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Diversity Government

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore diversity through government. In this diversity lesson, students use types of government as a way to understand the importance of diversity. Students use "diversity beans" to facilitate discussion with one another.
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United States & Canada: How Are We The Same? How Are We Different?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Pupils compare and contrast similarities and differences between Canada and the US.  In this geography lesson, students read various articles and identify similarities and differences in economies, cultures, geography, climate, and...
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Candidate Obama Support and President Obama's Agenda

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students research categories within President Obama's agenda and create a PowerPoint presentation. In this President Obama agenda lesson, students research a category within President Obama's agenda and present their topic in a...
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Laws - Who needs them?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the need for laws. For this government lesson, students participate in 2 classroom activities that require them to consider the impact of laws on their personal lives. Students discuss how laws solve societal problems...
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Flawed Democracies, Human Rights

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  In this U.S. History activity, students discover the Japanese internment camps and why our government chose to relocate the Japanese.  Students examine photographs from the era and their...
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George Washington and the Rule of Law

For Teachers 8th - 12th
students compare The rule of law with the rule of men and consider life under each of these types of governments.In this government lesson, students read a primary source to examine the importance of the rule of law.They will also answer...
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Reflect & Celebrate

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students complete activities to learn about service learning. In this community service lesson, students answer reflection questions about community service. Students create thank you cards and letters to sponsors, government officials,...
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Birth of a Nation, the NAACP, and the Balancing of Rights

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze primary sources.  In this US History instructional activity, 11th graders interpret written information.  Students evaluate arguments and draw conclusions.  Students develop and defend a position. 
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Power and Authority

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study authority and power as its used in government. In this government lesson, 4th graders define power and authority. Students then read different scenarios of authority and power examples in people as well as...
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Voting Process

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students study and participate in the voting process. In this voting process activity, students read Duck for President and vote on class snacks. Students create posters for the class snacks and present them to the class. Students tally...
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Philanthropy and You

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners identify human rights and study the values of historical figures who fought for human rights. In this human rights lesson, students define the term human rights and research examples of human mistreatment in history. Learners...
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We Are the Government

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read primary documents to find the motivations of the founding fathers of the United States. In this primary documents lesson, students discuss the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution, read parts of the Constitution...
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Do You Know...

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this government worksheet, students answer questions on their local and national government. Students answer 6 short answer questions and 1 essay question.
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Searching for a New Home

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate pilgrims. In this pilgrim instructional activity, students read the book If You Sailed on the Mayflower and identify the path from England to Holland on a map. Students write in a journal about how they would feel if...
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President for a Day

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars explore the duties of the US President. In this history lesson plan, students use research to gain information about presidents. Young scholars utilize various forms of research, pictures, library books, textbooks,...
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Government 13.1 and 13.2

For Students 8th - 12th
In this government worksheet, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions and 10 short answer questions regarding presidential powers.
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United States Presidents

For Teachers K - 3rd
In this presidential worksheet, learners color a picture of a United States President. There are pictures of each president from George Washington through George W. Bush. Each picture takes up one page. The name and dates of service...
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Pace- Government 1 Word Search Puzzle

For Students 6th - 12th
In this social studies worksheet, students look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.
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The Culture of France

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this worksheet on France, students record data they have gathered about the French culture from their own resource. Students record facts about government, economics, religion, society, learning and technology, and arts and crafts.
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Constitution Word Search

For Students 6th - 8th
In this government instructional activity, students find the words that are related to the Constitution. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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The United States Presidents

For Students 6th - 8th
In this government instructional activity, students find the names of US presidents and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Presidents of The United States

For Students 6th - 8th
In this government worksheet, students find the necessary names of the presidents and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Signers of The Declaration of Independence

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the words that declare the signers of The Declaration of Independence and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Presidents

For Students 5th
In this government worksheet, 5th graders find the words that are related to the topic of presidents. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.