my students complete this project. Students choose one of the amendments listed. Each amendment comes with a link to a site about a Supreme Court case that relates to that amendment chosen. Students use the site to create a presentation for their classmates. The project also includes the template I give students to help them structure their projects.Below are the list of amendments and court cases used in the project:Amendment 1 Tinker vs De Moines
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Intro To American Civics Unit
You Be the Judge: Supreme Court Cases, First Amendment, PBL (Journalism)
Help your students apply their understanding about the First Amendment, landmark Supreme Court cases, and their Constitutional significance by engaging in this fun authentic project-based-learning activity. This highly engaging activity asks students to put themselves in the shoes of a Supreme Court judge by evaluating a fictional Supreme Court case and drawing conclusions based on research.➡️ There are 15 fictional cases on the following topics:Anonymous sourcesControversial topicsData privacyE
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Student Press Law & Ethics; Supreme Court Cases; Copyright BUNDLE
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