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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Crazy Laws: There Must Have Been a Good Reason?

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students study the reasons for the passage of some "crazy" laws and illustrate one of them. They examine how current laws may seem outdated in 50 years.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Select-a-Lawmaker

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are assigned a party faction, examine bills voted on by their party faction last year, and find a candidate with a similiar view of government.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Legislatures and Democracy Recap: The Lawmakers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
You are a congressperson trying to pass your education bill. Join in the extensive public debate, committee work, and parliamentary maneuvering necessary to achieve majority legislative support for your bill.