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  • National Constitution Center

    The National Constitution Center in historic Philadelphia is America's most interactive history museum. Located just two blocks from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, it is the only museum devoted to the U.S. Constitution and the story of we, the people. ***Note the educators section for teachers and students!
    • Bill of Rights Game
      Elementary-aged students reconstruct the Bill of Rights in this fun interactive game.
    • Founders’ Library Lesson Plan
      Highlights the three spheres of civic education: civic knowledge, active citizenship, and democratic deliberation.
    • To Sign or Not to Sign Constitution Day Lesson Plan
      Students examine and understand the role of the people in the Constitution.
    • Which Founder Are You? Discover your inner founding father in this fun interactive game.
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    http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ncc_edu_Educators.aspx
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  • Bill of Rights Institute: Constitution Duel and other activities!

    Take this Constitution Duel you will be asked to answer 15 multiple choice questions to defend your constitutional honor. All questions will come from 4 categories; the Constitution, primary source documents, landmark Supreme Court cases, and historic people.Take the quiz as an individual, or as a team - get your whole class involved and challenge another classroom to a Constitution knowledge duel!
     
    Students often confuse republics and democracies. Do your students understand the key differences? The Bill of Rights Institute has created a short, engaging video for Constitution Day on the constitutional principle of representative government.
     
    Celebrate Constitution Day with a fun, interactive game - Life Without the Bill of Rights? is a click-and-explore activity that asks you to consider how life would change without some of our most cherished freedoms. Life Without the Bill of Rights invites you to understand the significance of constitutionally-protected rights including freedom of religion, speech, and press, freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, and the rights of private property. To guide students through the activity, use our free graphic organizer.
     
     

    http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=593
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  • The Constitution for Kids

    Here there are three reading “levels” of explanations (Gr. K-3, 4-7 , 8-12) about the U.S. Constitution.

    http://www.usconstitution.net/constkidsK.html
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  • Interactive Constitution

    http://ratify.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/index_no_flash.php
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  • Celebrate the Constitution Game@Scholastic

    Drag each statement to the document in which it belongs...

    http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/constitution_day/
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  • Bilingual English/Spanish Glossary of Constitutional Vocabulary

    http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/interactive_constitution/glossary.htm
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  • Document preservation

    Watch this video about the Charters of Freedom on HowStuffWorks. This NASA Destination Tomorrow Segment is describing how NASA atmospheric scientists contributed to the conservation of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Learn how document preservation works in this video from NASA Destination Tomorrow.

    http://videos.howstuffworks.com/nasa/2190-how-document-preservation-works-video.htm
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  • The US Constitution@History.com

    This site has many multi-media features related to the Constitution.

    http://www.history.com/topics/constitution
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  • Constitution Online Scavenger Hunt

    http://www.mrnussbaum.com/constitution/constintscav.htm
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  • Amendments to the Constitution Interactive Slide Show

    Click the next button at the bottom right corner of each slide

    http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/viewobject.aspx?id=soc5602
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  • High School Resources

    iCivics

    Meet your Constitution Day teaching requirement with fun, engaging, and easy-to-use games and lesson plans from iCivics. View/download more information.

    American Institute for History Education

    AIHE's mission is to provide history and social studies teachers with high-quality professional development programs, firmly anchored in rich historical content.

    Bill of Rights Institute

    Test your knowledge of the Constitution with the online Constitution Duel developed by the Bill of Rights Institute. You will be asked to answer 15 multiple choice questions to defend your constitutional honor. All questions will come from 4 categories; the Constitution, primary source documents, landmark Supreme Court cases, and historic people. Take the quiz as an individual or as a team - get your whole class involved and challenge another classroom to a Constitution knowledge duel!

    American Center for Educators Online at the National Constitution Center

    Online Professional Development for Educators that improves student learning in classrooms and schools across the nation.AIHE's mission is to provide history and social studies teachers with high-quality professional development programs, firmly anchored in rich historical content.

    Interactive Constitution

    Explore the Constitution with this easy to use, clause-by-clause guide to constitutional principles and facts.

    The Exchange: A Marketplace of Student Ideas

    The Exchange is a nationwide conversation series on current constitutional issues. This program encourages students to apply constitutional values to the most pressing and often divisive issues of the day as they seek common ground. In addition to a live nationwide webcast with high school students from around the country, The Exchange includes a free classroom poster, which contains a lesson designed to promote classroom deliberation.

