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Constitution:
The Work Begins
The
Constitution
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/roosevelt/constitution/#Top
WebQuest - You are a citizen in the brand
new United States of America after the Revolutionary War. Now you
have become frustrated by the inefficient new government in the
United States. You have been invited to attend a constitutional
convention in Philadelphia. Your concerns depend upon your age,
wealth, occupation, geographical location, and past experiences
with government.
The
Constitutional Convention: Four Founding Fathers You May Never Have
Met
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=401
Lesson Plan - After completing this lesson
plan, you will be able to:
- Summarize the plans
put forward by Ellsworth, Hamilton, Paterson, and Randolph
- Provide some biographical
details for Ellsworth, Hamilton, Paterson, and Randolph
- Make connections
between the biographies of Ellsworth, Hamilton, Paterson, and
Randolph and their positions during the Constitutional Convention.
A Dream
and an Idea: Searching for a Roadmap to Create a Country
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/h_dream/
Lesson Plan - Learn to interpret historical
information and its link to current events and evaluate the roles
of historical leaders in shaping the U.S. as an emerging nation.
Compare and contrast opposing visions of government held by the
founding fathers and utilize reliable Internet resources that tell
historical stories that provide explanations of a post-revolutiionary
U.S.
George Washington
1789-1797
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidentsday/color/1.html
Print and color.
A Mock
Constitutional Convention
http://www.congresslink.org/lessonplans/MEDmock.html
Lesson Plan - Provides an opportunity
for you to step into the shoes of the framers of the United States
Constitution to analyze and evaluate the social, political, economic
and geographical forces that shaped the United States Constitution.
You will conduct research in the role of one of the delegates to
the Philadelphia Convention and then participate in civil discourse
as the delegates might have 200+ years ago using the principles
of parliamentary procedure. You will have "reality checks"
throughout the experience to compare their convention results with
the actual U.S. Constitution.
President's
Day
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/presidents/pres.htm
WebQuest - Gather information comparing Washington
and Lincoln and do a Venn Diagram. You are a time traveler, going
back in time to discover facts about these presidents. You will
discover that Washington and Lincoln are among our most honored
presidents. You will also find that they are our country's most
beloved presidents. In this WebQuest you will find many interesting
facts about these presidents, as you travel back in time to explore
our national history.
Toward
a More Perfect Government
http://www.coe.ufl.edu/Courses/EdTech/Vault/
SS/republic/CONST1.HTM
Lesson Plan - Gain an understanding
of the main issues among the States, namely the need for a strong
centralized government vs. having power reside in the individual
States, with a weakened central government. Grasp the issues of
the Federalists and the Anti-federalists, know the main issues of
the two Republican plans - the Virginia & New Jersey Plan, experience
the idea of consensus through the power of negotiation. (I.e., The
Great Compromise of 1887), and act out a Constitutional Convention
among a group of students using two of the most significant issues
of the early Republic.
We Were
There...
http://babylon.k12.ny.us/usconstitution/
WebQuest - On the U.S. Constitutional
Convention
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