10th Grade Civics Class multi-day activity to create campaign videos as part of a larger Congressional Simulation Unit. Students experience a role-playing exercise as Congresspersons to try to get elected, pass bills, etc. This lesson is aligned to ISTE standards as well as Wisconsin Social Studies Standards to promote computational thinking and inquiry-based learning.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
Assessment template to guide students in a standards-based grading classroom on Social Studies Standard 3: CER.
Material Type: Assessment, Rubric/Scoring Guide
Template to guide students when analyzing primary and secondary sources. Teachers can use this template to create assessments that can be cycled and assessed multiple times throughout a grading period.
Material Type: Assessment
Assessment example for a student essay on how a bill becomes a law. Aligned to a standards-based grading framework and political science standard 3: Analyze and evaluate the powers and purposes of political and civic institutions.
Material Type: Assessment
As part of a greater classwide congressional simulation, this assessment could be used to guide student research and essay writing.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Rubric/Scoring Guide, Teaching/Learning Strategy
Resource list for where to access primary source documents.
Material Type: Primary Source, Reference Material
A podcast broken down into multiple parts about how a bill really becomes a law. Includes a graphic organizer for teachers to assign while listening.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
This website was designed to give students and teachers the ability to electronically access important portions of the We the People student text, such as the Unit and Lesson Purposes and the Terms and Concepts to Understand, and to provide links to primary sources, Supreme Court cases, multimedia, and helpful websites related to the content of the student and teacher's editions.
Material Type: Full Course
SHEG Lesson on the Declaration of Independence. Central Historical Question: Why did the Founders write the Declaration of Independence?
Material Type: Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Primary Source, Reading
This webquest gives students an overview of our Constitution, its parts, why it was written, what it does, and what changes have been made. Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Learning Task, Lesson
This simulation game has students determine if individuals are eligible for legal U.S residence. In the game, travelers will enter Immigration Bay in boats and the student will have to process them and determine if they meet eligibility requirements or not. Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Game, Simulation
This WebQuest has students explore immigration and why people "came to America". It also has students look at what it means to be a citizen, what the requirements are, and the process of naturalization that new citizens take part it. Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Learning Task, Lesson
In this simulation, students will run a county and make decisions that affect the success of their county. Constituents in the simulation pose problems for studenst to determine if they should solve and which department inthe county should be responsible. Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Game, Learning Task, Simulation
This Webquest has students learn what a county is and explore the function, purpose, and services offered from their county's government. Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Learning Task, Lesson
This DBQuest activity has students explore and analyze George Washington's cover letter to the Constitution, which served as an introduction and kick off for the nations's Constitution. Washington's cover letter gives background to the process of creating our Constitution but is also persuasive to its intended audience. Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Learning Task, Lesson
This DBQuest activity has student explore and analyze primary source documents (preambles and introductory text of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution) to begin to understand the thinking behind the formation of our United States govenment. Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Learning Task, Lesson
In this game, students will play a voting simulation where they learn the importance of getting to know the candidates, their qualifications, experience, and what they stand for. The students will also be able to identify the issues that are most important to them and then evaluate the candidates on their stance on these issues. Multiple information sources are used to inform students about elections and candidates to make this a realistic simulation. Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. This simulation game also comes with teaching materials and an extension pack which allows additional teaching and learning opportunities beyond the game.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Game, Learning Task, Lesson, Simulation
This DBQuest has students explore and analyze primary source documents about the Nashville Sit-Ins of 1960. These primary documents will give students basic understanding of segregation and some of the non-violent actions taken during the Civil Right Movement during the 1960s.. Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Learning Task, Lesson
This webquest has students find out who represents them in federal , state and local levels of government and how they can contact them as an active, informed citizen. Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Learning Task, Lesson
This webquest has students explore the process of a trial, explains the difference between civil and criminal and the differece between trial and appellate court. This webquest will pose questions, problems, or scenarios and then provide students with a web link or resource to explore to compose their response. Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Learning Task, Lesson