    10 Fast Facts on the Constitution

    Fast Facts and teach TEN key facts about the Constitution.

    Town Hall Walls

    With the format pioneered at the National Constitution Center, it is easy to turn your classroom into a town hall where constitutional issues are deliberated.

    Founders’ Library Lesson Plan

    A lesson plan carefully designed to highlight the three spheres of civic education as detailed by the National Constitution Center; that is, the lesson includes civic knowledge, active citizenship, and democratic deliberation.

    Meet the Founders

    Complete biographies of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

    Constitution Newswire

    Have your students dig into the latest headlines and discover the Constitution’s relevance to what’s happening today.

    Centuries of Citizenship – A Constitutional Timeline

    Discover how 200 years of constitutional history has been shaped through a collection of stories and headlines spotlighting some of the people, events and issues in American history.

    Citizens’ Help Desk

    Track legislation and election results, contact your representatives, and gain the civic knowledge that is the foundation of informed, active citizenship, all from this remarkable section of the Center’s website!

    To Sign or Not to Sign: The Ultimate Constitution Day Lesson Plan

    From the moment students enter the room, they will begin to examine and understand the role of the people in the Constitution.

    http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ncc_progs_High_School.aspx
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  • Middle School Resources

    iCivics

    Meet your Constitution Day teaching requirement with fun, engaging, and easy-to-use games and lesson plans from iCivics. View/download more information.

    American Institute for History Education

    AIHE's mission is to provide history and social studies teachers with high-quality professional development programs, firmly anchored in rich historical content.

    Bill of Rights Institute

    Test your knowledge of the Constitution with the online Constitution Duel developed by the Bill of Rights Institute. You will be asked to answer 15 multiple choice questions to defend your constitutional honor. All questions will come from 4 categories; the Constitution, primary source documents, landmark Supreme Court cases, and historic people. Take the quiz as an individual or as a team - get your whole class involved and challenge another classroom to a Constitution knowledge duel!

    American Center for Educators Online at the National Constitution Center

    Online Professional Development for Educators that improves student learning in classrooms and schools across the nation.

    Interactive Constitution

    Explore the Constitution with this easy to use, clause-by-clause guide to constitutional principles and facts.

    Town Hall Walls

    With the format pioneered at the National Constitution Center, it is easy to turn your classroom into a town hall where constitutional issues are deliberated.

    Meet the Founders

    Complete biographies of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

    Constitution Newswire

    Have your students dig into the latest headlines and discover the Constitution’s relevance to what’s happening today.

    10 Fast Facts on the Constitution

    Fast Facts and teach TEN key facts about the Constitution.

    Centuries of Citizenship – A Constitutional Timeline

    Discover how 200 years of constitutional history has been shaped through a collection of stories and headlines spotlighting some of the people, events and issues in American history.

    Citizens’ Help Desk

    Track legislation and election results, contact your representatives, and gain the civic knowledge that is the foundation of informed, active citizenship, all from this remarkable section of the Center’s website!

    Printable Text of the U.S. Constitution

    Download the full text of the Constitution as a PDF in English or in any of the 10 other languages available!

    Founding Documents – Full Text

    Read the full text of several founding documents, including the Magna Carta and Mayflower Compact among many others.

    To Sign or Not to Sign: The Ultimate Constitution Day Lesson Plan

    From the moment students enter the room, they will begin to examine and understand the role of the people in the Constitution.

    http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ncc_progs_Middle_School.aspx
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  • Elementary Resources

    Citizens’ Help Desk

    Track legislation and election results, contact your representatives, and gain the civic knowledge that is the foundation of informed, active citizenship, all from this remarkable section of the Center’s website!

    Bill of Rights Game

    A fun interactive game for elementary-aged students to reconstruct the Bill of Rights using our basic freedoms.

    Meet the Founders

    Complete biographies of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

    10 Fast Facts on the Constitution

    Fast Facts and teach TEN key facts about the Constitution.

    Centuries of Citizenship – A Constitutional Timeline

    Discover how 200 years of constitutional history has been shaped through a collection of stories and headlines spotlighting some of the people, events and issues in American history.

    Printable Text of the U.S. Constitution

    Download the full text of the Constitution as a PDF in English or in any of the 10 other languages available!

    Founding Documents – Full Text

    Read the full text of several founding documents, including the Magna Carta and Mayflower Compact among many others.

    http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ncc_progs_Elementary_School.aspx
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