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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Responsibilities of Local Government
Grades: 4Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, CivicsThis is the last lesson in the unit designed to teach the significance of the U.S. Constitution and the shared powers of governm...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPublic Service Announcement: Civic Responsibility
Grades: 5Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, CivicsThis is the final lesson in a unit designed to help students understand E Pluribus Unum (Out of many, One), and that personal ...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Constitution: What It Says and What It Means
Grades: 5Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, CivicsThrough participation in this lesson students will learn what the Constitution says, what it means, and its importance. Studen...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat's Your Problem? A Look at the Environment in Your Own Backyard
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Science, Life Sciences, Environmental IssuesLesson plans in which students take on an environmental project. They begin by interviewing people who live in their town or nei...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSmithsonian in Your Classroom: Winning the Vote: How Americans Elect Their President
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryLesson plan that introduces students to the office of the presidency and the process of electing the president. Covers political...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMathline Activity IV -- Approval Voting
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Science, Behavior and Communication, Mathematics and 8 additional..Mock election demonstrating approval voting, an electoral system in which voters can select as many or as few candidates as they...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMathline Activity II -- Plurality Voting
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Science, Behavior and Communication, Mathematics and 8 additional..Mock-election demonstrating plurality electoral systems, both the traditional first-past-the-post system and a plurality-with-el...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMathline Activity I -- Borda Count
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Science, Behavior and Communication, Mathematics and 8 additional..Mock-election demonstrating the Borda Electoral Count, a ranking system of elections that is rarely used for governmental electi...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMathline Activity III -- Pairwise Comparisons
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Public Services, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Career & Technical Ed and 10 additional..Mock-election demonstrating the pairwise comparison method of decision making, whereby each candidate is compared to another and...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLand Use and Lawmaking in California (Beginning Level)
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Visual ArtsLesson comparing uses of land in California -- how images can influence government -- write letters about environmental issues t...Contributor: The GettyViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat Is Work and Who Are the Workers? (Intermediate Level)
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Visual ArtsStudents will research the issue of child labor and participate in a mock news broadcast in response to the works of art.Contributor: The GettyViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPutting a Spin on Current Events (Advanced Level)
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Visual ArtsLesson in which students compare propagandistic strategies in artworks to modern-day examples of persuasive techniques and creat...Contributor: The GettyViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLand Use and Lawmaking in California (Advanced Level)
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, History-Social ScienceLesson examining photographs of suburban development -- land use and design a plan for a utopian, environmentally-friendly housi...Contributor: The GettyViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLand Use and Lawmaking in California (Intermediate Level)
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Visual ArtsLesson in which students discuss principles of transcendentalism and create photographic essays depicting an environmental issueContributor: The GettyViews: 0Favorites: 0