Social+Studies+and+Civics+Resources

> On this section of the site, you can download [|lesson plans], [|bios of the Signers of the Constitution], and [|copies of the Founding Documents]. > > On this page, you can browse the text of the Constitution; clicking on a passage will reveal additional information. In addition, you can search for items in the constitution by keyword, topic, or Supreme Court cases. > This online community for students and teachers provides a forum for the discussion of constitutional issues. Three topics are dicussed each year; for each topic there is a forum, curriculum information, downloadable handouts, and a webcast. > These downloadable posters are based on questions displayed at the National Constitution Center. Visitors are asked to read the question and supporting information, and write their opinion on the wall. This page allows you to do the same thing in your classroom.
 * [|Print Classroom Materials]
 * [|Citizen's Help Desk>]This tool allows students to view actual local, state, and federal legislation. In addition, it allows student to contact their elected officials, as well as the local print media, all without leaving this site.
 * [|Lincoln's Crossroads Game>]In this game, you can explore the critical issues Lincoln made over the course of his presidency. Students are presented with information about the issue, and are given the opportunity to choose how they would handle it. Finally, they can compare their decision with President Lincoln's approach.
 * [|The Interactive Constitution]
 * [|The Exchange]
 * [|Town Hall Walls]

(You do need to create an account to access all the resources on this page; registration is free.) > This page houses a collection of lesson plans on many civics-related subjects. > This is a discussion board that allows students to debate important issues around the country with their peers. A new discussion is posted every other week, and the posts are moderated by the Student Voices staff. > This page provides links to online research tools students can use to find information on civics, government, and elections. > This page provides access to past episodes of the NPR radio program Justice Talking. You can either browse the archive or search for a particular topic.
 * [|Lesson Plans]
 * [|Student Voices]
 * [|Student Web Research Tools]
 * [|Justice Talking Archive]

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This is part of the Annenberg Classroom Site > This page has a collection of videos from the Sunnylands' Constitution Project. These videos provide overviews of the US Constitution, discussions on constitutional issues, and interviews with Supreme Court Justices. > This series of short videos were produced by legal scholars to explain or respond to information from the Supreme Court Justices in the Sunnylands' Constitution Project Videos. > This page provides translated versions (14 languages) of many of the videos on this site. > On this page, you can download (for free) part or all of 4 books produced vy Sunnylands/Annenberg.
 * [|Sunnylands' Constitution Project Videos]
 * [|The Constitution in Context]
 * [|Translated Materials]
 * [|Online Books]

> This page provides a way to see the front page of today's newspaper all across the country, and around the world. You can view the pages, download them as a PDF or print them.
 * [|Today's Front Pages]

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 * [|Lesson Plans]
 * [|Discussion Forum]

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This site provides a "consumer report" on political and policy speeches, separating the fact, from exaggeration and fiction. This can be a great resource for students, especially those who will be voting for the first time.

[|Our Documents]
This site, created in cooperation with the National Archives, provides access to and discussion of 100 milestone documents in US history.

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RSS Feeds (Really Simple Syndication) are basically a list of articles or posts that are automatically updated as new content is added to a site. The feeds below will each display links to the 5 most recent articles or posts from their respective sites.

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