Directions: Fill in each part of the App Lesson with your own original ideas.

Please look at the

sample provided on the class website. Provide 3 to 4 apps/steps for students to complete along
with a creative title, helpful description, and relevant SC teaching standards.

 There must be one app per step.

 Android apps can be used as long as all included apps are from the same platform.
 Lessons must cohesively link together 3 to 4 apps going from one focus/step of the lesson
to another.
 Lessons may include direct instruction provided the lecture contents are explained.
 Lessons may utilize web browser apps like Chrome or Safari to access website-based
tools. Link to the website in the write-up and the web browser app in the iTunes web link
area.
 The final step in lessons must have students create a learning artifact from a creation-
based app (presentation, video, etc.) or screenshot of progress from a skill-based app
that students would submit to the teacher for assessment.

Title: Founding Fathers Show and Tell

Relevant SC Standards:

USG-2.1 Summarize core principles of United States government, including limited

government, federalism, checks and balances, separation of powers, rule of law, popular
sovereignty, republicanism, individual rights, freedom, equality, and self-government

USG-2.4 Evaluate significant American founding documents in relations to core political

principles, including the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation,
state constitutions, the United States Constitution, The Federalist papers, and the bill of
rights.

USG-3.1 Evaluate the Constitution as the written framework of the United States
government, including expression of the core principles of limited government,
federalism, checks and balances, separation of powers, rule of law, popular sovereignty,
republicanism, individual rights, freedom, equality, and self-government.
Description: This app lesson will develop high school students’ knowledge of U.S.
history and government.

Instructional Objective: Students will be able to read primary documents

instrumental to the start of the government, research and analyze a founding father, and
then create and present a humorous meme to the class to help students remember each
founding father.

Step 1: Students will read from the Federalist Papers and Constitutions to understand
the documents. Then, students will read the background information on the founding of
our nation in the Constitution and Federalist Papers app.
[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/constitution-federalist-papers/id378120928?mt=8]

Step 2: Students will use the Constitution for iPad app to view the index of everyone
who signed the document.
[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/constitution-for-ipad/id363287472?mt=8]

Step 3 : Students will use the Google app to research a founding father who was
instrumental in creating the Federalist Papers or the Constitution.
[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-app-search-made-just/id28481542?mt=8]

Step 4 : Students will create humorous memes to help them remember key facts about the
founding fathers with mematic. Each student will present five important facts from their
research about their chosen founding father and share their memes with classmates.
[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mematic-make-your-own-meme/id491076730?mt=8]