This document provides a template for an online 7th grade civics and economics lesson on the foundations of American constitutional government. Students will play an online simulation that tests their knowledge of U.S. citizenship rights and responsibilities. They will sort citizenship concepts into different groups and then discuss their answers as a class. The goal is for students to understand and apply social science skills to analyze foundational American government documents.
This document provides a template for an online 7th grade civics and economics lesson on the foundations of American constitutional government. Students will play an online simulation that tests their knowledge of U.S. citizenship rights and responsibilities. They will sort citizenship concepts into different groups and then discuss their answers as a class. The goal is for students to understand and apply social science skills to analyze foundational American government documents.
This document provides a template for an online 7th grade civics and economics lesson on the foundations of American constitutional government. Students will play an online simulation that tests their knowledge of U.S. citizenship rights and responsibilities. They will sort citizenship concepts into different groups and then discuss their answers as a class. The goal is for students to understand and apply social science skills to analyze foundational American government documents.
Environment C Subject Civics & Economics o n Grade Level 7 th grade t e Learning Objective CE.2 The student will apply social science skills to n understand the foundations of American t constitutional government by a) explaining the fundamental principles of consent of the governed, limited government, rule of law, democracy, and representative government; b) examining and evaluating the impact of the Magna Carta, charters of the Virginia Company of London, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on the Constitution of Virginia and the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights; c) describing the purposes for the Constitution of the United States as stated in its Preamble; and d) describing the procedures for amending the Constitution of Virginia and the Constitution of the United States. P Online Activity 1.) Students will click on the link provided e 2.) This simulation will "test your knowledge of U.S. d citizenship" a 3.) Students can sign up using their school email and create a g password OR students can click the link and play the simulation o 4.) Students will demonstrate which rights/ responsibilities g belong with each group y 5.) As a group we will unmute our microphones and discuss together before submitting our buckets 6.) The teacher will engage in conversation and initiate productive discussion T Technology https://www.icivics.org/games/sortify e c (Students can access this online) h n o l o g y