Time Travel with the Constitution

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Time Travel with the Constitution

• The Constitutional Convention
• The Bill of Rights
• Grade 6
• Patti Gehred
• Mishal Peterangelo

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Table of Contents

• Activities Web Sites
• American Heritage
• Slides 3 - 6
• People in Societies
• Slides 7 - 10
• World Interactions
• Slides 11-13
• Citizenship Rights Responsibilities
• Slides 14 - 16

• Democratic Processes
• Slides 17 - 19
• Decision Making Resources
• Slides 20-22
• Science, Technology, Society
• Slides 23-25

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American Heritage

• Activities
• Students will create a timeline that includes
  significant historical events after the
  Revolutionary War.
• Students will read biographies about the framers
  of the Constitution.
• Working in groups, students will role play the
  Constitutional Convention.

Washington
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American Heritage (continued)

• Students will collect newspaper articles related
  to the impact of the Bill of Rights on todays
  culture.
• Working in small groups, students will research
  court cases from past and present which were
  debated based on the Bill of Rights.

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American Heritage Web Sites

• National Archives and Records Administration
• www.nara.gov/exhall/exhibits.html
• An Interactive Guide to the Bill of Rights
• www.cyberlearning-world.com
• The Bill of Rights is for us Today
• www.col-ed.org

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American Heritage Web Sites (continued)

• Picture Books and the Bill of Rights
• www.constitutioncenter.org
• Teaching the 1st Amendment
• www.constitutioncenter.org
• Explaining the Bill of Rights
• www.educationworld.com
• Human Rights
• www.erc.hrea.org
• Americas Freedom Document
• www.education-world-com

Madison
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People in Societies

• Students will explore Search and Seizure
  amendment.
• Students will hold a mock court hearing
  discussing rights of student and rights of the
  teacher, who had seized the students property

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People in Societies

• Working in groups, students will make a chart
  including, rights in school, rights at home, and
  rights in public. Group will present to class.
• Teacher will request class to study government
  without any requirements or support given. After
  chaos ensues, class will discuss the importance
  of rules and guidelines.

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People in Societies (continued)

• Write a letter (email), to current representative
  discussing current events or issues, with
  recommended actions.

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People in Societies Web Sites

• The Bill of Rights
• www.tlc.ai.org
• U.S. Constitutional Government
• www.members.aol.com
• In Congress
• www.rs6.loc.gov
• US Government-Amendment Page
• www.lessonplanet.com
• Congress Link
• www.congresslink.org

Franklin
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World Interactions

• Compare and contrast how United States celebrates
  Independence Day with at least three other
  countries, such as Canada or France.
• Compare and contrast our democratic government
  with communist, socialist governments.
• Research government structures based on monarchies

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World Interactions

• Compare the International Bill of Rights, drafted
  by the United Nations, to the United States Bill
  of Rights.
• Students will prepare a Bill of Rights for an
  imaginary country.

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World Interactions Web Sites

• We the People
• www.indiana.edu
• American History Lessons
• www.discoveryschool.com
• Dear Mrs. Roosevelt
• www.lacoe.edu/doc
• Constitutional Communications
• www.csun.edu/hcedu013
• Story of the Bill of Rights
• www.cloudnet.com

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Citizenship Rights Responsibilites

• Students will make a collage using newspaper and
  magazine articles depicting the roles of the
  three branches of government.
• Students will create a Bill of rights on poster
  board for a Classroom Constitution.

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Citizenship Rights Responsibilities continued

• Students will watch a vintage clip of the Andy
  Griffith show, where Barney attempts to recite
  the Preamble of the Constitution.
• Using a game show format, students will compete
  to recite the Preamble of the Constitution.
• Students will debate which amendment is the most
  important.

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Citizenship Web Sites

• Message of the Constitution
• www.congresslink.org
• History of the Constitution
• www.congresslink.org
• Bill of Rights Discussion
• www.constitutionctr.org
• Bill of Rights Quiz
• www.teachervision.com
• Rights Guaranteed
• www.pacificnet.net

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Democratic Processes

• Students will work as a group to prepare a Bill
  of Rights, following a class vote, one will be
  chosen as the class constitution.
• Students will draw political cartoons.
• Students will use a decision-making grid to
  compare positive and negative considerations.

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Democratic Processes

• Students will write a poem about the three
  branches of government.
• Students will trace the development of democratic
  ideas and individual rights in selected
  societies.
• Students will discuss how policies and actions of
  government can protect individual rights and
  freedoms.

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Democratic Processes Web Sites

• Bill or Rights and the Supreme Court
• www.schooldiscovery.com
• Constitutional Activities
• www.numa.niti.org
• Making a Bill of Rights
• www.dent.edmonds,wednet.edu
• Democracy and the Constitution
• www.pointnet.scoca.k12.com
• Present Issues and the Constitution
• www.studyweb.com

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Decision Making and Resources

• Students will create a newspaper discussing
  school wide issues.
• Students will debate and discuss how to address
  school violence within the framework of the Bill
  of Rights.
• Students will list weaknesses in the Articles of
  Confederation, that led to the creation of the
  Constitution.

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Decision Making and Resources(continued)

• Students will discuss state rights, versus
  federal rights and how this affects individual
  rights.
• Students will create a new amendment that
  specifically protects the rights of children.

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Decision Making and Resources Web Sites

• Bill of Rights and Local Issues
• www.msnbc.com
• Government/Student Rights
• www.ollaquicksource.com
• Reorganization of Bill of Rights
• www.ericir.syr.ed
• A Modern Bill of Rights
• www.home.rcia.net
• Search and Seizure
• www.ofcn.org

Hamilton
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Science and Society
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• Students will debate the ethical issues resulting
  from cloning.
• Students will construct an Internet Bill of
  Rights for the classroom and at home.
• Students will discuss whether Freedom of Speech
  rights should allow anything to be put on the
  Internet.

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Science and Society continued

• Students will conduct and online debate with
  another classroom about whether school uniforms
  should be mandatory.

• Students will prepare a Power Point presentation
  on a framer of the Constitution they have
  selected.

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Science and Society Web Sites

• Bill of Rights - Today
• www.rims.k12.ca.us
• Mock Trials
• www.streetlaws.org
• Study of Constitution
• www.lessonplanet.com
• Implementation Bill of Rights
• www.lessonplanspage.com
• The Constitution Web
• www.cyberlearning-world.com

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